Re: [O] "Reference Dump" rant

2018-04-26 Thread Bastien
Hi Lawrence, Lawrence Bottorff writes: > Yes, Worg is great. Well, Worg is full of useful contents but it is too chaotic, to the point it may become scary for newcomers. We need to work on that. > BTW, where can I get the source for the latest manual? Online here: https://orgmode.org/manual/

Re: [O] "Reference Dump" rant

2017-11-21 Thread Eric Abrahamsen
"Thomas S. Dye" writes: > Lawrence Bottorff writes: > >>> > I guess I'm saying it would be nice to have a big omnibus O'Reilly-style >>> > tutorial on how to use org-mode. I've hung with org-mode because I think >>> > it's great and, IMHO, should become a standard tool in all >>> > STEM/STEM-educ

Re: [O] "Reference Dump" rant

2017-11-21 Thread Lawrence Bottorff
Yes, Worg is great. If a user is really driven they can scarf up all the various tutorial bits and pieces and begin to have a clue. BTW, where can I get the source for the latest manual? On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 9:03 PM, Thomas S. Dye wrote: > > Lawrence Bottorff writes: > > >> > I guess I'm sayi

Re: [O] "Reference Dump" rant

2017-11-21 Thread Thomas S. Dye
Lawrence Bottorff writes: >> > I guess I'm saying it would be nice to have a big omnibus O'Reilly-style >> > tutorial on how to use org-mode. I've hung with org-mode because I think >> > it's great and, IMHO, should become a standard tool in all >> > STEM/STEM-education settings. Think of all tho

Re: [O] "Reference Dump" rant

2017-11-21 Thread Lawrence Bottorff
So yes, the complainer (that's me) shouldn't just complain, he should become the improver. Yes, let me see what I can come up with. On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 3:52 PM, Tim Cross wrote: > Hi Lawrence, > > glad you like org-mode. I also think it is a great tool. > > One of the great things about org-

Re: [O] "Reference Dump" rant

2017-11-21 Thread Tim Cross
Hi Lawrence, glad you like org-mode. I also think it is a great tool. One of the great things about org-mode is that it is used by a very wide range of people. I know of a couple of people who are not at all technical who use org-mode just for general organisation and writing. It certainly isn't

[O] "Reference Dump" rant

2017-11-21 Thread Lawrence Bottorff
As many might gather from seeing so many of my beginner posts, I'm not exactly a Sheldon Cooper type, i.e., someone who has the A-ha! angel standing by 24/7 with her hand on his shoulder. So today I thought I'd upgrade my knowledge of org-mode tables. So I go to the section of the "manual" on table