From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) Subject: Re: Problem with org-entities-user Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 06:52:12 -1000 Message-ID: References: <87k3vtgnhy.fsf@gmail.com> <87sjaeduh5.fsf@gmail.com> <7CC1FB98-B071-429C-A230-B91D461104FD@gmail.com> <87d31idn1v.fsf@gmail.com> <2A730922-8F3C-4CEC-ACFA-AF04E6FF7DAB@gmail.com> <87zk4kdi0e.fsf@gmail.com> <8AE329E8-EE0F-45CB-B8FE-96A98EDEBE9E@gmail.com> <87sjaacucx.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:54881) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TFSwD-0000jN-FK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:52:18 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TFSwC-0001ex-9w for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:52:17 -0400 Received: from oproxy9.bluehost.com ([69.89.24.6]:54481) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TFSwB-0001et-W8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:52:16 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Carsten Dominik's message of "Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:57:19 +0200") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carsten Dominik Cc: Org-mode , Nicolas Goaziou Carsten Dominik writes: > On 22.9.2012, at 10:52, Nicolas Goaziou wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Carsten Dominik writes: >> >>> The only thing is: I do use Org to draft documents intended to >>> be later fine-tuned as LaTeX documents, while I don't usually >>> do this for other backends. So the ability to put in naked >>> LaTeX formatting commands does have value and convenience for >>> me personally. >> >> If the LaTeX command doesn't require an argument, you can always add it >> to `org-entities-user'. > > Yes, even though this is not very clean by itself. > >> Otherwise, you may define a macro like the >> following: >> >> #+MACRO: sc @@e-latex:\textsc{@@$1@@e-latex:}@@ >> >> I agree that's not as convenient to set up. But once it is done, it's as >> easy to use as raw commands. > > True. > >> >> Anyway this is a minor point. I guess it will be swept under the rug of >> historical reasons, after all. > > Maybe not. I can go along with your arguments for cleanness. Would you > object to keeping this feature in as an option, turned off be default, > so that it is at least easy to keep lengthy files working? > > The way I understand it, the new exporter will be default in 8.0, so > this is the time to make some incompatible changes. But if it is > possible to support this as an option, I would like it. > > Regards > > - Carsten > I would like this, too. I think it would help me keep reproducible research documents viable. All the best, Tom -- T.S. Dye & Colleagues, Archaeologists 735 Bishop St, Suite 315, Honolulu, HI 96813 Tel: 808-529-0866, Fax: 808-529-0884 http://www.tsdye.com