Re: [O] small caps

[Thomas S . Dye]

Aloha Aaron,

Aaron Ecay <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Nicolas,
>
> 2015ko urriak 29an, Nicolas Goaziou-ek idatzi zuen:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Matt Price <address@hidden> writes:
>> 
>>> do we have a syntax for the "small caps" text attribute in Org?
>> 
>> No, we don't.
>> 
>>> If not, should we?
>> 
>> We cannot have a syntax for everything. A macro can probably replace
>> missing syntax. 
>
> This is true.  But small-caps are meaningful in a variety of contexts,
> and they are not a truly new syntax (requiring extra code in the parser),
> but rather can be handled exactly as the other emphasis markers.  (They
> would require support from the exporters of course.)
>
> There’s also no rush.  Maybe we could revisit the question of adding
> small caps after the emphasis changes you indicated in the roadmap
> thread are decided on.  Those might change the cost:benefit evaluation
> for adding this feature.
>
> (FWIW, I’d be in favor of the addition unless some major new consideration
> is introduced by the emphasis changes.  A good proportion of the documents
> I write in Org use small caps somehow.  It would be good to know for how
> many other users that is the case.)

I use them in almost all my archaeology writing where it is conventional
to make AD, BC, and BP small caps.

All the best,
Tom

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