From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Samuel Wales Subject: Re: Citation syntax: a revised proposal Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:44:44 -0700 Message-ID: References: <87k2zjnc0e.fsf@berkeley.edu> <87bnkvm8la.fsf@berkeley.edu> <87zj8co3se.fsf@berkeley.edu> <87ioezooi2.fsf@berkeley.edu> <87mw4bpaiu.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <8761aznpiq.fsf@berkeley.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54475) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YO9c8-0007ED-Ku for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:44:49 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YO9c5-0006Hr-FS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:44:48 -0500 Received: from mail-la0-f51.google.com ([209.85.215.51]:41769) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YO9c5-0006HZ-7b for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:44:45 -0500 Received: by labpv20 with SMTP id pv20so3064870lab.8 for ; Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:44:44 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <8761aznpiq.fsf@berkeley.edu> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Richard Lawrence Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org i have a silly question: whatever syntax we choose, will it be able to be used, in the future, for new org features nobody has thought of yet, that are unrelated to citations? my preference is to forestall future syntax creep, enhance consistency, and amortize the effort in supporting a syntax [including e.g. supporting quoting, escaping, hiding, labeling, nesting, debugging, parsing, searching, etc.]. -- The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And ANYBODY can get it. Denmark: free Karina Hansen NOW.