Talk:Org-mode

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Ad copy

Some segments are pure ad copy. This sentence: "The full feature set is both broad and deep, easy to access, but unobtrusive." adds no information, and is popular boilerplate used to describe all sorts of systems. Such comments appear a few times.

I recommend adding this sentence: "Org-mode uses plain text files edited via emacs, and therefore anything that can be done in a text file or emacs can be done in org-mode." After adding this sentence, about a dozen others can be cut: platforms emacs runs on, that there are easy interfaces for emacs variable setting, that UTF-8 is an option, that plain text can be searched via grep, that you can save sets of text files on dropbox, ... Removing praise for plain text would clarify the contribution of Org-mode itself to the plain text + emacs ecosystem.

Also, maybe mention that there are alternatives, such as https://github.com/jceb/vim-orgmode . — Preceding unsigned comment added by B k (talk • contribs) 12:30, 17 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

.org format files

A new page on .org format files, and what makes them different from .txt and friends, might be useful. Robbiemorrison (talk) 09:53, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Org-mode can also be used to edit outlines in non-.org files." -- what does this mean? Outlines having the org-mode format, but not having the .org extension? 24.11.115.178 (talk) 02:24, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A sample of a simple .org file would be nice

The page today doesn't have a complete .org file, only lists some of the features, but not necessarily how they might be used. I think it would be valuable to have a structured outline text too, so people at-a-glance can see what org-mode looks like:

* This is a heading
Here is some *bold* text and
- this
- is
- a list
** A subheading
With some text.  Lorum ipsum dolor sit amet.
*** And a third level heading
Lorum ipsum dolor sit amet.
** The second subheading
Lorum ipsum dolor sit amet.

Maybe another sample which took the org file in a completely different direction, e.g. a TODO list with lots of PROGRESS and DONE tasks? Or something completely different? Mogsie (talk) 09:25, 27 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Org-Mode distributed issue tracking (via merge tool)

It's mentioned in the article that distributed issue tracking is possible via distributed version control. In relation to this I'd like to mention that there's also git-merge-tool that can be used to merge org files. Has someone tried this ? Is it worth mentioning in the article ? 5.12.244.197 (talk) 05:44, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]