The solution is simpler than you think; you simply need to add ZERO WIDTH SPACE unicode char between / and " (beginning) and " and / (end).
The default way to do it is C-x 8 RET zero width space RET or C-x 8 RET 200b RET But I need to use this priceless unicode char to escape stuff like this in org-mode and so I have bound "0" in "C-x 8" map to insert this char. Here is how I do it in my init: https://github.com/kaushalmodi/.emacs.d/blob/f3c44e933f45dfdb760540e9f86acc91b55ab94a/setup-files/setup-editing.el#L637 Thus I simply need to do C-x 8 0 to insert the ZERO WIDTH SPACE. To elaborate more, <0> below is where you insert the 200b unicode characters: I would like to see /<0>"these surrounding quotes in italics"<0>/. On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 10:46 PM Steven Arntson <ste...@stevenarntson.com> wrote: > I am not helpful here, but would simply like to add that I would also > love an answer to this, as well as times when italics don't seem to work > around periods and commas, like "and /then,/ well, ..." (which does not > italicize for me on emacs 24.5.1, org 8.2.1). > > Myles English <mylesengl...@gmail.com> writes: > > > Hello, > > > > Can anyone tell me what to set org-emphasis-regexp-components to in > > order to allow italic quote marks? > > > > i.e. /"like this"/ > > > > I don't understand the documentation and am just not in the mood to > > spend the next hour or so working it out. (That is a rule of thumb for > > me; if it involves a regular expression, it will take at least an hour, > > and three cups of tea.) > > > > Thanks, > > Myles > > >
