Re: Basic orgmode tutorial

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

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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- Carsten