From: Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] About `org-export-with-\(fixed-width\|tables\)'
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:44:53 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y53hga7u.fsf@alphaville.bos.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 871u1999rr.fsf@gmail.com
Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaziou@gmail.com> writes:
> Hello,
>
> At the moment, `org-export-with-fixed-width' and
> `org-export-with-tables' (or their OPTIONS equivalent ::t and |:t) are
> broken when not set to their default value. Also, "fixing" them is not
> trivial. I think this is a good time to ponder about their usefulness.
>
> Indeed, I don't think anyone would want to remove tables (or fixed-width
> areas) from Org syntax. These variables were probably written because
> tables and fixed-width can occasionally get in the way, on very specific
> lines.
>
> However, Org already provides ways to work around such problems. For
> example, a table can be wrapped within an example block, or an offending
> line can start with \vert instead of "|".
>
> Therefore, in today's Org, they don't make much sense anymore. As
> a consequence, I'd like to either:
>
> 1. Remove them completely from code base;
>
AFAIAC, they can go.
> 2. Change their meaning so they behave like `org-export-with-toc' or
> `org-export-with-tags', that is: when `org-export-with-tables' is
> set to nil, all tables are ignored during export.
>
> I don't think option 2 is really useful, but I don't mind either way.
>
>
> WDYT?
>
Nick
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-12-18 20:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-12-18 20:36 [RFC] About `org-export-with-\(fixed-width\|tables\)' Nicolas Goaziou
2013-12-18 20:44 ` Nick Dokos [this message]
2013-12-18 21:19 ` Rasmus
2013-12-18 21:49 ` Thomas S. Dye
2013-12-18 21:58 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2013-12-18 22:24 ` Thomas S. Dye
2013-12-19 22:08 ` Florian Beck
2014-01-03 15:03 ` Bastien
2014-01-05 0:18 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2014-01-05 6:36 ` Bastien
2014-01-05 17:00 ` Florian Beck
2014-01-05 22:14 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2014-01-04 15:11 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2014-01-07 18:17 ` Eric S Fraga
2014-01-08 7:23 ` Florian Beck
2014-01-08 8:17 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2014-01-08 12:00 ` Eric S Fraga
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