Re: Underscores in "Function:" items

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

8dcc <8dcc.git@gmail.com> writes:

> When exporting the following Org file to Texinfo:
>
>     - Function: foo_bar arg ::
>       Contents.
>
> The part after the underscore is completely skipped:
>
>     @defun foo
>     Contents.
>     @end defun

Fixed, on main.
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=cff9c45afb

> And, if I export it to HTML, the `bar' part is shown as a subscript, and
> I don't know if it's intended:
>
>     <dt>Function: foo<sub>bar</sub> arg</dt>
>     <dd>Contents.</dd>

This is intended. _ is syntax for subscript in Org markup.
See https://orgmode.org/manual/Subscripts-and-Superscripts.html
That section of the manual also talks how to modify export behavior wrt
sub/superscripts if you need to use underscore often.

> Another small detail, which might not be important, is that when
> exporting to HTML, the description of the function is only wrapped in
> <p> tags if it has more than one paragraph. This kind of makes sense,
> but results in inconsistent spacing when multiple functions are close:
>
>     Here's a list of functions:
>     - Function: foo arg ::
>       This has multiple paragraphs.
>
>       Another paragraph.
>     - Function: bar arg ::
>       Just one line.
>     - Function: baz arg ::
>       One line, again.
>     Here's some text after the list.

Wrapping into <p> is intentional. Not doing it will break other
scenarios...

However, see https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/875ydracnq.fsf@localhost/
There are some cases when <p> is indeed creating awkward rendering. But
I have no idea what we can do.

It would be nice if someone with better HTML-foo chimed in with ideas.

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