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Re: [BUG] Prefer lowercase #+results [9.5.2 (release_9.5.2-3-geb9f34 @ /


From: Colin Baxter 😺
Subject: Re: [BUG] Prefer lowercase #+results [9.5.2 (release_9.5.2-3-geb9f34 @ /Users/salutis/src/emacs/nextstep/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp/org/)]
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:57:46 +0000
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.90 (gnu/linux)

>>>>> Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

    > Colin Baxter 😺 <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:
    >> What is the point of changing a default? Users can change to
    >> whatever they like, but a default is a default - i.e. remains
    >> fixed. Why a particular default arose belongs to peculiarities of
    >> history. Do people really want to revisit this year after year?
    >> The value of a default is irrelevant: what is important is that
    >> it does not change, once it is chosen, without some very good
    >> reason. I have not seen that reason in this particular case. The
    >> arguments of consistency are ephemeral.

    > For some more context, other functions are not really consistent
    > about uppercase/lowercase: - =org-insert-structure-template=
    > lowercase - =org-insert-drawer= uppercase -
    > =org-insert-property-drawer= uppercase -
    > =org-babel-exp-code-template= defaults to uppercase -
    > =org-clock-find-position= defaults to uppercase :END: -
    > =org-feed-write-status= defaults to uppercase -
    > =org-inlinetask-insert-task= defaults to uppercase -
    > =org-mobile-write-agenda-for-mobile= defaults to uppercase -
    > =org-babel-examplify-region= lowercase

    > I just looked for END vs end.

    > So, unless there is overwhelming support for changing uppercase
    > defaults into lowercase and a thorough patch, I am inclined
    > towards preserving the existing behaviour.

Agreed.

    > Changing just RESULTS keyword provides no benefit to making things
    > consistent.

Agreed.


Best - Colin



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