Re: [proof of concept] inline language blocks

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

Juan Manuel Macías <maciaschain@posteo.net> writes:

> I'm dedicating a local branch to developing this proof of concept and
> testing it in my workflow, so far with good results. The basic idea is
> to provide Org with multilingual features and various methods for
> selecting languages.
>
> The inline-language-block is intended for small segments of text in a
> language other than the main language. They can span several lines but
> not more than a paragraph. They can be used for in-line textual quotes,
> glosses, etc. They are constructions equivalent to, for example, LaTeX
> \foreignlanguage{french}{text} or HTML <span lang=fr>text</span>.
>
> I have thought of a syntax that is as least intrusive as possible, so as
> not to make reading uncomfortable. I have tried the following:
>
> :fr{some text in French} :it{some text in Italian} :la{some text in Latin}
>
> You can also use a literal term instead of a language code:
>
> :klingon!{some text in Klingon}
>
> The blocks can be nested:
>
> :klingon!{Some text in Klingon with :it{some text in Italian}}
>
> And they may include other elements:
>
> :el{Some text in Greek with a {{{macro}}} and a [[link]]}

This is a good idea, although it would be better to make this new markup
element within the framework of more general inline special block we
discussed in the past: https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/87a6b8pbhg.fsf@posteo.net/

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