On Sun, Apr 04 2021, Nicolas Goaziou wrote: > Joost Kremers <joostkrem...@fastmail.fm> writes: > >> On Sat, Apr 03 2021, Tom Gillespie wrote: >>> Is there any reason why folks couldn't just customize >>> org-emphasis-alist using a file local variable? > > [...] > >> If all exporters worked off an internal representation such as what is >> returned by `org-element-parse-buffer`, it should be easier to modify the >> front-end syntax. > > I think they do.
So if I were so inclined, I could write a parser for Markdown that produces this internal format and get all the export targets that Org has? (Not that I'm so inclined... Just wondering. ;-) ) > Anyway, one of the goals of Org is to provide a universal document > format. It is not there yet, but allowing local modifications of the > syntax certainly goes against that goal. I tend to agree that allowing local modifications of Org's syntax is pretty much pointless, but then why is `org-emphasis-alist` a user option? I originally thought its purpose was to customise Org's syntax, until I found that the exporters didn't play ball. ;-) -- Joost Kremers Life has its moments
