From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Problem with org-entities-user Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:01:53 +0200 Message-ID: <0FD2FC08-F999-4CE7-A5D4-E86CD2CF9436@gmail.com> References: <87k3vtgnhy.fsf@gmail.com> <87sjaeduh5.fsf@gmail.com> <7CC1FB98-B071-429C-A230-B91D461104FD@gmail.com> <87d31idn1v.fsf@gmail.com> <2A730922-8F3C-4CEC-ACFA-AF04E6FF7DAB@gmail.com> <87zk4kdi0e.fsf@gmail.com> <8AE329E8-EE0F-45CB-B8FE-96A98EDEBE9E@gmail.com> <87sjaacucx.fsf@gmail.com> <87mx0hb0q5.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60242) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TFj0h-0006ev-4J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:01:59 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TFj0f-00085d-UU for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:01:59 -0400 Received: from mail-we0-f169.google.com ([74.125.82.169]:49045) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TFj0f-00085X-Ol for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:01:57 -0400 Received: by weyu3 with SMTP id u3so1304987wey.0 for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2012 03:01:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87mx0hb0q5.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Nicolas Goaziou Cc: Org-mode , "Thomas S. Dye" On 23.9.2012, at 10:30, Nicolas Goaziou wrote: > Hello, >=20 > Carsten Dominik writes: >=20 >> On 22.9.2012, at 10:52, Nicolas Goaziou wrote: >>> If the LaTeX command doesn't require an argument, you can always add = it >>> to `org-entities-user'. >>=20 >> Yes, even though this is not very clean by itself. >=20 > This is debatable. Entities are perfectly integrated into Org and are, > by essence, multiple-back-end friendly. I only mean in the sense that entities are made to insert symbols and = characters, not to execute commands. It certainly can be used to that, = but this is not the intention of this mechanism. >=20 >>> Anyway this is a minor point. I guess it will be swept under the rug = of >>> historical reasons, after all. >>=20 >> Maybe not. I can go along with your arguments for cleanness. Would = you >> object to keeping this feature in as an option, turned off be = default, >> so that it is at least easy to keep lengthy files working? >=20 > I'd rather leave it as it is, then. This option would require to > maintain two versions of the parser: one without LaTeX commands and > another one with them. That would defeat the whole point of removing > them. >=20 >> The way I understand it, the new exporter will be default in 8.0, so >> this is the time to make some incompatible changes. >=20 > Indeed. I will preserve my quota of backward-incompatible changes for > other things. OK. - Carsten >=20 >=20 > Regards, >=20 > --=20 > Nicolas Goaziou