Re: [Orgmode] [PROPOSAL] Quick and easy installation instructions

2010-09-26 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Sep 26, 2010, at 3:33 PM, Dan Davison wrote: I think that the documentation concerning installation should be made more user-friendly. My impression is that the Org manual makes all this sound much harder than it needs to be, and I suspect that this is an entry-barrier for new Org users.

Re: [Orgmode] [PROPOSAL] Quick and easy installation instructions

2010-09-26 Thread John Hendy
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Dan Davison wrote: > I think that the documentation concerning installation should be made > more user-friendly. My impression is that the Org manual makes all this > sound much harder than it needs to be, and I suspect that this is an > entry-barrier for new Org

Re: [Orgmode] [PROPOSAL] Quick and easy installation instructions

2010-09-26 Thread A. Ryan Reynolds
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Dan Davison wrote: > 2. Then we should lay out an easy route and a full route: >   1. Quick and easy >      Download, set your load-path and (require 'org-install) >      Optionally compile (within emacs[1]?) >      Suggested text below. >   2. Full install >      

Re: [Orgmode] [PROPOSAL] Quick and easy installation instructions

2010-09-26 Thread Thomas S. Dye
On Sep 26, 2010, at 3:33 AM, Dan Davison wrote: I think that the documentation concerning installation should be made more user-friendly. My impression is that the Org manual makes all this sound much harder than it needs to be, and I suspect that this is an entry-barrier for new Org users. F

[Orgmode] [PROPOSAL] Quick and easy installation instructions

2010-09-26 Thread Dan Davison
I think that the documentation concerning installation should be made more user-friendly. My impression is that the Org manual makes all this sound much harder than it needs to be, and I suspect that this is an entry-barrier for new Org users. For example, the first thing users encounter in the man