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Re: [PATCH] doc/org-manual.org (Summary): Clarify the Org markup is huma
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Ihor Radchenko |
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Re: [PATCH] doc/org-manual.org (Summary): Clarify the Org markup is human-readable |
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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:00:29 +0000 |
Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
> In my opinion, it's not that Org was intentionally designed to be
> "lightweight markup readable for humans"; rather, it was maintained in
> a manner that focused on preserving its readability and prevented it
> from evolving into something less comprehensible.
The point of my patch is not to show history of Org markup. Rather to
guide the future direction - if we ever add new or change the existing
Org syntax, readability is one of the design guidelines we should follow
(IMHO). Stating it explicitly in the manual will make this guidelines
explicit.
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Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
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