Re: Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

[Alexander Poslavsky <alexander.poslavsky@gmail.com>]

On Mar 23, 2010, at 10:43 PM, David Maus wrote:

> Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs wrote:
>> Hi
> 
>> Alexander Poslavsky schrieb:
>>>> I was wondering if you could elaborate on the following. Are you
>>>> suggesting that new users should never use M-x customize?
>>> Well, I don't know about anybody else, but I *never* use it. I think it is awful. But then, what do I know….
>> ---Zitatende---
> 
>> Maybe that's a bit opinionated for a tutorial then. I do use M-x
>> customize and I believe it has its merits.
> 
> I only use M-x customize to look what lever I can pull but pointing at
> customize for a user who is new to Emacs, Org and, in turn, elisp
> seems to me a really good sugestion.  Not just for the user, but maybe
> for the authors of the tutorial: You don't have to explain elisp when
> talking about customization options.


ok, it looks that the general opinion is a lot more positive then I thought. I'll change it in the tutorial, and see if other things can be done using M-x customize.

thanks for the remarks, keep them coming,
alex