Subject: Re: bug#71364: Fix Table.el export

From: Reuben Thomas <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2024 11:59:52 +0100

On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 at 11:51, Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]> wrote:

> > From: Reuben Thomas <[email-masked]>
> > Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2024 11:05:25 +0100
> > Cc: Pranshu <[email-masked]>, Vladimir Nikishkin <
> [email-masked]>,
> >       [email-masked]
> >
> > Specifically, it works fine if, like me, you do not want to put LaTeX
> markup in tables. This was certainly my
> > case, as I was using it with org-mode. In this case, any character that
> is active in LaTeX can and should simply
> > be escaped on output.
> >
> > What is basically broken is the ability to export to LaTeX when the
> table contains LaTeX markup.
>
> But the function being discussed is said to be specific to export to
> LaTeX, so it should expect LaTeX markup in the cells, no?
>

No, it is supposed to export arbitrary text as valid LaTeX. At least, that
is my understanding.

Again, the function being discussed is specific to LaTeX, AFAIU, so
> this is unlike the more-general issue of spell-checking an arbitrary
> buffer.  It is more like a hypothetical command ispell-latex-buffer
> (if it were to exist).  Don't you agree?
>

The point I was trying to make is that LaTeX-specific code belongs in
LaTeX-specific modes and modules, not in ispell.el or table.el.

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