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From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
To: "Dauer\, Michael" <michael.dauer@smartpm.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: "\_" sequences in indented lines of column view dynamic blocks
Date: Sun, 10 May 2020 17:33:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <874ksnztx0.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAA3mUebU0D3LSH3bqWecY35uQ8zpanJvatNMPUqBskALcGv0Rw@mail.gmail.com> (Michael Dauer's message of "Sun, 10 May 2020 17:09:56 +0200")

Hello,

"Dauer, Michael" <michael.dauer@smartpm.com> writes:

> What are the "\_" sequences in indented lines of column view dynamic blocks
> good for?

Those are entities, like, e.g., \alpha. They have two effects.

1. They allow indenting the cell in the buffer. Text columns are left
   aligned otherwise.

2. They preserve indentation upon export.

> I just find them ugly and irritating. 

Sorry about that. Note it is our best idea to solve both problems so
far. It you have something better, please tell us!

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou


  reply	other threads:[~2020-05-10 15:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-05-10 15:09 "\_" sequences in indented lines of column view dynamic blocks Dauer, Michael
2020-05-10 15:33 ` Nicolas Goaziou [this message]
2020-05-10 15:45   ` Dauer, Michael
2020-05-11 17:55     ` Nicolas Goaziou
2020-05-18 15:35       ` Dauer, Michael
2020-05-18 15:53         ` Nicolas Goaziou

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