Re: How to disable description lists?

[Markus Berlin <ecce.berlin@googlemail.com>]

* Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> [29.05.2011 15:20]:
> >
> > is there a simple way to disable the description list syntax in a
> > document?  That is, how can I prevent emacs from interpreting '::' as
> > a description list separator (in a given document)?
> >
> 
> Put your code within babel block. I believe it shouldn't happen
> then. Are just turn off orgmode.
> 
> #+begin_src <whatever>
>             <text goes here> 
> #+end_src
> 

Yes, I do that whenever I have block-level code. But often I want to
use inline '::' notation in normal org-mode lists, something like:

,----
! - a type is a collection of related values
! - notation: ~v :: T~, "v is a value in the type T", "v has type T"
`----



Thanks,
Markus