Re: Allowing loose ordering in Org files

[Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>]

Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> writes:

> John Wiegley <jwiegley@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>>>>>> Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes:
>>
>>> I really don't like the idea of making Org /syntax/ customizable, would it
>>> be with the help of a hook or a variable.
>>
>> From what I've seen so far, several users want regularity of syntax to
>> decide formatting, and several users want user preference to decide
>> formatting. There do seem to be larger costs for letting the user
>> decide; but there are also costs to not letting the user decide, that
>> I feel are not being appreciated.
>
> Could you please be more specific about what the problem is? Apart from
> the location of properties, are there other forms of flexible formatting
> that have been lost in recent releases? And what specifically is the
> problem with a required property drawer location? Is it aesthetic?
> Functional?
>

Please disregard this bit. Just saw your reply to Achim.

Matt