From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Thomas S. Dye" Subject: Re: [ANN] ASCII back-end for new export engine Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:11:46 -1000 Message-ID: <0C30F8A1-1348-4386-80C5-F6F014A7341D@tsdye.com> References: <87pqec4xua.fsf@gmail.com> <87obtvk6j0.fsf@gmail.com> <87obtrel2z.fsf@gmail.com> <8739b2sctn.fsf@gmail.com> <817h0d4lc6.fsf@gmail.com> <87y5stqm9g.fsf@gmail.com> <81obtpnkkn.fsf@gmail.com> <811uqlngjo.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:34366) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rqs9N-0003yq-N7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:12:01 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rqs9J-000643-Bd for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:11:57 -0500 Received: from oproxy7-pub.bluehost.com ([67.222.55.9]:45846) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rqs9J-00063W-5a for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:11:53 -0500 In-Reply-To: <811uqlngjo.fsf@gmail.com> 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: Jambunathan K Cc: Nicolas Goaziou , Org Mode List Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2012, at 8:31 AM, Jambunathan K wrote: > Tom=20 >=20 > The aspect I am exploring is this: >=20 > Does numbering behavious occur uniformly for a *given* level? For > example, are we talking of a scenario where level 3 heading in Tree-1 is > numbered while level 3 heading on a Tree-2 is unnumbered. What would be > the behaviour of level 4 heading in Tree-1. >=20 > It seems to me, that an unnumbered heading is a mnemonic(?) for creating > a paragraph (albeit a short one) that is styled very much like a > heading. When one looks at a printed document, one doesn't really know > what mechanism were used to achieve a particular typesetting effect and > there could be multiple mechanisms by which the same effect could be > achieved. >=20 LaTeX formats \section* just like \section, except it is not numbered even i= f \section is, it doesn't change the numbering of subsequent \sections, and i= t does not appear in TOC.=20 > If the above paragraph is true , I think the right thing to do would be > to associate a paragraph style with *just* the heading component of an > Org's outline level and leave it to the exporter what particular code it > wants to emit. > --=20 At some point a property would be useful. Back ends could deal with it diffe= rently.=20 Tom=