is there a way to have =var_name= in table

is there a way to have =var_name= in table

[Stephen J. Barr]

Dear org-mode list,

Quick and easy question:

I want to make a document that has a table where one column has
variables and another column has descriptions.

E.g.

| VAR NAMES | DESC                   |
|-----------+------------------------|
| =var1=    | this is the first var  |
| =var2=    | this is the second var |
|           |                        |
|-----------+------------------------|

However, pressing [TAB] after writing =var1= causes #ERROR to show up.
How do I make this work the way I am intending? :)

Thanks,
Stephen

Re: is there a way to have =var_name= in table

[Carsten Dominik]

On 31.3.2012, at 21:24, Stephen J. Barr wrote:

> Dear org-mode list,
> 
> Quick and easy question:
> 
> I want to make a document that has a table where one column has
> variables and another column has descriptions.
> 
> E.g.
> 
> | VAR NAMES | DESC                   |
> |-----------+------------------------|
> | =var1=    | this is the first var  |
> | =var2=    | this is the second var |
> |           |                        |
> |-----------+------------------------|
> However, pressing [TAB] after writing =var1= causes #ERROR to show up.
> How do I make this work the way I am intending? :)


| VAR NAMES | DESC                   |
|-----------+------------------------|
| ~var1~    | this is the first var  |
| ~var2~    | this is the second var |
|           |                        |
|-----------+------------------------|

- Carsten

Re: is there a way to have =var_name= in table

[Stephen J. Barr]

Excellent. Thank you.

On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Carsten Dominik
<carsten.dominik@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 31.3.2012, at 21:24, Stephen J. Barr wrote:
>
>> Dear org-mode list,
>>
>> Quick and easy question:
>>
>> I want to make a document that has a table where one column has
>> variables and another column has descriptions.
>>
>> E.g.
>>
>> | VAR NAMES | DESC                   |
>> |-----------+------------------------|
>> | =var1=    | this is the first var  |
>> | =var2=    | this is the second var |
>> |           |                        |
>> |-----------+------------------------|
>> However, pressing [TAB] after writing =var1= causes #ERROR to show up.
>> How do I make this work the way I am intending? :)
>
>
> | VAR NAMES | DESC                   |
> |-----------+------------------------|
> | ~var1~    | this is the first var  |
> | ~var2~    | this is the second var |
> |           |                        |
> |-----------+------------------------|
>
> - Carsten
>

Re: is there a way to have =var_name= in table

[François Pinard]

> On 31.3.2012, at 21:24, Stephen J. Barr wrote:

>> I want to make a document that has a table where one column has
>> variables and another column has descriptions.

>> | VAR NAMES | DESC                   |
>> |-----------+------------------------|
>> | =var1=    | this is the first var  |
>> | =var2=    | this is the second var |
>> |           |                        |
>> |-----------+------------------------|

>> However, pressing [TAB] after writing =var1= causes #ERROR to show up.
>> How do I make this work the way I am intending? :)

Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:

> | VAR NAMES | DESC                   |
> |-----------+------------------------|
> | ~var1~    | this is the first var  |
> | ~var2~    | this is the second var |
> |           |                        |
> |-----------+------------------------|

Interesting, thanks.  The manual says:

   Emphasis and monospace
   ----------------------
   
   You can make words *bold*, /italic/, _underlined_, `=code=' and
   `~verbatim~', and, if you must, `+strike-through+'.  Text in the code
   and verbatim string is not processed for Org mode specific syntax; it
   is exported verbatim.

Is there any functional (or semantic?) difference between =code= and
~verbatim~?  Could I use any to avoid escaping problems of the other?
(A bit like ' versus " in some languages?)

François

Re: is there a way to have =var_name= in table

[Bastien]

François Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>    Emphasis and monospace
>    ----------------------
>    
>    You can make words *bold*, /italic/, _underlined_, `=code=' and
>    `~verbatim~', and, if you must, `+strike-through+'.  Text in the code
>    and verbatim string is not processed for Org mode specific syntax; it
>    is exported verbatim.
>
> Is there any functional (or semantic?) difference between =code= and
> ~verbatim~?  

For the current LaTeX exporter, Yes.

> Could I use any to avoid escaping problems of the other?
> (A bit like ' versus " in some languages?)

  This is =co%de=.
  This is ~verb%atim~.

gets exported as

  This is \texttt{co\%de}.
  This is \verb~verb%atim~.

HTH,

-- 
 Bastien

Re: is there a way to have =var_name= in table

[Michael Brand]

On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Stephen J. Barr <stephenjbarr@gmail.com> wrote:
[...]
> | =var1=    | this is the first var  |
[...]
> However, pressing [TAB] after writing =var1= causes #ERROR to show up.
[...]

Just for the records. This issue has been resolved in the meantime with:

commit 8342fdb70aa28edbb7b0b18bf1f3c0fd2dd561fa
Author: Bastien Guerry <bzg@altern.org>
Date:   Tue May 1 02:03:12 2012 +0200

It was also on my list of someday/maybe...

Michael