Re: [O] Repeating the customization survey?
Great. Let me cook up that lisp function for you. - Carsten On 26.10.2013, at 01:36, Mike McLean wrote: > > On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> in 2009, we ran a customization survey, to figure out which variables are >> actually used by active Org-mode users. The results can be seen here: >> >> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-configs/org-customization-survey.html >> >> I was wondering if it would be useful to repeats this - the results might be >> instructive. >> >> It should be much easier this time, because we now have a function that will >> actually list all changed variables - so we would only have to ask people to >> run a simple lisp command and send in the results. Of course, then a >> volunteer would have to collect and analyse the output. Last time Manish >> and myself did this, and I remember that it was interesting and fun. >> >> Any takers? > > I'll bite; I don't have the Elisp skills (*) to contribute as meaningfully as > I would like to Org and this sounds like a good little side project. > > Mike > > (*) Nor the ability -- to the best of my interpretation -- to sign FSF papers. >
Re: [O] Repeating the customization survey?
On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote: > Dear all, > > in 2009, we ran a customization survey, to figure out which variables are > actually used by active Org-mode users. The results can be seen here: > > http://orgmode.org/worg/org-configs/org-customization-survey.html > > I was wondering if it would be useful to repeats this - the results might be > instructive. > > It should be much easier this time, because we now have a function that will > actually list all changed variables - so we would only have to ask people to > run a simple lisp command and send in the results. Of course, then a > volunteer would have to collect and analyse the output. Last time Manish and > myself did this, and I remember that it was interesting and fun. > > Any takers? I'll bite; I don't have the Elisp skills (*) to contribute as meaningfully as I would like to Org and this sounds like a good little side project. Mike (*) Nor the ability -- to the best of my interpretation -- to sign FSF papers.
Re: [O] Repeating the customization survey?
Dear Carsten, Carsten Dominik writes: > in 2009, we ran a customization survey, to figure out which variables are > actually used by active Org-mode users. The results can be seen here: > >http://orgmode.org/worg/org-configs/org-customization-survey.html [...] > Any takers? I would like to help. I'm not regular contributor to org-mode, so this means I don't have deep knowledge of the internal structure of org-mode. However, maybe this helps me to bootstrap myself into the project. Would you be so kind to tell me the name of the function that lists all the changed variables. Then I can play a little bit with that and see which additional information may be useful. Best regards -- Florian Adamsky http://florian.adamsky.it/
Re: [O] Repeating the customization survey?
On 23.10.2013, at 21:25, Samuel Wales wrote: > Will this use a function that people can run on their files? Not on files. Just in an emacs session, I will provide a command to run. - Carsten > > It /was/ interesting and a good workout for Org. > > Samuel > > -- > The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com > > The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. ANYBODY can get > it. > > Denmark: free Karina Hansen NOW.
Re: [O] Repeating the customization survey?
Will this use a function that people can run on their files? It /was/ interesting and a good workout for Org. Samuel -- The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. ANYBODY can get it. Denmark: free Karina Hansen NOW.
Re: [O] Repeating the customization survey?
Dnia 2013-10-23, o godz. 15:34:09 Carsten Dominik napisał(a): > Dear all, > > in 2009, we ran a customization survey, to figure out which variables > are actually used by active Org-mode users. The results can be seen > here: > >http://orgmode.org/worg/org-configs/org-customization-survey.html > > I was wondering if it would be useful to repeats this - the results > might be instructive. > > It should be much easier this time, because we now have a function > that will actually list all changed variables - so we would only have > to ask people to run a simple lisp command and send in the results. > Of course, then a volunteer would have to collect and analyse the > output. Last time Manish and myself did this, and I remember that it > was interesting and fun. > > Any takers? 1. Does it require in-depth knowledge of Elisp? (I guess not, but wanted to ask - I'm not a programmer.) 2. When it should be done? (I have a negative amount of spare time now, but a few big commitments of mine finish this or next week.) 3. Is it very much time-consuming? (More than 4-5 hours might mean I'm out.) > - Carsten Best, -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Adam Mickiewicz University
[O] Repeating the customization survey?
Dear all, in 2009, we ran a customization survey, to figure out which variables are actually used by active Org-mode users. The results can be seen here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-configs/org-customization-survey.html I was wondering if it would be useful to repeats this - the results might be instructive. It should be much easier this time, because we now have a function that will actually list all changed variables - so we would only have to ask people to run a simple lisp command and send in the results. Of course, then a volunteer would have to collect and analyse the output. Last time Manish and myself did this, and I remember that it was interesting and fun. Any takers? - Carsten
