Re: Emacs as word processor / Text Properties

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Jambunathan K <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:48:16 +0530
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> >> Currently, in Org-mode, one cannot have multi-paragraph tables.
> >> Assuming that in near future, it does support such tables, how would one
> >> go about fixing the directionality.
> >
> > You already asked this in the past, and I already provided several
> > alternatives.  One is to use TAB characters, another is to use the
> > '(space . PROPS)' display spec, yet another is to use RLM/RLM
> > controls.  Between these, I don't believe there's a problem we won't
> > be able to solve.
> 
> For the sake of record, Uwe ended up with "physically" reversing a table
> row.  Note the absence of Bidi markers in that text.
> 
> See
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-11/msg00281.html

That thread talks about exporting to ODT, so I don't really understand
the issues involved.

> ps: My "gut feeling" is that Uwe is also new to Bidi markups.

He's certainly not new to them.  But for some reason he didn't respond
to my suggestions and didn't heed to them.