Re: XHTML export -   etc.

["Daniel Clemente" <n142857@gmail.com>]

>
> >  - you write C-x 8 SPC in your org files
> >  - C-x 8 SPC is exported to   on HTML
> >  - C-x 8 SPC is exported to ~ on HTML
> >  - ~ continues working normally: produces ~ on HTML and \~{} on LaTeX
>
> 100% okay.  And you can add:
>
> - \~ will insert ~ in the LaTeX source
>
   Yes

> >    Sometimes the \ means „don't escape", sometimes not.
>
> Are you okay with this:
>
>  Org  =>  LaTeX
> ----------------
>   \~  =>  ~
>   \%  =>  %
>   \#  =>  #
>   \{  =>  {
>   \}  =>  }
>   \&  =>  &
>   \_  =>  _
>   \^  =>  ^
>
> (i.e. preventing special characters from being converted.)

   Mmm... some of those characters /can/ already be written directly
and they won't be interpreted, so you suggest adding a second method
(ex: \# besides # ). Maybe some users find this confusing and prefer
just one way to write each sign.
   What do other people think? Should both # and \# write # ?

   But your proposal would convert \ into the generic escaping character.
   This is good since then you can always write \% (or with any
character of the list) and you know it will be escaped.
   But this is bad because this would only work on the characters you
proposed, not on all. Ex \[ would probably write \[ and not [

   I would suggest:
 1.  Using \# just for signs that are part of org's syntax: _ ^
 2.  Developing a general way to include a literal text without
processing of org's syntax. For instance, the string *word* where both
asterisks should be visible at the exported text (instead of a bold
word). That can be implemented with start-end markers (ex:
<literal>some *unprocessed* text</literal>) or with a marker before
each sign: (ex: some \*unprocessed\* text).

  1 and 2 can be combined if \# works with exactly all syntax
elements, that means, all elements which would otherwise change the
meaning and processing of the text. For instance:
\*
\/
\[
\]
\#
\|
\=
etc.
  Of course, also \\ must be present to write a literal \
  For the signs which are not part of org's syntax, you wouldn't need
to write \  Ex: \( is unnecesary since ( has no meaning in org.


   Sorry for starting anothed discussion :-)


Daniel