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From: Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Request for worg page -- escaping questions
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:12:33 +0200
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To: Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com>
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Hi Rustom,

Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> writes:

>  1. How to put a '=' into code

~=~

>  2. How to start a line with a '*' -- (a) for headers (b) for
>     ordinary lines?

*A line.

* A header

* * A header starting with a '*'

>  3. How to enter a '|' into tables

IIRC this is a FAQ: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html

>  4. Newlines -- \\ behaves inconsistently in latex and html [Same  as
>     above because its about escaping newlines]

You mean it is "visually inconsistent" or "functionally" inconsistent?

(In HTML \\ will insert <br/>, which is the right thing to do IMO.)

>  5. How to make normal (ie not radio) text like this <<some-text>>

Remove radio links from `org-activate-links'.

>  6. How to make normal text that looks like  [fn::somestuff]

Mhhh... what do you mean by look like?

> Note all these may not have solutions, eg a C programmer cannot get a
> '*/' into a comment however he may try.  However he can get a '\'
> into a string or a quote mark itself with '\\' and '\"'.  For getting
> a '%' into a printf format however, '\%' is not the way but '%%' Such
> things are documented (and taught to) C programmers.
>
> Just expressing a similar need of org-moders!

Hopefully you get enough to start a tutorial on Worg :)

-- 
 Bastien