Re: latex-export + columnview: misinterpretation of section prefixes as emphasis

["Thomas S. Dye" <tsd@tsdye.com>]

Thanks Juan.

That's an interesting idea.  I can't think of a way to do something  
equivalent, though others on the list might offer some possibilities.

All the best,
Tom

On May 31, 2010, at 3:04 AM, Juan wrote:

> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 09:06:53PM -1000, Thomas S. Dye wrote:
>> Can I ask why you want headlines inside a table?
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> When producing specifications, I always add a table with modification
> time for each section, so that other colleagues can have a quick view
> of what has changed recently. I use it thus:
>
>   #+COLUMNS: %ITEM(Section) %TIMESTAMP_IA(Modified)
>   #+TODO: NEW(n!) UPDATED(u@/!) FINAL(f@/!)
>
> And each section keeps a LOGBOOK of changes (todo states
> NEW/UPDATED/FINAL, with comment added on each update).
>
> Is there any other way I can have something equivalent?
>
> Thanks, & best regards.
>
> .j.
>
>> On May 30, 2010, at 5:38 PM, Juan Pechiar wrote:
>>> The test file below contains a columnview table showing section
>>> headers.
>>>
>>> Export to HTML works OK: the asterisks inside the table are
>>> transformed into indentation.
>>>
>>> Export to LaTeX: asterisk pairs are interpreted as emphasis,  
>>> resulting
>>> in an incorrect renering of asterisks and bold asterisks.
>
>
>>> Test file:
>>> ========================================
>>> #+COLUMNS: %25ITEM
>>>
>>> * There comes the table
>>>
>>> #+BEGIN: columnview :vlines 1 :id global
>>> |   | ITEM                    |
>>> |---+-------------------------|
>>> |   | * There comes the table |
>>> |   | * first                 |
>>> |   | ** second               |
>>> |   | *** third               |
>>> |   | *** other third         |
>>> |   | **** fourth             |
>>> |   | ** other second         |
>>> | / | <>                      |
>>> #+END:
>>>
>>> * first
>>> ** second
>>> *** third
>>> *** other third
>>> **** fourth
>>> ** other second
>>> ========================================
>>>
>>> LaTeX output:
>>> ========================================
>>> \begin{tabular}{l}
>>> ITEM                     \\
>>> \hline
>>> * There comes the table  \\
>>> * first                  \\
>>> ** second                \\
>>> *** third                \\
>>> \textbf{*} other third   \\
>>> \textbf{**} fourth       \\
>>> ** other second          \\
>>> \end{tabular}
>>> ========================================