[Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

[Detlef Steuer]

On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:12:42 -0600
Henri-Paul Indiogine <address@hidden> wrote:

> Good point, I am just worried about learning too many things (Emacs,
> LaTeX, git, org-mode, R, ESS, ...) to take on new technologies. Writing
> a dissertation is quite a load already.  But I will into it.

Don't worry about that. All these really fine tools (exactly my set of
tools btw) share a common property: You'll improve your productivity
from, say, day three. Of i.e. git I know may be 1% of the features. But
I was going in no time. There will be the moments of 'oh, had I known
this four weeks before', but that happens whatever art you learn! So,
drop bibtex and choose one of the utf-ready alternatives and you have
a very capable set of tools to write your dissertation (and beyond)!

(Luckily mine was done a while ago, but org-mode would have made my 
self-organisation 
 so much easier! And org-babel ...)

Good luck
Detlef