Re: [PATCH 1/2] ox-texinfo: Turn a description list item with "+" bullet into @itemx

[Jonas Bernoulli <jonas@bernoul.li>]

Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes:

> I suggest to require a special attribute before doing so, e.g.,
>
>   #+attr_texinfo: :compact t
>   - key: a ::
>   - key: b ::
>
>   - key: c ::
>   - key: d ::

I have noticed that I accidentally called it ":combine" in the
documentation and have fixed that.  (Do you think we should stick
to ":compact"?)

I would actually prefer to be able to set this once per file, not
least because this looks a bit weird.

   #+attr_texinfo: :compact t
   - key: a ::
   not "compact"

   - key: c ::
   - key: d ::
   "compact"

> Another option would be to merge consecutive lists with such an
> attribute, for the same result:
>
>   #+attr_texinfo: :compact t
>   - key: a ::
>   - key: b ::
>
>   #+attr_texinfo: :compact t
>   - key: c ::
>   - key: d ::

That would seem like a fix for that issue, but as I mentioned before
that doesn't work because it results in two lists, each with one @item
and one @itemx.

You actually suggested that in your first reply:

>>    #+TEXINFO_DEFFN: t
> The chosen UI is rather odd however. I cannot think of another use of
> controlling export thhough "#+keyword: boolean" syntax. Usually, we
> extend the "options" keyword. It could become, for example:
>
>   #+options: texinfo+:t
>
> Could it be possible to use that syntax instead?

You later indicated that you would prefer to specify this per-list.  I
implemented the approach that uses "+" to indicate @itemx items, because
that seemed even nicer to me (because more explicit) but you didn't like
that and so I went with the alternative that you suggested in response
to that attempt.

But I would like to take a step back and ask if

>   #+options: texinfo+:t

still seems like a good idea to you.  (If so, should that be used
instead of the per-list approach or as an alternative?)

     Jonas