Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-15 Thread Axel Kielhorn
Am 15.05.2014 um 06:49 schrieb Vikas Rawal : > > I think starter-kit is a good choice. You will be up and running in no time. > Just put it in place. > Well, time moves differently around here. Since I use Aquamacs it took me over a day to get it working. A google sear gave me: The starter

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-15 Thread Vikas Rawal
>>> >> >> May be I should specify the packages that are being called, so the user can >> make sure those are installed or modify the config file. But I prefer the >> basic set of LaTeX packages being called by default rather than being added >> in every file. > > This will be a problem when o

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-15 Thread Axel Kielhorn
Am 15.05.2014 um 06:49 schrieb Vikas Rawal : >>> I removed explicit inclusion of these packages from this document and the >>> instructions, because I wanted to reduce the work in terms of setting >>> things up. >> >> You achieved the opposite. >> Now a user *has* to enable the config file. >>

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-14 Thread Vikas Rawal
> >> >> Thank you Axel for taking the time to test it. I look forward to more >> comments as you look at it. You comments are very useful. > > I'm new to Emacs, but know LaTeX and Pandoc. > I have a lot of beginner’s questions. > (Configuring emacs is quite difficult: should I use > - custom-se

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-14 Thread Axel Kielhorn
Am 14.05.2014 um 18:51 schrieb Vikas Rawal : > > Thank you Axel for taking the time to test it. I look forward to more > comments as you look at it. You comments are very useful. I'm new to Emacs, but know LaTeX and Pandoc. I have a lot of beginner’s questions. (Configuring emacs is quite diff

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-14 Thread Vikas Rawal
Thank you Axel for taking the time to test it. I look forward to more comments as you look at it. You comments are very useful. > > I tried to export the .org to Latex and failed because it needed > tabulary and threeparttable. > > They are used if you use vikas-general.org but as far as i und

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-14 Thread Vikas Rawal
>> >> Unless others feel differently, I would let the document float around the >> cyberspace, on my personal website and on github, for anyone to discover and >> use. > > I hate a good resource getting lost in the Internet. So I would like to > suggest you make a shorter version for Worg, jus

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-14 Thread Axel Kielhorn
Am 12.05.2014 um 14:57 schrieb Vikas Rawal : > I have been using Org for writing research papers for a while, gradually > improving my set up to be able to exactly produce the output I want. In this > process, I have benefited greatly not only from the resources available on > the Org-mode web

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-14 Thread Suvayu Ali
Hi Vikas, On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 08:40:13PM +0200, Vikas Rawal wrote: > > > > It seems safer/efficient to focus on making modular documentation that > > is the definitive *best*/*right* way (and *best* explained) to do > > something, and then to link to that prolifically. > > > > Your points a

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-13 Thread Thomas S. Dye
Aloha Vikas, Vikas Rawal writes: > There is some overlap. But I think there is a considerable utility in > addressing people who would need to be taken from installation of > emacs to production of a full document. I'm in complete agreement here and hope you didn't read some criticism into my e

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-13 Thread Vikas Rawal
> > You mentioning pandoc as one of the tools to use made me finally sit > down and look at it. I am very glad I did. Just today, I started > working on a paper that has to be in Word format in the end. This is > always annoying but especially when the paper has mathematics in > it. I have bee

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-13 Thread Vikas Rawal
> > It seems safer/efficient to focus on making modular documentation that > is the definitive *best*/*right* way (and *best* explained) to do > something, and then to link to that prolifically. > Your points are very valid and expressed convincingly. Writing this document was a result of, fir

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-13 Thread Eric S Fraga
On Monday, 12 May 2014 at 14:57, Vikas Rawal wrote: > I have been using Org for writing research papers for a while, > gradually improving my set up to be able to exactly produce the output > I want. In this process, I have benefited greatly not only from the > resources available on the Org-mode w

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-13 Thread John Hendy
On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Vikas Rawal wrote: > > >> Aloha Vikas, >> >> Very nice! >> >> Your document overlaps and updates the LaTeX export tutorial on Worg >> that I wrote for the old exporter. Perhaps it could be revised to >> replace the old export tutorial? > > There is some overlap.

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-13 Thread Vikas Rawal
> Aloha Vikas, > > Very nice! > > Your document overlaps and updates the LaTeX export tutorial on Worg > that I wrote for the old exporter. Perhaps it could be revised to > replace the old export tutorial? There is some overlap. But I think there is a considerable utility in addressing peopl

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-12 Thread Thomas S. Dye
Aloha Vikas, Very nice! Your document overlaps and updates the LaTeX export tutorial on Worg that I wrote for the old exporter. Perhaps it could be revised to replace the old export tutorial? Just a thought. All the best, Tom Vikas Rawal writes: >> >>> For whatever it is worth, here it is.

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-12 Thread Vikas Rawal
> >> For whatever it is worth, here it is. Pointers to any errors as well >> as comments for improving it would be greatly appreciated. Also, I >> would be happy to contribute it to Worg, if people consider it useful. > > Some comments: at places it seemed a bit too verbose, e.g. when you are > i

Re: [O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-12 Thread Suvayu Ali
Hi Vikas, On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 02:57:19PM +0200, Vikas Rawal wrote: > > I have put the draft for comments at: > https://github.com/vikasrawal/orgpaper/blob/master/orgpapers.org Firstly a thank you for writing it. I gave it a quick cursory glance, seems nice and thorough, and very appropriat

[O] Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

2014-05-12 Thread Vikas Rawal
I have been using Org for writing research papers for a while, gradually improving my set up to be able to exactly produce the output I want. In this process, I have benefited greatly not only from the resources available on the Org-mode website but also from various people who generously provid