Rudolf Adamkovič <salu...@me.com> writes: >> What about [[Link][link]]? > > That makes Org documents hard to read in *plain text*, that is without > the "descriptive links" fontification. Here is my note again, compare: > > EXAMPLE 1: Hard-to-read, unhelpful markup: > > The set of [[Cellular membrane][cellular membrane]]-bound > [[Organelle][organelle]]s inside of the [[Eukaryotic cell][eukaryotic > cell]] that work together on the synthesis and distribution of > [[Protein][protein]]s and [[Lipid][lipid]]s. > > EXAMPLE 2: Lightweight, helpful markup: > > The set of [[cellular membrane]]-bound [[organelle]]s inside of the > [[eukaryotic cell]] that work together on the synthesis and > distribution of [[protein]]s and [[lipid]]s.
Note that there is generally no guarantee that [[name]] link will be exported as "name" by any particular backend. Your workaround with num:nil is just a workaround that may or may not work in future. >> Judging from your example, I am not sure if it is an actual problem >> with Org mode. I am still to see a use case when case-insensitivity >> would be useful. Now, I am inclined to fix the docstring (and possibly >> the manual), clarifying about case-sensitivity of the internal links. > > For me, this is not only "an actual problem with Org" but the biggest > problem, and the only big problem, I have with Org. > > As a markup language, Org is "99% there" in having some of the *most > practical* plain text [[link]]s available, but then falls short on case > sensitivity, ending up with the exact opposite. > > Now, I could use descriptive links, which hide the [[Wart][wart]] behind > fontification tricks, but that would not solve my problem. Why? I need > to use other plain text tools, such as Git, with my densely linked Org > documents. I can see how this can be helpful in certain scenarios. I made headline and radio target link matching case-insensitive on main. https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=ed42dc34a https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=ec2399330 -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
