From: Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Org-syntax: Intra-word markup
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2021 22:01:15 +0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sofvrt$h1l$1@ciao.gmane.io> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ilw5grz7.fsf@gmail.com>
On 04/12/2021 06:51, Tim Cross wrote:
>
> Please, please can we stop trying to satisfy every edge case or extend
> the markup to satisfy every possible scenario.
>
> Org's big strength is in its simplicity. This comes at a price -
> limitations in what can be done. If those limitations are unacceptable,
> then use a richer markup format like Latex, XML, HTML etc.
It is ridiculous to throw away a nice tool and start to struggle with
another bunch of problems when a small missed feature is really required.
> The point about back end exporter support is very relevant.
Notice that this particular feature does not require extending of
underlying intermediate representation. There may be some subtle points
but generally export backends are ready to intra-word markup.
> In 18 years, I've seen requests for inner word markup less than 4 times.
> this is not a feature we should even be considering adding to the markup
> syntax.
>
> Org provides a light weight markup, not a fully flexible rich markup
> designed to meet any need. It makes the easy stuff simple.
Different users wish to have different minor features. It would be great
to have a way to include a fragment with more verbose markup that allows
to express special needs unsupported by lightweight markup. I am
discussing a more general solution, not syntax extension namely for
intra-word markup.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-12-04 15:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-12-02 10:50 Org-syntax: Intra-word markup Denis Maier
2021-12-02 11:18 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-02 11:30 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-02 11:36 ` Denis Maier
2021-12-02 12:01 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-02 11:42 ` Marco Wahl
2021-12-02 11:50 ` Denis Maier
2021-12-02 12:10 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-02 12:40 ` Denis Maier
2021-12-02 12:54 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-02 13:14 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-02 13:28 ` Denis Maier
2021-12-02 12:48 ` Max Nikulin
2021-12-02 12:02 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-02 12:00 ` Ihor Radchenko
[not found] ` <87r1avtdjy.fsf@ucl.ac.uk>
2021-12-02 12:27 ` Denis Maier
2021-12-02 13:06 ` Eric S Fraga
2021-12-02 12:28 ` Denis Maier
2021-12-02 12:55 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-02 11:58 ` Timothy
2021-12-02 12:26 ` Denis Maier
2021-12-02 13:07 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-02 15:51 ` Max Nikulin
2021-12-02 18:11 ` Tom Gillespie
2021-12-02 19:09 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-04 13:07 ` Org-syntax: emphasis and not English punctuation Max Nikulin
2021-12-04 16:42 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-02 20:47 ` Org-syntax: Intra-word markup Denis Maier
2021-12-02 22:44 ` Samuel Wales
2021-12-03 14:53 ` Max Nikulin
2021-12-03 23:51 ` Tim Cross
2021-12-04 15:01 ` Max Nikulin [this message]
2021-12-05 23:34 ` Russell Adams
2021-12-05 23:37 ` Russell Adams
2021-12-06 1:39 ` Samuel Wales
2021-12-02 19:03 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2021-12-02 19:34 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-02 23:05 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2021-12-02 23:24 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-03 14:24 ` Max Nikulin
2021-12-03 15:01 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-04 15:57 ` Denis Maier
2021-12-04 17:53 ` Tom Gillespie
2021-12-04 18:37 ` John Kitchin
2021-12-04 21:16 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-06 10:57 ` Raw Org AST snippets for "impossible" markup Max Nikulin
2021-12-06 15:45 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-06 16:56 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-08 13:09 ` Max Nikulin
2021-12-08 23:19 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-08 23:35 ` John Kitchin
2021-12-09 7:01 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-09 14:56 ` Max Nikulin
2021-12-09 16:11 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-12-09 22:27 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2022-01-03 14:34 ` Max Nikulin
2021-12-04 19:04 ` Org-syntax: Intra-word markup Timothy
2021-12-04 21:48 ` Tom Gillespie
2021-12-06 10:59 ` Max Nikulin
2022-01-28 14:52 ` Max Nikulin
2022-01-29 3:13 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-01-29 13:05 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2022-02-02 15:28 ` Max Nikulin
2022-02-02 20:01 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2022-02-03 12:10 ` Max Nikulin
2021-12-06 11:01 ` Denis Maier
2022-01-28 12:12 ` [PATCH] Intra-word markup: \relax Max Nikulin
2022-01-28 13:13 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2022-02-02 15:42 ` Max Nikulin
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2021-12-02 13:36 Org-syntax: Intra-word markup autofrettage
2021-12-02 15:24 ` Robert Pluim
2021-12-02 17:11 ` autofrettage
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