Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

[Samuel Wales]

Great idea.

If the manual were in org, then the tag, :basic:, would suffice.  Just
export only that tag.  But maybe that is more work instead of less?

On 2010-04-28, Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> with the Org-mode manual moving toward 200 pages,  I am
> starting to worry that people with stop in their tracks
> when considering Org-mode, just because of the sheer size
> of the manual.
>
> So I did a little experiment.  I took the manual and stripped
> everything which could be considered advanced material, but
> keeping all features and all basic commands and customizations.
>
> What remains are about 50 pages.  A document with the same
> structure (even the same chapter numbers) as the manual.
> I am wondering if it would be useful to have this as a beginners
> document - or if the existence of this document would lead
> to more confusion than relief.
>
>      http://orgmode.org/orgguide.pdf
>
> I don't see this a an alternative for the manual - just
> as an additional, rather static document, with little need for
> updates.  The manual would continue to be the comprehensive
> and constantly updated document.
>
> Comments are welcome.
>
> - Carsten
>
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