Re: [BUG] incorrect HTML export with italic link containing an exclamation mark (!) [9.7.10 (N/A @ /gnu/store/icgsji9268qh5fxlrw0xh8775nbark3v-emacs-org-9.7.10/share/emacs/site-lisp/org-9.7.10/)]

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

"Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <arne_bab@web.de> writes:

> When a link within italic text contains an exclamation mark, the link
> text is not included in the link. Instead the [[ ]] are shown in the
> export and only the raw link is turned into a link.
>
> to reproduce:
>
> - Create an org-mode file containing
>   /Test [[https://example.com/foo/!bar][Link]]/
> - Export to HTML (C-c C-e h H)
>
> Expected: a HTML buffer containing:
> <p>
> <i>Test <a href="https://example.com/foo/!bar">Link</a></i></p>
> (the same as without italic markers, just wrapped in <i></i>)
>
> Actual: a HTML buffer containing:
> <p>
> <i>Test [[<a href="https://example.com/foo">https://example.com/foo</a></i>!bar][Link]]/</p>

This is not exactly a bug - you are just running into an edge case in
the syntax. In Org mode, the first matching markup "wins":

<begin italics>/Test [[https://example.com/foo/</end italics>  !bar][Link]]/

"fixing" this would require changes to syntax.

If there is a bug, it is in the fontification, which inaccurately
displays link where there is none.

For fontification, see https://orgmode.org/list/87ee7c9quk.fsf@localhost
For such edge cases in syntax, see https://orgmode.org/list/875xwqj4tl.fsf@localhost

Canceled, as duplicate.

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