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by erikbye 2905 days ago
Org mode files are text files so you can edit them with any editor. Place them in a sync folder and if your sync client is any good it should be able to edit.

"Long bit of documentation"? Isn't it the device that's not suited? I sure wouldn't want to do a lot of typing on a handheld device. Emacs shortcuts should be fun.
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dotancohen 2905 days ago
The point of that if The text is to be edited in a general purpose text editor, I would rather it be in Markdown. Org mode is pretty useless as a format outside emacs proper.
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explainplease 2905 days ago
Actually, the Org format is supported by web sites like GitHub and GitLab, and there are several parsers in different languages. It's even supported by Pandoc, so you can convert to/from anything Pandoc supports.
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dotancohen 2904 days ago
In contrast to the actual Android apps that handle Markdown natively.

Don't get me wrong, I love org mode, but there is no real support on Android other that a damn-fine list-making app that uses a subset of org-mode format for its lists.

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