Hello,
Carsten Dominik <carsten.domi...@gmail.com> writes:
> These are all valid arguments. However, I did design
> Org-mode to be LaTeX-near to make sure that it becomes
> easy and fast to type as a notes environment. In my mind, a user
> expecting \cite{...} to work in other backends is not necessarily
> a wrong expectation, and if we introduce a syntax for doing citations
> in HTML, why not using the LaTeX syntax for it?
>
> So actually, it seems I do not fully agree with your *consistency*
> argument. While you are right that it is the logical and clean thing
> if you view Org as a markup language created for export, it is not
> necessarily the right solution for a convenience point of view.
My point is not about removing anything related to LaTeX syntax. I'm
fine with a \cite{...} (although I think [[cite:...]] may be cleaner) as
long as it really is accepted by most major export back-ends.
But I think accepting raw commands like \vspace, \hfill and al. is not
necessary (as long as there's still a way to send them to the export
back-end). We shouldn't trick users into thinking these commands will be
obeyed in any situation.
Moreover, I don't think that they belong to an easy and fast to type
notes environment.
Regards,
--
Nicolas Goaziou
