"Racoon Chimp" <[email protected]> writes:
> how would you do it?
Great topic!
I use *quote blocks* with no attribution, such as for university
assignment solutions, where I quote the relevant part of the assignment
before attempting to solve it.
Example:
#+begin_quote
Find the absolute minimum of \(f(x) = x^2 - 6x + 2\).
#+end_quote
First, we find the derivative of \(f\),
\begin{equation*}
\frac{d}{dx} f(x) = \frac{d}{dx}(x^2 - 6x + 2) = 2x - 6.
\end{equation*}
...
For my collection of wisdom quotes, I use *source blocks* because in
Org, tangling is tied to source blocks. See, I tangle my quotes to a
`fortune' file, which is then used for the initial *scratch* buffer
content, "classic" wisdom e-mail signatures, and similar. Emacs has
`fortune' support built-in, as do Unix-like systems.
Example:
#+begin_src text :comments no :epilogue %
"The power of mathematics rests on its evasion of all unnecessary
thought."
--- Ernst Mach, 1838-1916
#+end_src
...
It would be great if quote blocks
- supported tangling
- supported attribution, as arbitrary text or citations
P.S. As for *verse blocks*, I use those _a lot_ for "poetic emphasis".
Example:
* Behavioral science
A science that
#+begin_verse
lacks fundamental understanding
#+end_verse
and instead relies on observed behavior.
Rudy
--
"Logic is a science of the necessary laws of thought, without which no
employment of the understanding and the reason takes place."
--- Immanuel Kant, 1785
Rudolf Adamkovič <[email protected]> [he/him]
http://adamkovic.org
