On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 3:19 PM Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
wrote:

> I already answered to this problem. Use \star instead of *. It seems
> sub-optimal to prevent any emphasis markup because of a single
> problematic character.
>

OK.


> I mean this variable doesn't solve any problem. If one doesn't want Org
> syntax to interfere with their contents in any way, then Org mode may
> not be the appropriate major mode for the task.
>

I haven't personally needs to set this variable to nil, so I sort of agree
with you.

Therefore, I said that, AFAIC, this variable could as well go away. From
> my point of view, making it more prominent is counter-productive.
>
> In the same category, there is `org-export-with-tables'.
>

Haven't used this one either.


> By the way, it is already possible to prevent emphasis in a subtree
> export:
>
>     * Subtree
>     :PROPERTIES:
>     :EXPORT_OPTIONS: *:nil
>     :END:
>

I didn't know that. This solves all the problems. Thanks.
-- 

Kaushal Modi