Re: [O] A gentle introduction to Emacs & Org-mode?

[John Kitchin]

This page has some links to some videos that you might find helpful:
http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/2014/07/12/Org-mode-is-awesome/. Some
are more gentle than others ;)

Bastien <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Marcin,
>
> Marcin Borkowski <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Also, is prelude or Emacs Starter Kit a good idea?
>
> My very personal stand on this is that prelude and Starter kit
> are good options when someone wants to discover Emacs, but can
> sometimes get in the way: if something goes wrong, you are not
> sure who to blame, the modified setup or Emacs.
>
>> I understand this is opinion-based, but maybe someone has some
>> experience *teaching* Emacs and Org-mode?)
>
> My "teaching/helping" IRL experience is that people start with
> a Starter Kit because they are afraid of the Beast, sometimes
> for no good reasons.  It's better to simply play by the rules:
> that way, when something goes wrong, the odds are greater to
> understand what and why.
>
> As for a gentle introduction with a wide scope on E&Om, I don't
> think there is such a thing... sadly.
>
> Good luck to your friend!

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