I do like those kind of future/brainstorming threads :-) * David Rogers <davidandrewrog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Things you can't do in Emacs that feel as if they *should* be practical, > even though they currently are not [...] > - Ability to continue working in other buffers when one buffer is > busy. Combine this feature and the one mentioned above, and I (perhaps > along with a lot of other people) move from two primary every-day > applications down to one.
Well this relates to me to: - Multi-threaded GNU/Emacs ... because I have multiple CPU cores but Emacs (and Org-mode obviously) is only able to use one single core :-( Usually I do not care. But for complex agenda commands, I have to wait 5-30 seconds some times. :-( Sure, this is not an Org-mode specific issue at all. > - WYSIWYG word processing with multiple fonts per page, adjustable > margins, and named styles (not saying it should ever be implemented, > just saying it's something Emacs can't currently be used for) ... and should not IMHO. > And how about fantasy-but-would-be-really-useful features? Nearly unlimited. > > - Fully-functioning, practical Org-mode & Gnus & Emacs on a touch screen https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zielm.emacs&hl=en ... Org-mode works as well. Note that you have to use "Hackers keyboard"[1] in order to type Meta, Ctrl, ... I could not find any hardware keyboard for Android which provided me working ESC, Meta, Ctrl, ... so far. > - Optical character recognition within Emacs This would be awesome! I do have many hand written notes I wanted to be digitized and searchable. No, I do not want them to be published in any cloud not owned by me. > - Text entry by voice (including programming languages) within Emacs In a few years, this should be a normal option for entering simple text. > - Hand-written text entry directly into Emacs, including filling in web forms Sorry, I am *much* faster using any kind of hardware keyboard (not on-screen ones). 1. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5wb2NrZXR3b3Jrc3RhdGlvbi5wY2tleWJvYXJkIl0. -- Karl Voit