[Orgmode] Re: Org-special-blocks for code chunks

[Sébastien Vauban]

Hi Chris,

Chris Gray wrote:
> Thanks for testing things so extensively.

No prob. Trying to fully understand all sides of the problem.


>> Look, I've done an ECM with the different ways I currently see for Org-mode:
>
> I've never seen the term ECM before.  What does it mean?

ECM is French for Exemple Complet Minimal (= Minimal Complete Example).


>> Conclusions?
>
>> - Org-special-blocks seems to misbehave in cases A3/B3 (adding an unsound
>>   environment) and A4 (letting the underscore being converted);
>
> I would argue that it is only misbehaving in A3 and B3, since the whole
> point of org-special-blocks is that org-style interpretation of your
> text is happening inside the blocks.

About A4: maybe you're right, yes.


> In this sense, it was never really meant to be used with verbatim-type
> environments. (I use it mainly for things like lemma and proof
> environments).
>
> I think that A3/B3 show a bug, though, so that should be fixed.  (Either
> with a special case in org-special-blocks or by moving the hook around
> in org-exp-latex).  I will try to have a look at this later.

OK. Thanks.


>> - Though, case A1 is not very friendly: nothing tells I'm inline LaTeX code
>>   (what about other exports, as HTML and the like?)
>
> I'm not sure, but I think it sends the whole thing to latex and then
> renders the output as an image.

Never using HTML... But when it comes to make a choice for my whole life ;-),
I must take this into account...

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sébastien Vauban