Bug: Inconsistent formatting when terminating bold inside a link [9.3 (release_9.3 @ /usr/share/emacs/27.0.91/lisp/org/)]

["Tom Alexander" <tom@fizz.buzz>]

When you have a section of bold text that ends inside a link, for example:

  *can you [[http://foo.bar/][terminate *bolds* inside]] links*

Inside emacs it bolds the text "can you terminate bolds" and represents "terminate *bolds* inside" as a link, but if you export to any non-text format (I tested html, LaTeX to PDF, and ODT) then it breaks the link exporting the raw org-mode link syntax.

Expected behavior: I see three options. Naturally in HTML you can't do <b>can you <a href="http://foo.bar/">terminate bolds</b> inside</a> links so it could either

1. duplicate the bold tag:

<b>can you </b><a href="http://foo.bar/"><b>terminate bolds</b> inside</a> links

2. or the text inside a link could be considered an independent context from the outside text:
<b>can you <a href="http://foo.bar/">terminate <b>bolds</b> inside</a> links</b>

3. or the emacs rendering can be updated to accurately reflect the link being broken as it currently is in the exported output.

Reproduced the issue with `emacs -q`. Below is the version/config information:

Emacs  : GNU Emacs 27.0.91 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.20, cairo version 1.17.3)
 of 2020-06-09
Package: Org mode version 9.3 (release_9.3 @ /usr/share/emacs/27.0.91/lisp/org/)

current state:
==============
(setq
 org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
 org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
 org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer)
 org-html-format-inlinetask-function 'org-html-format-inlinetask-default-function
 org-odt-format-headline-function 'org-odt-format-headline-default-function
 org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default
 org-mode-hook '(#[0 "\301\211\x10\207" [imenu-create-index-function org-imenu-get-tree] 2]
		 #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
		   [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-all append local] 5]
		 #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
		   [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5]
		 org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes)
 org-odt-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"]
 org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe)
 org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
 org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
 org-bibtex-headline-format-function #[257 "\300\x01\236A\207" [:title] 3 "\n\n(fn ENTRY)"]
 org-latex-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn _ CONTENTS)"]
 org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer)
 org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand)
 org-ascii-format-drawer-function #[771 "\x01\207" [] 4 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS WIDTH)"]
 org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
 org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-show-empty-lines
		  org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change)
 org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate org-babel-speed-command-activate)
 org-odt-format-inlinetask-function 'org-odt-format-inlinetask-default-function
 org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-link-parameters '(("attachment" :follow org-attach-open-link :export org-attach-export-link
			:complete org-attach-complete-link)
		       ("id" :follow org-id-open) ("eww" :follow eww :store org-eww-store-link)
		       ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store org-rmail-store-link)
		       ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link)
		       ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link :export org-irc-export)
		       ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export :store
			org-info-store-link)
		       ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store org-gnus-store-link)
		       ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export org-docview-export :store
			org-docview-store-link)
		       ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store org-bibtex-store-link)
		       ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export :complete
			org-bbdb-complete-link :store org-bbdb-store-link)
		       ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link) ("file+sys") ("file+emacs")
		       ("shell" :follow org-link--open-shell)
		       ("news" :follow
			#[257 "\301\300\302\x03Q!\207" ["news" browse-url ":"] 5 "\n\n(fn URL)"])
		       ("mailto" :follow
			#[257 "\301\300\302\x03Q!\207" ["mailto" browse-url ":"] 5 "\n\n(fn URL)"])
		       ("https" :follow
			#[257 "\301\300\302\x03Q!\207" ["https" browse-url ":"] 5 "\n\n(fn URL)"])
		       ("http" :follow
			#[257 "\301\300\302\x03Q!\207" ["http" browse-url ":"] 5 "\n\n(fn URL)"])
		       ("ftp" :follow
			#[257 "\301\300\302\x03Q!\207" ["ftp" browse-url ":"] 5 "\n\n(fn URL)"])
		       ("help" :follow org-link--open-help)
		       ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file)
		       ("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp) ("doi" :follow org-link--open-doi))
 org-latex-format-headline-function 'org-latex-format-headline-default-function
 org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-latex-format-inlinetask-function 'org-latex-format-inlinetask-default-function
 org-html-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"]
 org-html-format-headline-function 'org-html-format-headline-default-function
 )


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Tom Alexander