On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 9:22 AM Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
wrote:

>     (let ((no-thrill (lambda (o c _) (or c (org-element-property :value
> o)))))
>       (org-export-create-backend
>        :parent 'ascii           ;or `hugo', depending on what you mean
>        :transcoders (mapcar (lambda (type) (cons type no-thrill))
>                             '(bold code italic strike-through underline
> verbatim))))
>
> Five locs. Not bad either.
>

Thank you. That also looks a cleaner way to implement what I want.

You're basically describing `ox-ascii' with stripped emphasis markers.
>

Exactly. That's why I suggested extending ox-ascii from this "raw" backend.

At this point, I'm not convinced we need this in Org proper.
>

That's understood. No problem. The snippet you suggested above serves the
purpose very well for now.

Thanks!
-- 

Kaushal Modi