Re: [PATCH] Re: \newpage in HTML export

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

On 11/24/13 16:31 PM, Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Rüdiger Sonderfeld <ruediger@c-plusplus.de> writes:
>
>> On Friday 22 November 2013 11:24:17 Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
>>> Anyway, I don't think this is a good idea to introduce a new syntax just
>>> to avoid a one-liner (or a hook, see below). Also, this would only make
>>> sense in few export back-ends.
>>
>> But is it really a new syntax or just support for an existing Emacs 
>> convention?  See (info "(emacs) Pages").
>>
>> It seems like a feature which could be supported in many back-ends: LaTeX, 
>> ODT, HTML, Texinfo, Ascii, Org, (Groff), maybe even md with pandoc.
>
> I do not question this.
>
> My point is that introducing this new syntax would bring up nothing that
> can already be achieved using filters or hooks.
>
> So, is this feature a must-have? Or would a filter template in Worg more
> appropriate in this case?

It's not that everyone is desperate to have this in org proper. Putting
it into the code base vs making a hook: my guess is the number of LOC
would be very nearly exactly the same, and there's literally no
practical difference in the result. When "why" and "why not" are
perfectly balanced, it may be better to do nothing.

But I think it just *feels* right, because the page delimiter already
seems like a first-class citizen in emacs. I'll admit it's also
partially because it's a control character. Control character! Must be
serious programming. I also like the thought of a new org user sticking
one in their document, exporting, and finding that org does the right
thing.

At this point, I'm pretty much neutral buoyancy on the issue, though...

Eric