From 6d1d18532c1d0495a1fd42e6f1b2f7d165efe0a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:17:22 -0500 Subject: add IRC --- 2024/talks/writing.md | 22 ++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to '2024/talks/writing.md') diff --git a/2024/talks/writing.md b/2024/talks/writing.md index 3958e2ec..fbb30bfd 100644 --- a/2024/talks/writing.md +++ b/2024/talks/writing.md @@ -30,22 +30,24 @@ associated manual for authors with no Emacs experience. Technical issues connecting to the BigBlueButton room, so no live Q&A -- Q: For writers who procrastinate, it\'s very tempting to fall into +- Q: What's Emacs composition proposition above focused/opinionated packages but below full config bases (Doom/Spacemacs) -- say for "js/ts devel with the kitchen sink", or "writer studio" like this? Akin to Doom/Spacemacs "modules" and such. Just other packages? If so, why haven't these caught up, and convenient libraries of those emerge? We're typically composing at the lowest levels of packaging, and proliferation of base configs could be a symptom(?) + - A: (not yet answered) +- Q: For writers who procrastinate, it's very tempting to fall into the time sink of configuring Emacs rather than simply writing, even - with the optimal Emacs writing setup. Is this something you\'ve + with the optimal Emacs writing setup. Is this something you've encountered, and do you have any suggestions for how to combat it? - A: As probably all beginning Emacs users I spent a lot of time tinkering. I decided that I should work with rather than on Emacs and thus EWS was born. My prod config is 99% EWS with some enhancements. My config developed by just starting with vanilla Emacs and only add what I needed, as the need arose.  - - Don\'t try to develop the ideal system in your mind and then + - Don't try to develop the ideal system in your mind and then build it, let it grow organically. - Q: How much success have you had getting writers to use Emacs \-- - and *stick with it* \-- using  EWS?  I\'ve had people ask me about + and *stick with it* \-- using  EWS?  I've had people ask me about using Emacs for technical writing and/or coding, and start off well, but move to another editor in two months.  The main reason is when - they want to do something with Emacs, can\'t figure out how, and + they want to do something with Emacs, can't figure out how, and find a plugin (for Obsidian or VSCode, say) that does the thing they want with no further setup or tweaking required. - A: I have had some good feedback from readers, but I cannot @@ -69,12 +71,12 @@ Technical issues connecting to the BigBlueButton room, so no live Q&A is a sketch in my notebook. In my weekly review I transfer notes worth keeping to Denote (scan graphic notes). Writing by hand has many advantages for idea generation. Denote is my - reporsitory, not a thinking tool. -- Q: - - A: -- Q: - - A: + repository, not a thinking tool. + +## Notes + - Thanks for the great questions. Apologies for the technical glitch. +- Very interesting talk [[!inline pages="internal(2024/info/writing-after)" raw="yes"]] -- cgit v1.2.3