Hello, Scott Randby <sran...@gmail.com> writes:
> There is an interesting issue here. I sometimes want to use ~ in a code > snippet, so I can't use ~code snippet~. Yet, Indeed, this was discussed in this ML. We need some escape character in Org. A general escape character is a bit ambitious, and not necessarily useful, but we could introduce one specifically for verbatim and code markers, much like in macros and verbatim blocks, e.g. ~some\~code\=with special\\ characters~ There is a design decision involved: what character can be escaped? It could be anything, or limit to "~" for code and "=" for verbatim markers. For example macros limit escape-able characters to "," and "\". This makes the contents easier to read, but the rule is inconsistent. Thoughts? > Org code: \verb@a_variable_deleteThisAndItWorks@ > > Exported LaTeX: \verb@a\(_{\text{variable}}_{\text{deleteThisAndItWorks}}\)@ > > The exported LaTeX is not what we want. Instead, > > Org code: #+latex:\verb@a_variable_deleteThisAndItWorks@ > > Alternative: @@latex:\verb@a_variable_deleteThisAndItWorks@@@ > > Exported LaTeX: \verb@a_variable_deleteThisAndItWorks@ > > I've wondered why \verb isn't exported correctly without specifying it > as literal LaTeX, It's because Org recognize LaTeX commands only if they are followed by a blank character, the end of buffer, or "{}", which is not the case with \verb@...@. Regards, -- Nicolas Goaziou