From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas S. Dye Subject: Re: small caps Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 07:39:11 -1000 Message-ID: References: <87si4toc4g.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <87a8r1y4bm.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51399) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZrrAf-0003uC-HV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:39:30 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZrrAa-0002HT-F6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:39:29 -0400 Received: from gproxy10-pub.mail.unifiedlayer.com ([69.89.20.226]:59415) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZrrAa-0002Fw-85 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:39:24 -0400 In-reply-to: <87a8r1y4bm.fsf@gmail.com> 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: Aaron Ecay Cc: Org Mode , Nicolas Goaziou Aloha Aaron, Aaron Ecay writes: > Hi Nicolas, > > 2015ko urriak 29an, Nicolas Goaziou-ek idatzi zuen: >> >> Hello, >> >> Matt Price writes: >> >>> do we have a syntax for the "small caps" text attribute in Org? >> >> No, we don't. >> >>> If not, should we? >> >> We cannot have a syntax for everything. A macro can probably replace >> missing syntax. > > This is true. But small-caps are meaningful in a variety of contexts, > and they are not a truly new syntax (requiring extra code in the parser), > but rather can be handled exactly as the other emphasis markers. (They > would require support from the exporters of course.) > > There’s also no rush. Maybe we could revisit the question of adding > small caps after the emphasis changes you indicated in the roadmap > thread are decided on. Those might change the cost:benefit evaluation > for adding this feature. > > (FWIW, I’d be in favor of the addition unless some major new consideration > is introduced by the emphasis changes. A good proportion of the documents > I write in Org use small caps somehow. It would be good to know for how > many other users that is the case.) I use them in almost all my archaeology writing where it is conventional to make AD, BC, and BP small caps. All the best, Tom -- Thomas S. Dye http://www.tsdye.com