Re: [O] New exporter and dates in tables

[Bernt Hansen]

Nicolas Goaziou <address@hidden> writes:

> Bernt Hansen <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> I have subtrees with inactive timestamps in the text indicating when
>> something occurred.  I normally don't want to export these.  But I think
>> any table data that includes inactive timestamps should be an exception
>> to this ... otherwise you get output tables with blank cells where the
>> meaningful timestamp data would be.
>
> I understand.
>
> So what exactly should be this exception? Should export ignore <:nil
> option in a whole table, or only when a table cell contains a single
> timestamp? IOW, how would it behaves in the following table:
>
>   | [2013-04-04 Thu] | Lunch at [2013-04-04 Thu] ] |
>
> when `org-export-with-timestamps' is either nil or `active'?

I think keeping it simple is best.  If there is an inactive timestamp in
a table then it should be exported (I consider everything in a table as
data).

>
> Also, this must be documented. Exceptions tend to accumulate a lot and
> make the global behaviour unpredictable. Would you mind providing an
> explanation to this, which would fit in `org-export-with-timestamps'
> docstring?
>

Sure I can do that.  I will follow up with a patch in this thread this
week after the behaviour has been determined.

Regards,
Bernt