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From: timor <timor.dd@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Show presence of zero width spaces using overlay
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:13:46 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAAX25XB49RUwELvA8TmDjK53u55C+2F6jgDu-fpZOPVap7bVtQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hi,

(this is my first post on this list, to a message that I don't have in
my inbox, so I don't know if it will thread correctly)

Kaushal Modi <kaushal.m...@gmail.com> writes:

> The suggestion to use zero width spaces to sort of "escape" stuff in org
> mode has come up many times. I have started using it a lot and suggest that
> to other people now.
>
> Here is one such recent QnA on emacs.SE:
> http://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/16702/115
>
> The OP of that question made a valid point that while using zero width
> spaces is convenient, it is not apparent where it has been used in the
> document.
>
> To resolve that, I am requesting a feature.
>
> Can the zero width spaces be optionally represented with something like a
> single space overlay with a colored background (like purple)?
>
> Making this officially part of org-mode will probably make more people make
> use of it.
>
> .. Or should people use zero width spaces?

I am the OP of that QnA

I am wondering why there is no simple backslash-escaping of org-mode syntax?

regards,
timor

next             reply	other threads:[~2015-09-22 15:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-09-22 15:13 timor [this message]
2015-09-27  9:41 ` Show presence of zero width spaces using overlay Nicolas Goaziou
2016-04-19  9:23   ` timor
2016-04-19 10:16     ` Nicolas Goaziou
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2016-04-19 11:38 timor
2016-04-19 19:21 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2016-04-19 23:20   ` timor
2015-09-18 18:44 Kaushal Modi
2015-09-18 21:11 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2015-09-18 22:39   ` Kaushal Modi
2015-09-19  1:47     ` Eric Abrahamsen
2015-09-19  4:07       ` Kaushal Modi
2015-09-19  4:11         ` Kaushal Modi
2015-09-19  6:15           ` Kaushal Modi
2015-09-19  7:22             ` Eric Abrahamsen
2015-09-19 13:46               ` Kaushal Modi
2015-09-19 11:37     ` Nicolas Goaziou

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