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11 * Quotes about Org-mode from the mailing list and the web.
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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 [[http://twitter.com/travisjeffery][Twitter]].@</i>@</div>
23 Org-mode is one of those tools that change the way you work and think
25 @<div align="right">@<i>Kaluza [[http://twitter.com/#!/kaluza/statuses/40810643061874688][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
29 This handy system uses a fairly simple, single-file outlining
30 paradigm, upon which it overlays concepts like due dates and
31 priorities. I find its method both non-intrusive and easy to edit
32 by hand, which are absolute necessities for me.
33 @<div align="right">@<i>John Wiegley in 2007 in his [[http://www.newartisans.com/blog_files/org.mode.day.planner.php][blog post]].@</i>@</div>
37 I've passed 2500 tasks logged with Org-mode!
38 This has been, by far, the most consistently I've used any
39 organizational tool on any system, ever. :)
40 @<div align="right">@<i>John Wiegley in 2009 in an Email to the Org-mode author.@</i>@</div>
45 Someone mentioned that org-mode is a bit like perl. I agree. Way back,
46 someone described perl as "the Swiss army chainsaw of UNIX
47 programming". Over the last 12 months, I think org mode has evolved into
48 something akin to the "Swiss army JCB of organisational software" (to
49 stretch a metaphor until it screams for mercy!).
50 @<div align="right">@<i>Pete Phillips in a [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/754][post on emacs-orgmode]].@</i>@</div>
54 I think a main reason for [Org-mode's] utility is that basic use
55 requires little thought. When I'm using it for brainstorming, it's
56 almost like I'm not aware that I'm using any program --- I'm just
58 @<div align="right">@<i>Someone, in Charles Cave's [[http://orgmode.org/survey.html#sec-11][survey of Org
63 Org-mode bends the definition of outliners until you realise that
64 outlines are text and text is outline. [...] In org-mode, I'm... not
65 editing a document. I'm editing a piece of fiction, one piece at a
66 time. On a computer. In a way that makes sense.
67 @<div align="right">@<i>Urpo Lankinen in a [[http://beastwithin.org/users/wwwwolf/fantasy/avarthrel/blog/2011/05/lets-just-use-emacs.html][blog post]].@</i>@</div>
71 I'm continually amazed by what org can do, and also by how intuitive
72 it is. It's not at all unusual that I find myself thinking that it
73 would be great if Org/Emacs did "x", trying what seems to me to be the
74 way that it would do "x" if it could, and discovering that it
75 functions just as I expect.
76 @<div align="right">@<i>Someone, in Charles Cave's [[http://orgmode.org/survey.html#sec-11][survey of Org users]]@</i>@</div>
80 I love Org's timeclocking support, and I think you will too. Because
81 it's integrated with your task list, you don't have to switch to
82 separate application or reenter data.
83 @<div align="right">@<i>Sacha Chua in a [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2007/12/30/clocking-time-with-emacs-org][blog post]].@</i>@</div>
87 I've been trying lots of different Web-based GTD task managers like
88 Remember the Milk, Toodledo, and GTDAgenda. I'm slowly coming to the
89 conclusion that there's nothing quite like Org for Emacs.
90 @<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>
94 *BG:* We’ve got a lot more books coming out in the pipeline. [...]
95 The one which is my favourite is the Emacs Org-Mode Reference
96 Manual. [...] Honestly, it’s the greatest Emacs mode in 20
98 *CW:* /Would you say Org-Mode is one of the more exciting projects in
99 the Free Software world at the moment?/ \\
100 *BG:* Definitely. Maybe it’s even /the/ most exciting. Certainly it’s
101 transformed the way that I organise my work, and I think it has for a
102 lot of other people as well, so it’s software that can revolutionise
103 your life, not just perform a function.
104 @<div align="right">@<i>Brian Gough of [[http://www.network-theory.co.uk/][Netork Theory Limited]] in an
105 interview by Chris Woolfrey, published in this [[http://blogs.fsfe.org/fellowship-interviews/?p%3D156][blog post]].@</i>@</div>
109 By far my favorite featureset in org-mode that muse lacks[fn:1] is the table
110 support, which piggybacks on calc to form more of a spreadsheet than
111 table support. Insanely cool.
112 @<div align="right">@<i>Patrick Hawkins in a [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.wiki.general/5760][post on emacs-wiki-discuss]].@</i>@</div>
116 Org is a new working experience for me and there is nothing comparable
117 to working with emacs AND Org-mode.
118 @<div align="right">@<i>Sebastian Rose in his [[http://orgmode.org/worg/code/org-info-js/][org-info.js documentation]].@</i>@</div>
122 Org-mode definition:\\
123 Org-mode is an emacs mode for doing anything you dream of. If it
124 can't do it yet, post a message on the mailing list at night, go for
125 a sleep, and grab in the morning a fresh copy with your features
127 @<div align="right">@<i>Paul Rivier in an email message to the
128 Org-mode author.@</i>@</div>
132 From: Christian Moe\\
133 Re: Copy/Search Outline \\
135 I post a howto over my morning coffee at 8:38am. By 11:30am, Florian
136 has encapsulated it into a neat function with added goodies. Within 40
137 minutes, Carsten reports
139 > there is a key (C-c C-x v) and a menu entry,\\
140 > and documentation in manual and refcard for it.
142 Gotta love this community.
145 @<div align="right">@<i>Christian Moe in a [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/44750/focus%3D44952][message]] to the Org-mode
146 mailing list.@</i>@</div>
152 [...] Org-mode [...] continues to amaze me with its power and
153 utility each and every day.
154 @<div align="right">@<i>Bernt Hansen in a [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/9213][post on emacs-orgmode]].@</i>@</div>
158 PT> Damn! Org is again a step ahead of me. :D\\
159 Nick> Yup - get used to it ;-)
160 @<div align="right">@<i>PT and Nick Dokos [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/17130/focus%3D17156][on emacs-orgmode]].@</i>@</div>
164 Org-mode has changed my life!
165 @<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>
169 If humans could mate with software, I'd have org-mode's babies.
170 @<div align="right">@<i>Chris League on [[http://twitter.com/chrisleague][Twitter]].@</i>@</div>
174 If I hated everything about Emacs, I would still use it for
176 @<div align="right">@<i>Avdi on [[http://twitter.com/avdi][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
180 Org-mode is like half the awesomeness of emacs
181 @<div align="right">@<i>Pavel on [[http://twitter.com/#!/Pavel_92/statuses/93245405906747393][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
185 [...] It's fascinating. I'm still dubious as to the mental sanity of the
186 developer, but intriguing. [...]
187 @<div align="right">@<i>Carlo Piana on [[http://twitter.com/#!/carlopiana/statuses/37160201652011009][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
191 Org-mode is so awesome because everything is ultimately still plain
193 @<div align="right">@<i>Philip J. Hollenback on [[http://twitter.com/philiph/statuses/21019501383][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
197 The sheer elaborated insanity of the org-mode spreadsheet is a
198 distilled microcosm of all that is wonderful and brain-damaged about
200 @<div align="right">@<i>Zenoli on [[http://twitter.com/zenoli][Twitter]].@</i>@</div>
204 If Emacs is an operating system, Org-mode is the office/productivity
206 @<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>
210 #I think I understand the difference between /org-mode/ and /planner.el/
211 #now. The former is more like an outline with dates and hypertext and
212 #lots of other features, while the latter is more like a schedule with
213 #outlines and hypertext and lots of other features.\\
214 #@<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>
218 Org-mode seemed like a way to tame the text file beast and ride
219 it off into the sunset.\\
220 @<div align="right">@<i>Joey Doll in a [[http://www.guyslikedolls.com/set-phasers-to-org-mode][blog post]]@</i>@</div>
224 I have no idea how long [these files] are, probably 1000
225 lines each, but it doesn't matter. I can combine long winded notes
226 about my latest fabrication process with that thing that I have to do
227 on it next week, fold everything back up, and then keep easy tabs on
228 everything using the agenda view.
229 @<div align="right">@<i>Joey Doll in a [[http://www.guyslikedolls.com/set-phasers-to-org-mode][blog post]]@</i>@</div>
233 If you're like me, over the years you'll have had your todo lists
234 scattered over multiple programs and places. First a simple text file
235 with homebrewn format, then various Windows programs, then various
236 Linux GUI programs, then back to Notepad and joe/gedit/kate, then
237 various apps on cellphones, then pencil & paper (due to cellphones
238 keep getting lost/stolen), then some cloud apps, then todo.txt, then
239 finally org-mode. And if you're anything like me or many others,
240 you'll find that org-mode is *it*.
241 @<div align="right">@<i>Stephen Haryanto in a [[http://blogs.perl.org/users/steven_haryanto/2011/03/orgparser.html][blog post]]@</i>@</div>
245 Org-mode is a note taking tool unparalleled in it's simplicity and
247 @<div align="right">@<i>Shrutarshi Basu in a [[http://bytebaker.com/2009/06/23/too-many-formats/][blog post]]@</i>@</div>
251 Org-mode is like doubling the RAM in your brain.\\
252 @<div align="right">@<i>Casey Brant on [[http://twitter.com/BaseCase/statuses/10127206552][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
256 Org-mode is like heroin. After the first hit. You're
257 addicted. Then, that's all you can think about.\\
258 @<div align="right">@<i>Sergio T. Ruiz on [[http://twitter.com/sergio_101/statuses/21851630268][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
262 Org-mode; gestalt of The One True Editor. Sentience is close at hand.\\
263 @<div align="right">@<i>Richard Hoskins on [[http://twitter.com/RichardHoskins/statuses/25090314533][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
267 Ceiling Cat, bestow your benevolent purring upon the authors of
268 Org-mode for #Emacs, as I'm not sure how I'd manage my life without
270 @<div align="right">@<i>Tom X. Tobin on [[http://twitter.com/tomxtobin/statuses/25381303142][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
274 Emacs org-mode makes my geek heart flutter. [...]\\
275 @<div align="right">@<i>Sacha Chua on [[http://twitter.com/sachac/statuses/25553224867][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
279 It looks like it's from 1983, and it feels like taking a course in 7D
280 geometry but org-mode is truly (and I use this word rarely) awesome.\\
281 @<div align="right">@<i>David Griffiths on [[http://twitter.com/dgriffiths/statuses/25812307488][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
285 Org-Mode is without a doubt the most useful piece of software that I
286 have ever installed.\\
287 @<div align="right">@<i>Christopher Dolan on [[http://twitter.com/codingstream/statuses/26326566388][Twitter]]@</i>@</div>
291 While on-topic, just want to clear up misconceptions of org-mode. It
292 is different from all the software/website task managers mentioned
293 here. You can think of it as a meta-organization tool. A org software
294 factory if you will. You can customize it to exactly how you want your
295 thoughts, tasks, notes, etc organized. See
296 http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html for an idea of the sheer breadth of
297 options available to make it work exactly for you. This may sound
298 like a lot of work, but there are a lot of sensible defaults, which is
299 why most org-mode tutorials that scratch the surface make it seem like
300 a sibling to other task management software. [...]
301 If I may pilfer a quote, org-mode "outshines other [task management
302 solutions] in approximately the same way the noonday sun does the
303 stars." (Neal Stephenson on Emacs)\\
304 @<div align="right">@<i>Someone in a discussion on [[http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id%3D1230716][Hacker News]]@</i>@</div>
308 I've spent a few days reading the manual, and looking at various
309 guides/tutorials on using it, especially with GTD approach -- and it does
310 everything I want, and so easily (once I've understood what to do!).\\
311 @<div align="right">@<i>Michael Maloney by email@</i>@</div>
314 * Some 24/7 lectures about Org-mode
316 The famous 24/7 lectures are part of the ceremony for handing out the
317 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize][Ig Nobel Prizes]]. All speakers have to give a 24/7 lecture on their
318 subject. This means, they have to give a /complete technical
319 description/ of their work in /24 words/ (may be totally cryptic), and
320 then a /7 word/ explanation that is more or less /understandable for
321 the public/, and it may be either tongue in cheek or serious. In
322 summer 2008, a few people tried to [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/7599][formulate]] such lectures about
325 ** Technical description in 24 words
327 These was only a single entry in the "24" category:
329 - Org-mode does outlining, note-taking, hyperlinks, spreadsheets,
330 TODO lists, project planning, GTD, HTML and LaTeX authoring, all
331 with plain text files in Emacs (/Carsten Dominik/)
334 ** Simple summary in 7 words
336 This is only a selection of the submitted entries. My loose
337 criterion was to use entries that are either a good description or
338 are funny - both valid approaches to the "7" part of 24/7 lectures.
339 I also left a few entries which are not exactly seven words,
340 because I liked them a lot.
342 - Organize and track everything in plain text (/Bernt Hansen/)
344 - Organize outlines, lists and table in text. (/Eddward DeVilla/)
346 - Emacs Org Mode: your life in text (/Matthew Parker/)
348 - Do work and play in plain text (/Kene Meniru/)
350 - Madness? This is org-mode! [[http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DUgrsNBu51nU][*Real Spartans use emacs!*]] (/Russell
353 - Plain text with frickin' lasers. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Evil][*pinky to lips*]] (/Russell Adams[fn:2]/)
355 - It is the text that binds us. [[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3Fterm%3Dshikaka][*Shekaka!*]] (/Russell Adams[fn:2]/)
358 - Org-mode --- lifehacker's orgy :-P (/Dmitry Dzhus/)
360 - Back to the future for plain text (/Carsten Dominik/)
364 [fn:1] Muse now understands the syntax of Org-mode tables, so you can use
365 Orgtbl-mode to get the same tables in Muse.
367 [fn:2] The linked text is from Adam, but the link itself has been added