Re: How to disable description lists?

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

Markus Berlin <ecce.berlin@googlemail.com> writes:

> * 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"
> `----

If you use the code markup (which might be desirable anyway, if you're
mixing code and regular text), org mode should not interpret anything
inside that markup as org text. So:

- notation: =~v :: T~=, "v is a value........

Ought to work.

Eric