Re: [Orgmode] Re: [PATCH] Distinguish = and ~ delimiters in LaTeX export

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jan 30, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Sébastien Vauban wrote:

> Hi Thomas,
>
> "Thomas S. Dye" wrote:
> > The default value of org-export-latex-emphasis-alist treats the =  
> > and ~
> > delimiters as \\verb. Both settings are ignored because org-export-
> > latex-use-verb is nil by default. The = and ~ delimiters produce  
> > \texttt{}
> > instead of \verb. This patch distinguishes = and ~ by changing the  
> > default
> > for = to \\texttt{%s}.
> >
> > The docstring has also been changed to refer to org-export-latex- 
> > use- verb.
> >
> > With this patch, users exporting to LaTeX will be able to use = for  
> > \texttt
> > text in LaTeX moving environments and ~ for \verb text in places  
> > where it is
> > safe to use this construct.
>
> What's the real use of that variable?  I mean, wouldn't it be more  
> simple if
> Org's export behavior was just based on the contents of
> org-export-latex-emphasis-alist?  Is there verbatim in it, we use  
> verbatim. Is
> is texttt in it, we use texttt...

I did put the variable in while I was developing this feature, not  
being sure if I could get it to work properly, so to give me  
flexibility to switch the feature on and off.  The variable is not  
meant for the user (then it would have been a defcustom), just a  
convenience for the programmer.

Hope this makes it more clear.

- Carsten

> In fact, in which cases do we want to override what's described in  
> the alist?
>
> Best regards,
>  Seb
>
> --
> Sébastien Vauban
>
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