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[elpa] externals/denote d56913b055 349/355: Clarify wording of FAQ entries |
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Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:58:38 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: externals/denote
commit d56913b0559cc2fa74a91d665267a9e4c134dcf5
Author: Protesilaos Stavrou <info@protesilaos.com>
Commit: Protesilaos Stavrou <info@protesilaos.com>
Clarify wording of FAQ entries
---
README.org | 13 ++++++++++---
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 2a77c5b814..59d71134f7 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -1761,6 +1761,11 @@ core Org facilities. Whatever the case, an alternative
was in order.
The existence of PACKAGE is never a good reason for me not to conduct my
own experiments for recreational, educational, or practical purposes.
+When the question arises of "why not contribute to PACKAGE instead?" the
+answer is that without me experimenting in the first place, I would lack
+the skills for such a task. Furthermore, contributing to another
+package does not guarantee I get what I want in terms of workflow.
+
Whether you should use Denote or not is another matter altogether:
choose whatever you want.
@@ -1774,7 +1779,9 @@ right tool for every job. When I write notes, I want to
focus on
writing. Nothing more. I thus have no need for stuff like org-babel,
scheduling to-do items, clocking time, and so on. The more "mental
dependencies" you add to your workflow, the heavier the burden you carry
-and the less focused you are on the task at hand.
+and the less focused you are on the task at hand: there is always that
+temptation to tweak the markup, tinker with some syntactic construct,
+obsess about what ought to be irrelevant to writing as such.
In technical terms, I also am not fond of Org's code base (I understand
why it is the way it is---just commenting on the fact). Ever tried to
@@ -1782,10 +1789,10 @@ read it? You will routinely find functions that are
tens-to-hundreds of
lines long and have all sorts of special casing. As I am not a
programmer and only learnt to write Elisp through trial and error, I
have no confidence in my ability to make Org do what I want at that
-level.
+level, hence =denote= instead of =org-denote= or something.
Perhaps the master programmer is one who can deal with complexity and
-keep adding to it. I am of the opposite view as language---code
+keep adding to it. I am of the opposite view, as language---code
included---is at its communicative best when it is clear and accessible.
Make no mistake: I use Org for the agenda and also to write technical
- [elpa] externals/denote 85b5290e8b 229/355: Fix bug where Unicode chars are not encoded, (continued)
- [elpa] externals/denote 85b5290e8b 229/355: Fix bug where Unicode chars are not encoded, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 1f87a456c5 353/355: denote--punctuation-regexp: Forbid usage of slash in filenames, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote fe8042e302 337/355: Account for target file when formatting link, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote d304e3556f 281/355: Add regexp for plain link format, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 987854d96c 298/355: Add missing findex directive for denote-dired-mode, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote ddbbe549b6 283/355: Use function to test if file likely is a note, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 62e7adfbdb 269/355: Replace superfluous 'let*' with 'let', ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 618eff9807 312/355: Make a couple of minor tweaks to the manual, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote a5986742be 315/355: Note the features of filenames for search/filter, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 9888c7087f 348/355: Add check mark to task of using id: links, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote d56913b055 349/355: Clarify wording of FAQ entries,
ELPA Syncer <=
- [elpa] externals/denote 31e5eb3af8 346/355: Update documentation about links, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 019cccfb1f 015/355: Create denote-directory if absent, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 813004ea53 032/355: Make outline more consistent and informative, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 387ac0c030 033/355: Add denote--file-empty-p, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 9d8748c382 022/355: Add proof-of-concept backlink (lots of TODO), ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 991abe5b65 034/355: Use denote--file-empty-p, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 812da918f7 042/355: Insert comment about not editing backlinks, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 60a91fc6ef 044/355: Use correct notation for private variables, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote 0185f38dde 046/355: Add denote-dired.el for useful fontification, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26
- [elpa] externals/denote f4f1fa3c48 041/355: Declare variables with defconst, ELPA Syncer, 2022/06/26