bug#40813: [PATCH] Convert some files from outline-mode to org-mode

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:39:12 +0200
> Cc: 40813@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > > I believe org-mode is vastly more well-known and arguably also more
> > > intuitive to users.
> >
> > It is also much larger and heavier.
> 
> Is that a problem in practice?

Of course it is.  We should be economical, and not bloat the memory
footprint of a running Emacs session unnecessarily.

> > > IME and IMO, just the simple fact that you can cycle headlines with
> > > TAB in org-mode makes things a whole lot easier.
> >
> > What do you mean by "cycle headlines", and why cannot it be done in
> > Outline mode?
> 
> By cycling headlines, I mean hiding and showing them (see org-cycle).
> Outline has ten different outline-show-* and outline-hide-* commands
> with their respective key bindings.  Org-mode has one key for all
> this: TAB.

Is there any reason not to have that key binding in Outline mode as
well?

> The main argument is that org-mode will be more familiar to users and
> prospective Emacs hackers.

That needs to be established.  And the relevant population is not all
of the users, only those who tend to read NEWS.  If they indeed prefer
Org mode, let's switch.