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14 * Quotes about Org-mode from the mailing list and the web.
17 I'm having the same feeling for org-mode that I did when I first
18 learned to really program and use emacs.
19 @<div align="right">@<i>Jeffery Travis on his [[http://twitter.com/travisjeffery][Twitter feed]].@</i>@</div>
23 This handy system uses a fairly simple, single-file outlining
24 paradigm, upon which it overlays concepts like due dates and
25 priorities. I find its method both non-intrusive and easy to edit
26 by hand, which are absolute necessities for me.
27 @<div align="right">@<i>John Wiegley in his [[http://www.newartisans.com/blog_files/org.mode.day.planner.php][blog post]].@</i>@</div>
31 Someone mentioned that org-mode is a bit like perl. I agree. Way back,
32 someone described perl as "the Swiss army chainsaw of UNIX
33 programming". Over the last 12 months, I think org mode has evolved into
34 something akin to the "Swiss army JCB of organisational software" (to
35 stretch a metaphor until it screams for mercy!).
36 @<div align="right">@<i>Pete Phillips in a [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/754][post on emacs-orgmode]].@</i>@</div>
40 I think a main reason for [Org-mode's] utility is that basic use
41 requires little thought. When I'm using it for brainstorming, it's
42 almost like I'm not aware that I'm using any program --- I'm just
44 @<div align="right">@<i>Someone, in Charles Cave's [[http://orgmode.org/survey.html#sec-11][survey of Org
49 I'm continually amazed by what org can do, and also by how intuitive
50 it is. It's not at all unusual that I find myself thinking that it
51 would be great if Org/Emacs did "x", trying what seems to me to be the
52 way that it would do "x" if it could, and discovering that it
53 functions just as I expect.
54 @<div align="right">@<i>Someone, in Charles Cave's [[http://orgmode.org/survey.html#sec-11][survey of Org users]]@</i>@</div>
58 I love Org's timeclocking support, and I think you will too. Because
59 it's integrated with your task list, you don't have to switch to
60 separate application or reenter data.
61 @<div align="right">@<i>Sacha Chua in a [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2007/12/30/clocking-time-with-emacs-org][blog post]].@</i>@</div>
65 I've been trying lots of different Web-based GTD task managers like
66 Remember the Milk, Toodledo, and GTDAgenda. I'm slowly coming to the
67 conclusion that there's nothing quite like Org for Emacs.
68 @<div align="right">@<i>Sacha Chua in a [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2009/04/06/nothing-quite-like-org-for-emacs/][blog post]].@</i>@</div>
72 By far my favorite featureset in org-mode that muse lacks[fn:1] is the table
73 support, which piggybacks on calc to form more of a spreadsheet than
74 table support. Insanely cool.
75 @<div align="right">@<i>Patrick Hawkins in a [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.wiki.general/5760][post on emacs-wiki-discuss]].@</i>@</div>
79 Org is a new working experience for me and there is nothing comparable
80 to working with emacs AND Org-mode.
81 @<div align="right">@<i>Sebastian Rose in his [[http://orgmode.org/worg/code/org-info-js/][org-info.js documentation]].@</i>@</div>
85 Org-mode definition:\\
86 Org-mode is an emacs mode for doing anything you dream of. If it
87 can't do it yet, post a message on the mailing list at night, go for
88 a sleep, and grab in the morning a fresh copy with your features
90 @<div align="right">@<i>Paul Rivier in an email message to the
91 Org-mode author.@</i>@</div>
95 [...] Org-mode [...] continues to amaze me with its power and
96 utility each and every day.
97 @<div align="right">@<i>Bernt Hansen in a [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/9213][post on emacs-orgmode]].@</i>@</div>
101 Org-mode has changed my life!
102 @<div align="right">@<i>Jonathan E. Magen in a [[http://yonkeltron.com/2008/11/10/org-mode-has-changed-my-life/][blog post]]@</i>@</div>
106 If humans could mate with software, I'd have org-mode's babies.
107 @<div align="right">@<i>Chris League on his [[http://twitter.com/chrisleague][Twitter feed]].@</i>@</div>
111 If Emacs is an operating system, Org-mode is the office/productivity
113 @<div align="right">@<i>Eric Schulte in his [[http://orgmode.org/worg/images/screenshots/org-mode-publishing.jpg][screenshot]] on [[http://orgmode.org/worg/][Worg]]@</i>@</div>
117 #I think I understand the difference between /org-mode/ and /planner.el/
118 #now. The former is more like an outline with dates and hypertext and
119 #lots of other features, while the latter is more like a schedule with
120 #outlines and hypertext and lots of other features.\\
121 #@<div align="right">@<i>Samuel Wales in [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.planner.general/1279/focus%3D1283][a post on the planner mailing list]]@</i>@</div>
125 Org-mode seemed like a way to tame the text file beast and ride
126 it off into the sunset.\\
127 @<div align="right">@<i>Joey Doll in a [[http://www.guyslikedolls.com/set-phasers-to-org-mode][blog post]]@</i>@</div>
131 I have no idea how long [these files] are, probably 1000
132 lines each, but it doesn't matter. I can combine long winded notes
133 about my latest fabrication process with that thing that I have to do
134 on it next week, fold everything back up, and then keep easy tabs on
135 everything using the agenda view.
136 @<div align="right">@<i>Joey Doll in a [[http://www.guyslikedolls.com/set-phasers-to-org-mode][blog post]]@</i>@</div>
140 Org-mode is a note taking tool unparalleled in it's simplicity and
142 @<div align="right">@<i>Shrutarshi Basu in a [[http://bytebaker.com/2009/06/23/too-many-formats/][blog post]]@</i>@</div>
146 * Some 24/7 lectures about Org-mode
148 The famous 24/7 lectures are part of the ceremony for handing out the
149 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize][Ig Nobel Prizes]]. All speakers have to give a 24/7 lecture on their
150 subject. This means, they have to give a /complete technical
151 description/ of their work in /24 words/ (may be totally cryptic), and
152 then a /7 word/ explanation that is more or less /understandable for
153 the public/, and it may be either tongue in cheek or serious. In
154 summer 2008, a few people tried to [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/7599][formulate]] such lectures about
157 ** Technical description in 24 words
159 These was only a single entry in the "24" category:
161 - Org-mode does outlining, note-taking, hyperlinks, spreadsheets,
162 TODO lists, project planning, GTD, HTML and LaTeX authoring, all
163 with plain text files in Emacs (/Carsten Dominik/)
166 ** Simple summary in 7 words
168 This is only a selection of the submitted entries. My loose
169 criterion was to use entries that are either a good description or
170 are funny - both valid approaches to the "7" part of 24/7 lectures.
171 I also left a few entries which are not exactly seven words,
172 because I liked them a lot.
174 - Organize and track everything in plain text (/Bernt Hansen/)
176 - Organize outlines, lists and table in text. (/Eddward DeVilla/)
178 - Emacs Org Mode: your life in text (/Matthew Parker/)
180 - Do work and play in plain text (/Kene Meniru/)
182 - Madness? This is org-mode! [[http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DUgrsNBu51nU][*Real Spartans use emacs!*]] (/Russell
185 - Plain text with frickin' lasers. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Evil][*pinky to lips*]] (/Russell Adams[fn:2]/)
187 - It is the text that binds us. [[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3Fterm%3Dshikaka][*Shekaka!*]] (/Russell Adams[fn:2]/)
190 - Org-mode --- lifehacker's orgy :-P (/Dmitry Dzhus/)
192 - Back to the future for plain text (/Carsten Dominik/)
196 [fn:1] Muse now understands the syntax of Org-mode tables, so you can use
197 Orgtbl-mode to get the same tables in Muse.
199 [fn:2] The linked text is from Adam, but the link itself has been added