Re: [O] org to static site?

[Nick Dokos]

Scott Randby <address@hidden> writes:

> On 06/05/2017 01:59 AM, John Ankarström wrote:
>> On June 5, 2017 1:26:15 AM GMT+07:00, Scott Randby <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>> Maybe this is too primitive, but I keep all the content in one Org
>>> file
>>> and export the text under each top-level headline as a single HTML
>>> page.
>>> I use some simple macros if I need to export more than one top-level
>>> headline. I keep the CSS code in a separate file. Keeping all the
>>> content in one file makes it really easy to add new pages and edit old
>>> pages. I use a preamble for site navigation.
>>>
>>> Scott Randby
>> 
>> Sounds interesting.
>> 
>> Do you have any way to generate an index page for your blog?
>
> I have an idea about how to generate an index page, but I haven't had
> time to work out the details. Instead, since it isn't much work, I will
> add entries by hand to an index page. I don't have an index page right
> now because it isn't useful for my students.
>
> Actually, my site isn't a blog, it is for the classes I teach. I post
> class notes, class audio, and other items for each class. What I like
> about using my own site for teaching is that students don't need to log
> into a learning management system to get the lessons. I've also designed
> the site so that it works well on mobile devices (which is why the
> design is very simple). Below is a link to the site I used for one of my
> courses last semester and a link to a page containing some templates and
> notes for things I didn't use last semester but might use in the future.
> I don't have my source code posted anywhere yet, but I'm thinking about
> setting up a Git repository somewhere as soon as I get a better grasp of
> Git. Well, I'm also not sure if anyone else cares about such simple code.
>

You'd be surprised :-) I think there is a *need* for simple code, the simpler
the better. If I can do anything to push you along, let me know!

> http://srandby.org/2017-1/356-001/home.html
>
> http://srandby.org/lesson-examples/lessons.html
>
> Org is amazing. I don't know elisp, I'm certainly not an advanced user
> of Emacs, and I don't know how to do that really sophisticated Org stuff
> that others talk about on this list, but I can make a functional web
> site with Org without trouble by using the basic export functions.
> Adding new pages, editing old pages, and updating is trivial. I know a
> lot of people who use Markdown and static site generators, but Org is
> much better for my purposes. And I can use it for many other things too.
> Sorry for this unnecessary rant, but I just love Org.
>

Can this paragraph please be added to http://orgmode.org/worg/org-quotes.html?
It certainly added a smile to my day.

-- 
Nick