Re: [Orgmode] org.texi vs. orgmode.org/manual

[Thomas S. Dye]

Aloha Carsten,

Perhaps it would be possible to make available online different  
versions of the manual corresponding to the major variants of Org-mode  
in circulation, e.g. the latest release, the version(s) distributed  
with emacs, and the leading edge?

All the best,
Tom

On Jan 2, 2011, at 10:12 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote:

> Hi Tom, Bastien,
>
> On Jan 2, 2011, at 8:52 PM, Thomas S. Dye wrote:
>
> > Aloha Bastien,
> >
> > This is a nice improvement to the Org-mode environment.  Thanks for  
> > implementing it.
>
> there was once a good reason for only updating the manual at release  
> time.  Because
> then the online manual does reflect the released version of Org.
>
> However, the times between releases are getting longer, the Emacs  
> version is always behind,
> and we are making many small changes to the manual all the time.  So  
> I do agree that this is a good development.  Do we need to say on  
> the home page that the manual documents the leading edge and that  
> some of the documented features may disappear again in the course of  
> iterations?
> But then, maybe we do not need to do that because changes to the  
> manual are often made a bit later, when a new feature has been  
> agreed on.
>
> All the best
>
> - Carsten
>
> > All the best,
> > Tom
> >
> > On Jan 2, 2011, at 9:00 AM, Bastien wrote:
> >
> > > Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> writes:
> > >
> > > > up to now, the online manual was only updated at release time.   
> > > > But Bastien
> > > > is changing this right now, it looks like it will be updated much  
> > > > more
> > > > often
> > > > from now on.
> > >
> > > Yes, the manual is updated every day now.
> > >
> > > Happy 2011 everyone!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bastien