Nicolas Goaziou <[email protected]> writes: > [email protected] (Thomas S. Dye) writes: > >> I've just browsed the Document Structure chapter of the Org-mode manual: >> paragraphs aren't mentioned! > > They are in "11.1 Structural markup elements" >
Yes, somewhat incongruously. To my mind, the markup elements are blank lines and \\, not paragraphs. >> I'm not trying to be pedantic here and hold out for the presence or >> absence of blank lines to indicate a paragraph break in Org-mode. For >> the use case of lists set within a paragraph some other mechanism might >> be more appropriate. > > I would suggest #+begin_latex #+end_latex for such specific needs > (paralist). > Yes, but this solution misses the great pleasure and convenience of working with Org-mode lists. It is something I can live with if it proves impractical to keep the current configuration, however. >> But this circles back to the more general question of how paragraphs are >> indicated in Org-mode. Is it the blank line alone, or the blank line and >> other mechanisms? > > There is no strict definition of a paragraph in Org core, yet. That's > why every exporter comes out with its own. > > Though, a blank line is definitely seen as a paragraph break, as any > paragraph starter. So, what are these paragraph starters? Here are some: > - any line starting with #+, maybe indented. That includes keywords, > blocks, comments... > - fixed-width lines > - items > - headlines. > > Now, defining a paragraph in Org wouldn't necessary be a bad thing for > exporters. This would just add information they could deliberately throw > away. That's why, again, keeping the exact number of blank lines is > important (for when they will throw the information away). > Thanks very much for this, to me, clear explanation of the issue. I'm convinced that I've been able to make my points understood and will happily use the Org-mode that you and others are so kind to develop, with or without the ability to set Org-mode lists within paragraphs via LaTeX. All the best, Tom > Regards, -- T.S. Dye & Colleagues, Archaeologists 735 Bishop St, Suite 315, Honolulu, HI 96813 Tel: 808-529-0866, Fax: 808-529-0884 http://www.tsdye.com
