From: John Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: Timothy <tecosaur@gmail.com>
Cc: Denis Maier <denismaier@mailbox.org>, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Abbreviations support
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2022 12:11:12 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJ51ETr5t9NzwvrhRjHyeXDsr6WQbLG=Y9TALo6Sw4cCrvdx6g@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87leuc68l2.fsf@gmail.com>
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Org-ref supports this for glossaries and acronyms. See
https://youtu.be/sebs2vSIEk4 For an overview.
On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 6:13 AM Timothy <tecosaur@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Denis,
>
> > Is there support for abbreviations in org-mode? Something like what the
> acro
> > package provides for latex, i.e., assemble a list of all used
> abbreviations, use
> > a full form when an abbreviation is used for the first time, the
> abbreviated
> > form afterwards. If that does not exist: What would be a good way to
> approach
> > that?
>
> Not directly, but I think you could do something like this as a
> halfway-house:
>
> ┌────
> │ Blah blah text ABBR
> │
> │ * Abbreviations
> │
> │ - <<<ABBR>>> :: Some abbreviation
> │ ...
> └────
>
> I’d think there’s scope for a package say “org-abbreviations” which
> provides
> acro-like support. Perhaps even support for a central abbreviations file.
> Hmm, I
> may think of trying a small MVP for that this weekend.
>
> All the best,
> Timothy
>
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John
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-06-03 19:45 Abbreviations support Denis Maier
2022-06-04 10:09 ` Timothy
2022-06-04 16:11 ` John Kitchin [this message]
2022-06-06 11:18 ` Denis Maier
2022-06-06 11:20 ` Denis Maier
2022-06-06 11:20 ` Timothy
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