Re: Status of syntax specification

[Nicolas Goaziou]

Hello,

"Gerry Agbobada" <address@hidden> writes:

> I found on Worg a "draft" for org syntax description : 
> https://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-syntax.html
>
> Do you think this paper marked as draft is good enough to use as
> a source to make a parser ?

It is "good enough", but possibly slightly inaccurate at some points.

It would need proof reading, and comparing with "org-element.el", the
actual implementation of the syntax. Formalization may be better better,
too.

> I think it'd be nice to try to finalize this ; but I don't know who to 
> contact to see how I can help
> if I know almost nothing about standards and technical writing.

Reading it and comparing with documentation might help.

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou