Hello, Bastien <b...@altern.org> writes:
> Hi Andreas, > > Andreas Röhler <andreas.roeh...@easy-emacs.de> writes: > >> Hmm, AFAIS trouble might occur only if someone tries to load a >> non-default --i.e. not-starred-- org-file while the default is >> active. > > ... or if someone shares a file online using non-star character > as the prefix for headlines: this file won't be processed by > Org tools like org-ruby and the like. > >> But even then it's quite easy to write a guess, which might start if >> org-mode didn't encounter the stars where expected. > > Org files are not just for Emacs, that's were the problem lies... I don't understand this heavy-handed approach. Plain text is great because I can do whatever I want. What I come up with might not work correctly in other tools (or anything at all), but I have the freedom to do interesting things, and to have my files look just the way I want them to. Emacs is great because it allows me the freedom of near-infinite customization. It has sensible defaults, but it allows me to break things however I want. Org, on the other hand, seems to be moving away from that in many ways. Headlines must start with stars because I might someday post something on the web and it wouldn't work for someone else? Other tools might not recognize my file correctly? A developer of some other tool might someday have a problem? These are not good reasons for limiting what I can do with my own Org files. I don't need or want supervision in how I create my files. I want freedom. If I wanted supervision, I wouldn't be using Emacs. Have you seen the lisp posted to the web? Somehow, Emacs and I survive that. Org started as a great tool that let me do cool things with my text files. I don't want to see it change to a rigid format for me to force my files into, where my only options are conform or leave. Org should err on the side of user freedom. IMHO, Terry -- T.F. Torrey
