bug#71364: Fix Table.el export

[Reuben Thomas]

On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 at 12:19, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:

> From: Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org>
> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2024 11:59:52 +0100
> Cc: pranshusharma366@gmail.com, lockywolf@gmail.com, 71364@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> 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.

So it's a YES, because I was saying the same thing.  Or maybe we
disagree about whether a function written for exporting to LaTeX
should or should not expect LaTeX markup.

It looks like I was wrong: `table--generate-source-scan-lines` is expecting LaTeX input.

Good luck with that!

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