Re: [O] The statement on what is orgmode.

[Eric Schulte]

Vikas Rawal <address@hidden> writes:

>> like the following:
>> 
>> * Org mode is useful for
>> ** Organising projects
>> ** Maintaining TODO lists and calendars
>> ** Keeping notes
>> ** Creating high quality formatted documents
>> ** Literate programming
>> 
>> Each of the above could then be linked to relevant pages of the manual
>> or worg.
>
> A slightly improved version in my view:
>
> * Org mode is useful for
> ** Organising projects, maintaining TODO lists and calendars
> ** Creating high quality formatted documents
> ** Keeping notes
> ** Literate programming
>

Suggested slight change which mentions RR in addition to LP, and doesn't
abuse the outline syntax (one of the most common beginner mistakes IMO).

Org-mode is useful for
- Organising projects, maintaining TODO lists and calendars
- Creating high quality formatted documents
- Keeping notes
- Literate programming and Reproducible Research

>
> Would everyone agree that before "Download and install", we have
> something like the above on the front-page?
>
> We would still need to decide what to do with the title. Following
> suggestions have come so far:
>
> 1. Org-mode (only)
> 2. Org-mode: your life in plain text
> 3. "Orgmode is a Free/libre plain-text system for GNU Emacs for
> organizing project, and maintaining TODO lists, keeping notes, doing
> literate programming and exporting to many high quality formats."
> 4. Orgmode is a Free/libre plain-text versatile personal workflow and
> information tool for GNU Emacs allowing you to keep and organize
> notes, projects, calendars, do literate programming and reproducible
> research, and export all your informations and documents to a variety
> of cam-ready formats.
> 5. Org-mode: the text editor's best chance at achieving the singularity.
> 6. Org-mode: It's difficult to say what exactly Emacs' Org-mode will
> do for you; it's easier to list all things it doesn't do.
>
> I would actually vote for the old orgmode title phrase (option 2 above).
>

+1, I also like option 2 best of all those listed above.

>
> Vikas
>

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