From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?utf-8?Q?S=C3=A9bastien_Vauban?= Subject: Re: [babel] ledger tutorial on Worg Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:49:09 +0200 Message-ID: <877hizvrui.fsf@mundaneum.com> References: <871v9lm0s3.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> <4296BE2D-051E-47E8-8AA7-24582082DD0F@gmail.com> <87zkw8vzxw.fsf@gmail.com> <87aao1bt8w.fsf@mundaneum.com> <87mxs1co0f.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> <87mxs071us.fsf@mundaneum.com> <87tym8b3e0.fsf@gmail.com> <87mxryv9ah.fsf@mundaneum.com> <8762ymo6hf.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Hi Eric, "Eric Schulte" wrote: > S=C3=A9bastien Vauban writes: > >> Hi Eric(s), >> > > Hi Seb, > > [...] >> >> 1. I find it weird to have all the parameters of =3D:cmdline=3D not encl= osed >> between quotes. What should be the best option, here? That was a sub= ject, >> long ago, on Org-Babel: to quote or not to quote... >> > > I don't know that this was ever explicitly discussed, I believe that the > no-quoting behavior may have simply fallen out of the initial > implementation. I'd certainly like to hear other people's opinions on > this, but I've personally enjoyed not having to place quotes in every > instance. In december 2009, I wrote: "I'm a bit confused (as you may have seen in my last posts) about when = we do have to quote strings and when we do have to avoid doing it. Would y= ou have a one-liner explanation about when we have to use quotes?" See http://www.mail-archive.com/emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org/msg20265.html for contextual information. I remembered "you" (Dan or you) answered it somehow, but it must have been (around that same period) in another thread. Though, I don't find pointers anymore... Question is more: is it clear to mix parameters names (such as =3D:cmdline= =3D) and long values which are unquoted (such as =3Dregistry unknown credit-card=3D = and many much more options)? Shouldn't we properly begin and end where the given value is? >> 2. When the evaluation produces no output, but had well produced output >> before, shouldn't Babel have to delete the previously written results= in >> the Org buffer? > > This is a good point. Currently Babel just quits if it receives a nil > result, but I think you're right that we should replace existing results > when a nil result has been returned. I'll add this as PROPOSED to the bab= el > task list. I consider this kind of mandatory, for the sake of coherency, and to really make use of Org-babel every time I want to run some shell commands (and cha= nge them, eventually getting no results then). Thanks a lot for everything you did and do for us. Best regards, Seb --=20 S=C3=A9bastien Vauban _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode