Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-14 Thread Cameron Horsburgh
At Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:32:21 -0700, Baoqiu Cui wrote: Nick Dokos nicholas.do...@hp.com writes: Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com wrote: One more: How about this one: For question two I currently have: We should win because by letting people shape their

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-14 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Jun 13, 2009, at 10:02 PM, Dan Davison wrote: Ian Barton li...@manor-farm.org writes: Carsten Dominik wrote: One more: How about this one: For question two I currently have: We should win because by letting people shape their productive selves, org-mode has spawned the best

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-13 Thread Scot Becker
And... maybe not make it about winning the SourceForge contest? It sounds a little too pre-occupied with the contest itself. My late 2c. Scot On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:44 PM, Dan Davison davi...@stats.ox.ac.ukwrote: Sebastian Rose sebastian_r...@gmx.de writes: Carsten Dominik

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-13 Thread Carsten Dominik
I actually do like the fact that the text is concernted with the competition, but I agree that the headline win sourceforge award is maybe too much. And, yes, STRT is cryptic, even though I like these keywords to have the same length. Here is a proposal for a slightly changed text in

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-13 Thread Sebastian Rose
Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com writes: I actually do like the fact that the text is concernted with the competition, but I agree that the headline win sourceforge award is maybe too much. And, yes, STRT is cryptic, even though I like these keywords to have the same length.

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-13 Thread Carsten Dominik
Looks good, I think, and I hope everyone agrees. Thanks. - Carsten On Jun 13, 2009, at 5:51 PM, Sebastian Rose wrote: Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com writes: I actually do like the fact that the text is concernted with the competition, but I agree that the headline win

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-13 Thread Bastien
Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com writes: Looks good, I think, and I hope everyone agrees. Yes, it looks terrific! -- Bastien ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-13 Thread Russell Adams
Run with it! On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 06:49:49PM +0200, Bastien wrote: Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com writes: Looks good, I think, and I hope everyone agrees. Yes, it looks terrific! -- Bastien ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-13 Thread Carsten Dominik
One more: How about this one: For question two I currently have: We should win because by letting people shape their productive selves, org-mode has spawned the best community of life hackers in the world. Just now I thought of We should win because Org-mode truely changes the

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-13 Thread Ian Barton
Carsten Dominik wrote: One more: How about this one: For question two I currently have: We should win because by letting people shape their productive selves, org-mode has spawned the best community of life hackers in the world. Just now I thought of We should win because

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-13 Thread Dan Davison
Ian Barton li...@manor-farm.org writes: Carsten Dominik wrote: One more: How about this one: For question two I currently have: We should win because by letting people shape their productive selves, org-mode has spawned the best community of life hackers in the world. Just now

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-13 Thread Nick Dokos
Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com wrote: One more: How about this one: For question two I currently have: We should win because by letting people shape their productive selves, org-mode has spawned the best community of life hackers in the world. Just now I thought

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Peter Frings
On 12 Jun 2009, at 00:59, Memnon Anon wrote: Hi! Leo sdl@gmail.com writes: On 2009-06-11 21:49 +0100, Carsten Dominik wrote: I am attaching the picture to this email, you can also retrieve it from http://orgmode.org/Org-mode-scc.png That screen shot looks very beautiful. There's one

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Peter Frings
On 12 Jun 2009, at 05:58, Carsten Dominik wrote: On Jun 12, 2009, at 12:59 AM, Memnon Anon wrote: Leo sdl@gmail.com writes: On 2009-06-11 21:49 +0100, Carsten Dominik wrote: I am attaching the picture to this email, you can also retrieve it from http://orgmode.org/Org-mode-scc.png

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Ian Barton
I'm afraid I have to agree... The first impression I had was Auw... Too many heavy colors, big non-aliased text... It lacks a certain style, which is a pity because org-mode itself has plenty of it. Attached is another picture proposal, hopefully a bit more stylish. It uses the zenburn

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Eric S Fraga
Bastien writes: Hi Peter and all, Please have a look at this alternative picture and let us know. This is excellent! ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Sebastian Rose
Brian van den Broek van...@gmail.com writes: What about changing the project's name to `OM'? That'd shave 6 more chars! ;-) Yes :) Also, let's tell the truth to save some more characters: We won because ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Sebastian Rose
Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com writes: On Jun 12, 2009, at 12:59 AM, Memnon Anon wrote: Hi! Leo sdl@gmail.com writes: On 2009-06-11 21:49 +0100, Carsten Dominik wrote: I am attaching the picture to this email, you can also retrieve it from

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Bastien
peter.fri...@agfa.com writes: I think it's nicer when the unicorn looks the other way. I've added a few effects, but it might be too much? (it's a bit too centered now.) Wow! Nice. I actually like this effect, as it makes clear that the Unicorn has been added on the screenshot. -- Bastien

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Bastien
Peter Frings peter.fri...@agfa.com writes: Take 3: glossy + mirrored :-) Nicely done... I tend to prefer the previous one. I feel the 3D depth is a bit too large. -- Bastien ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Eddward DeVilla
This picture looks great. I kinda like the first one Carsten sent out that some though was too colorful. That shot also highlighted the fact that keys were 'special'. This shot is dangerously close to look like we're just passing off a colorized outline. I wonder if we could put together

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Rick Moynihan
2009/6/12 Eddward DeVilla eddw...@gmail.com:    This picture looks great.  I kinda like the first one Carsten sent out that some though was too colorful.  That shot also highlighted the fact that keys were 'special'.  This shot is dangerously close to look like we're just passing off a

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Carsten Dominik
Thank you all for this discussion and contribution! I am at a loss which we should choose now. I have put the pictures both on orgmode.org/i.html lets have a vote, or some more discussion. - Carsten On Jun 12, 2009, at 3:46 PM, peter.fri...@agfa.com wrote: On 12 Jun 2009, at 15:10,

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Saurabh Agrawal
I am really nobody to comment in this thread... Just a silent user of this great package... But I saw the screen-shots and I thought that hey! where's the powerful, highly customizable agenda? I think it is one of the greatest aspects of org-mode, and guess that should be somehow included too...

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Brian van den Broek
Carsten Dominik said unto the world at 12/06/09 10:16 AM: Thank you all for this discussion and contribution! I am at a loss which we should choose now. I have put the pictures both on orgmode.org/i.html lets have a vote, or some more discussion. - Carsten I like the first one on the

RE: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Chris Randle
Rick Moynihan wrote: I think using analogy and metaphor might be a more effective way to get the message across in 140 characters. So rather than describing org-mode features in this constraint are we not better using the opportunity to pique curiosity? I'd been mulling this one over for a

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Bastien
Peter Frings peter.fri...@agfa.com writes: For those that prefer the stronger colors... FWIW: I was more skeptical about the visual complexity of the screenshot than about the deep color contrasts (which I like). More Carsten's colors with the todo.org file I just sent would be the right

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Carsten Dominik
I do find this latest screen shot too long, with too much text/info on it. What the source forge people were asking for was logo, or, if you prefer, a screen shot. This sounds to me that they will show it in a logo-like way, first a very small version as a thumbnail, than the full sized

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Samuel Wales
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 09:08, Carsten Dominikcarsten.domi...@gmail.com wrote: What the source forge people were asking for was logo, or, if you prefer, a screen shot.  This sounds to me that they will show it in a logo-like way, first a very small version as a thumbnail, than the full sized

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Eric Schulte
+1 for Sebastian's picture (org-uni6.jpg) Sebastian Rose sebastian_r...@gmx.de writes: Here is a suggestion for more logo like version based on the colored version. After winning the award, the unicorn should get a laurel wreath or crown for a while :)

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Cameron Horsburgh
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 07:46:23PM +0200, Sebastian Rose wrote: Here is a suggestion for more logo like version based on the colored version. After winning the award, the unicorn should get a laurel wreath or crown for a while :) Ooh, yes... +1 for me. -- Cameron Horsburgh Blog:

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Russell Adams
Great! On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 09:53:44PM +0200, Sebastian Rose wrote: Here is my last attempt, I promise. ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Carsten Dominik
Hi Sebastian, please make this you second-to-last attempt. This is great, we should go for it, I like it! However, the green in DONE is wrong, too bright. Could you go back to a darker green? Otherwise I can my have my friend fix that detail. For the rest, thanks for helping us out of this

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Sebastian Rose
Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com writes: Hi Sebastian, please make this you second-to-last attempt. This is great, we should go for it, I like it! However, the green in DONE is wrong, too bright. Could you go back to a darker green? Otherwise I can my have my friend fix that

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Rick Moynihan
2009/6/12 Sebastian Rose sebastian_r...@gmx.de: Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com writes: Is the picture big enough? 640x480 at least, so say the rules OK. Attached picture is 640x545 and has the darker green buttons again (funny actually, I did that as one of the last steps, so

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-12 Thread Dan Davison
Sebastian Rose sebastian_r...@gmx.de writes: Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com writes: Is the picture big enough? 640x480 at least, so say the rules OK. Attached picture is 640x545 and has the darker green buttons again (funny actually, I did that as one of the last steps, so 3

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Carsten Dominik
I also do like Brian's description a lot. But it is 190 characters, I am not sure if we can stretch the about 140 this much? I have been trying to shorten it a bit - please check if it still captures the essence. Here is the current state of our reply to Sourceforge - please comment 1.

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread John Rakestraw
Hi Carsten and the list -- I really like the ideas, and I'm trying merely to shorten -- see suggestions below. --John I also do like Brian's description a lot. But it is 190 characters, I am not sure if we can stretch the about 140 this much? I have been trying to shorten it a bit -

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Brian van den Broek
Carsten Dominik said unto the world at 11/06/09 04:49 PM: I also do like Brian's description a lot. But it is 190 characters, I am not sure if we can stretch the about 140 this much? I have been trying to shorten it a bit - please check if it still captures the essence. Here is the

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Dan Davison
John Rakestraw li...@johnrakestraw.com writes: Hi Carsten and the list -- I really like the ideas, and I'm trying merely to shorten -- see suggestions below. --John I also do like Brian's description a lot. But it is 190 characters, I am not sure if we can stretch the about 140 this

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Rick Moynihan
I think using analogy and metaphor might be a more effective way to get the message across in 140 characters. So rather than describing org-mode features in this constraint are we not better using the opportunity to pique curiosity? And align ourselves with the OSCON audience? After all not

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Russell Adams
Org is the life hacker's tool of choice; you'll hack productivity into your schedule, like you use Emacs to cut code! Org is the life hacker's swiss army knife. Sharp, quick and powerful you'll use it to cut deadlines and craft your own path to productivity. Rick++

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Jun 12, 2009, at 12:59 AM, Memnon Anon wrote: Hi! Leo sdl@gmail.com writes: On 2009-06-11 21:49 +0100, Carsten Dominik wrote: I am attaching the picture to this email, you can also retrieve it from http://orgmode.org/Org-mode-scc.png That screen shot looks very beautiful. There's

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Jun 12, 2009, at 2:08 AM, Russell Adams wrote: Org is the life hacker's tool of choice; you'll hack productivity into your schedule, like you use Emacs to cut code! Org is the life hacker's swiss army knife. Sharp, quick and powerful you'll use it to cut deadlines and craft your own

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Jun 11, 2009, at 11:31 PM, Dan Davison wrote: John Rakestraw li...@johnrakestraw.com writes: Hi Carsten and the list -- I really like the ideas, and I'm trying merely to shorten -- see suggestions below. --John I also do like Brian's description a lot. But it is 190 characters, I am

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Gray Calhoun
Carsten Dominik wrote: On Jun 11, 2009, at 11:31 PM, Dan Davison wrote: John Rakestraw li...@johnrakestraw.com writes: Hi Carsten and the list -- I really like the ideas, and I'm trying merely to shorten -- see suggestions below. --John I also do like Brian's description a lot. But it

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Eric Schulte
Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com writes: On Jun 12, 2009, at 12:59 AM, Memnon Anon wrote: Hi! Leo sdl@gmail.com writes: On 2009-06-11 21:49 +0100, Carsten Dominik wrote: I am attaching the picture to this email, you can also retrieve it from

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-11 Thread Brian van den Broek
Carsten Dominik said unto the world at 12/06/09 12:10 AM: On Jun 11, 2009, at 11:31 PM, Dan Davison wrote: snip (unless (string-match Our project is a sourceforge-submission-sentence 0) (message shouldn't we follow the instructions?)) 1. Complete this sentence in about 140 characters:

RE: [Orgmode] Re: Sourceforge community award

2009-06-10 Thread WOMICK, DON (ATTSI)
Carsten, That's almost perfect--just a couple of minor changes: We should win because by allowing people to evolve their productive selves, org-mode has created one of the best communities in the open-source world. --Don Womick -Original Message- From: