Re: [O] [PATCH (new version)][ox-latex.el] Allow AUTO argument to org-latex-guess-babel-language.

[Sebastien Vauban]

Hello,

Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
>> It changes behavior for your setup in that you can define a LANGUAGE
>> that isn't a known abbreviation.
>
> While I think your patch is overall an improvement, I'm not convinced by
> this particular point. Indeed #+LANGUAGE: expects a language code as
> value, not just any string. This is important since latex backend is not
> the only one to use that keyword.
>
> For example, imagine a user in need for german smart quotes. How do you
> explain to him than #+language: german will not work, but #+language: de
> will?
>
> I think special Babel needs can be handled elsewhere.

That makes me think of another point: how do I say that the HTML exported
document is in American English?  By having a #+LANGUAGE: en-us specification.

But that's not a valid language for Babel when exporting to LaTeX.

So, I think we'd need some sort of alist with allowed values, and their
equivalent for LaTeX and for HTML (and for other uses?), don't we?

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sebastien Vauban