From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Thomas S. Dye" Subject: Re: markup for small caps ? Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:13:11 -1000 Message-ID: References: <20101031143731.GA1759@edilibre.net> <3BD9D4F6-B3AF-45AF-B242-BEB6E05F2721@tsdye.com> <87lj5e8dgk.fsf@gmail.com> <373F2343-91D3-435C-B447-E5548E2C865C@tsdye.com> <87d3qqf8ad.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=56605 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PCeHL-0001MW-0Y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:13:30 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PCeHE-0001CY-1o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:13:22 -0400 Received: from oproxy1-pub.bluehost.com ([66.147.249.253]:47459) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PCeHD-0001CG-NB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:13:15 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87d3qqf8ad.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Dan Davison Cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien_Mengin?= , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Oct 31, 2010, at 9:53 AM, Dan Davison wrote: > "Thomas S. Dye" writes: > >> On Oct 31, 2010, at 7:43 AM, Dan Davison wrote: >> >>> "Thomas S. Dye" writes: >>> >>>> Aloha Sebastien, >>>> >>>> Arbitrary markup is possible, see http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-latex-export.php#sec-12 >>>> >>>> Using this approach [[latex:textsc][My small caps]] would export to >>>> LaTeX as \textsc{My small caps}. >>> >>> In the Org-buffer I see "My small caps" with a special underlined >>> face. This is standard for links with a non-missing display part, >>> but in >>> the case of non-standard link types such as this I'm not sure it's >>> helpful. I think I'd like to see in my Org buffer what markup is >>> being >>> applied.[1] >>> >>> (Related question -- is there a command I can enter with point on a >>> link >>> which displays the raw text of the link? (temporarily remove >>> overlays at >>> point?)) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> >>> Footnotes: >>> [1] Maybe add an optional display argument to org-add-link-type >>> which would be a function used by the org-activate-*-link function?? >>> >> >> Hi Dan, >> >> I agree that it would be good to generalize the Org-mode link syntax >> so that it doesn't assume a link representation in the Org-mode >> buffer >> and in HTML export. If a link representation was one possibility >> among others, then this syntax would be that much more useful. >> >> As for showing small caps, say, in the Org-mode buffer, I agree that >> this would be nice in this instance. > > Hi Tom, > > Sorry, I didn't express myself clearly. I didn't mean that I'd like to > see small caps in the org buffer. What I meant is that I'd prefer to > see > something like [[latex:textsc][My small caps]], as opposed to it all > magically being covered up with an overlay displaying "My small > caps". With the overlay, I've no idea that it is a special markup, and > not some form of link. > > Dan Hi Dan, I'm with you on this. IMO, it would be good to generalize the Org- mode link syntax so that it doesn't assume a link representation in the Org-mode buffer and in HTML export. With the Org-mode stylesheet, the OP could have small caps if wanted and you could have [[latex:textsc][My small caps]]. All the best, Tom