Re: Basic orgmode tutorial

[Russell Adams <RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.Com>]

Carsten,

I discussed this with a few users off an on.

In the manual there are items required to setup org, keybindings, etc.

The idea would be to include:

 - An Agenda file, which loads by default
 - Init file which
   - Preconfigured keybindings
   - Remember keybinding for basic todo to agenda file
   - Configured auto-mode-alist
   - Recommended Global key maps

They are all basic items to an experienced emacs user, but a new user
doesn't understand why they have to go edit the config file and make
changes. Their emphasis is on they want to run "Org-mode", not "Emacs
with Org-mode".

Perhaps an install script which sets the file association for .org in
whatever OS they are installing to. Option icon to load straight to
agenda view...

Just a few idea that have been bantered around, I suspect all of those
could be performed with a script as opposed to redistributing emacs.

Thanks.


On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:52:41AM +0100, Carsten Dominik wrote:
> Hi Russel,
>
> this is also a valuable idea.  There are two avenues in this direction.
>
> 1. Make the org-mode defaults already set all this stuff up.
>
> 2. Offer a blind set of configurations and tell users,
>    if you don' know nothing yet, use these.
>
>
> In either case, what would the improved defaults be that
> help beginners get a better start?
>
> - Carsten
>
> On Mar 23, 2010, at 11:07 PM, Russell Adams wrote:
>
>> The idea of a tutorial is great, but has anyone considered a
>> pre-configured out-of-the-box Org customized Emacs distribution?
>>
>> I've had to help several new users get things like basic agenda, emacs
>> initialization, and remember templates setup and it seemed very
>> repetitive.
>>
>> The Emacs learning curve really holds back Org adoption in that sense,
>> they can't just open Emacs and use Org immediately as anything other
>> than an outline editor.
>>
>> Perhaps just a script to enact default customizations, that the
>> tutorial could then build upon?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 07:59:11PM +0100, Alexander Poslavsky wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> lately there is some talk about a basic org-mode tutorial. Something 
>>> simpler then the documentation, that will help a person new to emacs 
>>> and org-mode start using org. I would like to put the following on 
>>> worg, if people would think something like this would fit the bill. 
>>> What do you think? If the response is positive then I would add more 
>>> chapters to it.
>>>
>>> greetings,
>>>
>>> alex
>>>
>>
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