Re: Localized org-mode

[ST <smntov@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 2018-05-08 at 20:21 +0200, Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
> ST <smntov@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Why? Run "detranslator" before you start parsing. I.e. based on your
> > 1-to-1 vocabulary "detranslator" will substitute all :EIGENSCHAFTEN: and
> > all other org syntax back to English :PROPERTIES: etc.. Then apply
> > parser as usual.
> 
> You cannot blindly replace all ":EIGENSCHAFTEN:" with ":PROPERTIES:"
> because some of them could be real ":EIGENSCHAFTEN:", which is valid
> syntax. IOW, you need to parse the buffer to know what ":EIGENSCHAFTEN:"
> ought to be replaced, so you're running in circles.

So how do you solve this problem now for English ":PROPERTIES:"?

Anyway if somebody runs into it he could have at least to options:

1. write local .emacs.d/.org-de-vocabulary which will override the
default one (or parts of it) with a synonym, like:
PROPERTIES -> ATTRIBUTEN
or
PROPERTIES -> ORG_EIGENSCHAFTEN
and then you can replace blindly before parsing.

2. just go back to using English org-vocabulary as it is done now.


> > Writing is only a half of the problem. Imagine Cyrillic or Chinese text
> > mixed with Latin letters. Org is not html (that hides its syntax once
> > rendered) and it is supposed to be smoothly readable in raw plain texta
> > form. Even worth - imagine right-to-left texts like Hebrew or Persian
> > mixed up with left-to-right Latin letters. It's not aesthetical.
> 
> If that's an aesthetic issue, we could fix it on the aesthetic side.
> 
> For example, you can localize timestamps with `org-display-custom-times'
> and `org-time-stamp-custom-formats'. It could be possible to do
> something similar, i.e., to use overlays, e.g., on top of properties
> drawers. Of course, this wouldn't change the underlying appearance, but
> the solution is much less invasive than what you suggest.
> 
> Do you want to propose a patch?

I don't know lisp :(