This page has some links to some videos that you might find helpful: http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/2014/07/12/Org-mode-is-awesome/. Some are more gentle than others ;)
Bastien <b...@gnu.org> writes: > Hi Marcin, > > Marcin Borkowski <mb...@wmi.amu.edu.pl> writes: > >> Also, is prelude or Emacs Starter Kit a good idea? > > My very personal stand on this is that prelude and Starter kit > are good options when someone wants to discover Emacs, but can > sometimes get in the way: if something goes wrong, you are not > sure who to blame, the modified setup or Emacs. > >> I understand this is opinion-based, but maybe someone has some >> experience *teaching* Emacs and Org-mode?) > > My "teaching/helping" IRL experience is that people start with > a Starter Kit because they are afraid of the Beast, sometimes > for no good reasons. It's better to simply play by the rules: > that way, when something goes wrong, the odds are greater to > understand what and why. > > As for a gentle introduction with a wide scope on E&Om, I don't > think there is such a thing... sadly. > > Good luck to your friend! -- ----------------------------------- John Kitchin Professor Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu
