Re: [PATCH] Add support for $…$ latex fragments followed by a dash

[Tom Gillespie]

> The change is local and minor.
We can't know that. Consider for example someone that has
the following line somewhere in their files.
#+begin_src org
I spent $20 on food and was paid$-10 dollars by friends so
I am down $10.
#+end_src
Yes =paid$-10= is probably a typo that should have a space
in between, but it could still be in a file and cause an issue.
The more likely case would be of someone that has $ in the
name of a variable that also uses dashes. For example if
I have a list of variable names such as
#+begin_src org
Text a $A_BASH_VAR
Text b some-$-lisp-var
#+end_src

The proposed change would break any file with a pattern like
this.

We have no way of seeing every org file that users have
written so we don't know the extent of the impact, and thus
have to assume that there would be some impact. Making
such a change with an unknown blast radius in the midst of
considering removing support for that syntax altogether is
inviting disaster.

Best,
Tom