From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nicolas Goaziou Subject: Re: [RFC] Small syntax change for footnote definitions Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:51:19 +0100 Message-ID: <87txp51roo.fsf@gmail.com> References: <8738wp3euv.fsf@gmail.com> <87obfdsgsa.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:49682) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U8aJ1-000520-Gl for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:51:45 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U8aIv-0002ND-NT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:51:39 -0500 Received: from mail-wg0-f45.google.com ([74.125.82.45]:44361) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U8aIv-0002MZ-Fj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:51:33 -0500 Received: by mail-wg0-f45.google.com with SMTP id dq12so7436463wgb.0 for ; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:51:32 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87obfdsgsa.fsf@gmail.com> (Aaron Ecay's message of "Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:44:37 -0500") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Org Mode List Aaron Ecay writes: > Nicolas, > > I don=E2=80=99t know how difficult this would be in terms of the code, bu= t would > it be possible to introduce a new syntax for multiparagraph footnotes? > Something like: > > #+begin_footnote 12 > This is footnote number 12. > > etc. > #+end_footnote > > This has the advantage that long footnote definitions could be folded, > which (AFAIK) they currently cannot.=20=20 They cannot be folded, but they can be collected in a specific headline, which can be folded. > And it would not have the problem with multiple lists. Consecutive lists limitation is anecdotal, really. Also, this syntax would break every footnote definition, unless you mean to add syntax only for multiparagraph footnotes. But I think we don't have to go that far. My proposal doesn't really introduce some new syntax. It merely normalizes a corner-case. Regards, --=20 Nicolas Goaziou