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Re: [O] Question on nested-blocks syntax
From: |
Nicolas Goaziou |
Subject: |
Re: [O] Question on nested-blocks syntax |
Date: |
Fri, 06 May 2016 14:01:43 +0200 |
Albert Krewinkel <address@hidden> writes:
> Nicolas Goaziou <address@hidden> writes:
>> I don't think so. It would introduce unnecessary complexity.
>
> I guess that makes sense. Too bad, though.
My answer was terse. Let me elaborate a bit.
There are a few issues that come to mind when considering this.
First, you cannot use regexps to parse an example block anymore. You
have to read a line after another until you find the end of the block.
This is more complex.
Also, it defeats the "-i" flag, which allows an user to ignore
indentation in an example block.
In any case, as long as fontification is not based on top of the parser,
I think we should refrain from introducing too deep changes in the
syntax without a serious motivation (e.g., speed concerns, or ambiguous
cases) behind it. I sympathize with aesthetics concerns, Org syntax,
particularly blocks, is "massive", but I think this is not a sufficient
motivation here.
Regards,