bug#71364: Fix Table.el export

[Reuben Thomas]

On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 at 11:51, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:

> From: Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org>
> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2024 11:05:25 +0100
> Cc: Pranshu <pranshusharma366@gmail.com>, Vladimir Nikishkin <lockywolf@gmail.com>,
>       71364@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> Specifically, it works fine if, like me, you do not want to put LaTeX markup in tables. This was certainly my
> case, as I was using it with org-mode. In this case, any character that is active in LaTeX can and should simply
> be escaped on output.
>
> What is basically broken is the ability to export to LaTeX when the table contains LaTeX markup.

But the function being discussed is said to be specific to export to
LaTeX, so it should expect LaTeX markup in the cells, no?

No, it is supposed to export arbitrary text as valid LaTeX. At least, that is my understanding.

Again, the function being discussed is specific to LaTeX, AFAIU, so
this is unlike the more-general issue of spell-checking an arbitrary
buffer.  It is more like a hypothetical command ispell-latex-buffer
(if it were to exist).  Don't you agree?

The point I was trying to make is that LaTeX-specific code belongs in LaTeX-specific modes and modules, not in ispell.el or table.el.

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