Re: Is the cascading logic of outlines a feature, or a design bug?

[Max Nikulin]

On 26/12/2022 13:47, abq@bitrot.link wrote:
> https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#closing-outline-sections answers 
> The answer given is:
> "no. Org-mode adheres to the cascading logic of outlines, in which a 
> section is closed only by another section that occupies an equal or 
> greater level."

> Is that limitation a feature, or a design bug?

You may guess that this item appeared in FAQ after numerous discussions 
on this mailing list. Search its archive for details.

The most close feature is inline tasks, there are other structures like 
#+begin_something/#+end_something blocks and :drawer:...:end: that have 
closing marker.

Some Org syntax limitations are imposed to be able efficiently determine 
current context using regexp searches. So "** Heading" lines must be 
escaped in comments, nested identical #+begin_block structures are not 
allowed. Another point is treating Org files with syntax errors.