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Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL
From: |
Leo |
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Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL |
Date: |
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:36:31 +0100 |
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No Gnus v0.6, Emacs/23.0.0.10 (2007-04-11), Fedora 6 gnu/linux |
----- Jason Spiro (2007-04-13) wrote:-----
> > that URL will be up for an equivalent period of time.
>>
>> We could probably put a link to "online documentation and tutorials" that
>> points to http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs and then add a link to
>> stuff.mit.edu there.
>>
> That's fair, but IMHO the guided tour is the best introduction to
> Emacs available on the entire Internet and so there should be a line
> advertising it on the splash screen, just as there is a line
> advertising the, um, keyboard tutorial. :) This will encourage
> people to look at it, not just at the built-in tutorial. As Philippe
> wrote at [1], "I need effectiveness, *not* mere efficiency. I was
> scared by the official emacs tutorial, which starts spitting out
> bunches of keyboard sequences without apparent meaning." A line on
> the splash screen will encourage people to look at the guided tour,
> not the C-h t tutorial, first.
I also feel that document is the best for beginners and it will be nice
to put in a noticeable place.
--
Leo <sdl.web AT gmail.com> (GPG Key: 9283AA3F)
- Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL (was: Re: Shipping the illustrated tutorial with Emacs 22?), Jason Spiro, 2007/04/13
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Chong Yidong, 2007/04/13
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Stefan Monnier, 2007/04/13
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, chad brown, 2007/04/13
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Jason Spiro, 2007/04/14
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL,
Leo <=
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Richard Stallman, 2007/04/14
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Phil Sung, 2007/04/14
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Richard Stallman, 2007/04/15
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Jason Spiro, 2007/04/15
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Richard Stallman, 2007/04/16
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Phil Sung, 2007/04/17
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Jason Spiro, 2007/04/18
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, David Kastrup, 2007/04/19
- Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Phil Sung, 2007/04/19
- Re: [rms] Re: Adding a line to the splash screen with the guided tour's URL, Matt Lee, 2007/04/24