From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Sven Bretfeld" Subject: Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode Date: 5 Mar 2010 11:14:56 +0100 Message-ID: <87k4tr6pnj.fsf@gmx.ch> References: <87vddcu22l.fsf@belvoir.org> <4B8F462D.1090702@gmail.com> <878wa7m9cx.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NnUb5-0000A9-6F for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:17:31 -0500 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=38004 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NnUZK-0007yp-7q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:17:30 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NnUYf-00026L-Hw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:15:02 -0500 Received: from mx4.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de ([134.147.64.53]:55403) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NnUYf-00025r-8O for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:15:01 -0500 In-Reply-To: <878wa7m9cx.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> (Eric S. Fraga's message of "Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:14 +0000") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode Eric S Fraga writes: > if I may (respectfully) disagree? Having examined too many PhD theses > to count, I would prefer PhD candidates spent more of their time > worrying about the content and organisation of their thesis than the > actual layout. Unlike the preparation of camera ready copy for > conferences, say, most of the defaults taken by LaTeX are usually fine > once you've set up the layout to meet the university's requirements > (which are usually only about page size, margins and font sizes). The > great thing about using org-mode for writing is the outlining and the > ability to easily move sections around. I fully agree and would add some other advantages: - Orgmode can help to plan a paper or thesis right from the first second onwards. If you plan your texts in the canonical bottom-up way, orgmode helps you through all the stages: 1. Brainstorming 2. Selecting 3. Mindmapping 4. Visualizing (org-mindmap) 5. Structuring 6. Writing - Orgmode has the fantastic (and AFAIK unique) feature that you can integrate your text project directly into your time and todo management. Most people writing with MSWord etc. use to use marginnotes or something similar to make notes like "Check the pagenumber of this citation again". They are lucky if they actually remember this task when they are in a library. Writing in orgmode you can just add: * TODO Check the pagenumber of this citation again :@LIBRARY: And you automatically have that todo in your daily agenda. Greetings, Sven