Thanks Timothy. I did read the README, but I'm afraid I still can't quite picture a specific use.
On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 at 15:28, TEC <tecos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Neil, > > I’m going to quote you the readme from the linked github repo: > > Allow the unwashed masses to use Org, without using Emacs, using Emacs. > > Here’s the image from the readme [image: model.png] > > And here’s the first line from the first result of a google search for > &ldquoLSP”: > > The Language Server Protocol (LSP) defines the protocol used between an > editor or IDE and a language server that provides language features like > auto complete, go to definition, find all references etc. > > That should give you an idea of the intent here. > > All the best, > *Timothy* > > * From*: Neil Jerram <%22neil+jerram%22+%3cneiljer...@gmail.com%3E> > * Subject*: Re: Emacs as an Org LSP server > * To*: TEC <%22tec%22+%3ctecos...@gmail.com%3E> > * Cc*: "org-mode-email" <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org> > * Date*: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:41:05 +0800 > Could you describe a use case? Apologies if I missed this in earlier > threads. > > > On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 at 10:44, TEC <tecos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> A little progress update. >> >> https://github.com/tecosaur/org-lsp now exists. >> >> I have no idea what I'm doing, so if anyone has feedback on the current >> idea, that would be much appreciated. >> >> TEC <tecos...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> > Hi Everyone, >> > >> > From the Org standardisation effort the idea of using Emacs as the basis >> > of an LSP server for Org has been mentioned a few times. >> > >> > I thought this deserved it's own thread so here it is :) >> > >> > I'm quite keen to investigate the viability of this idea. >> > Some key questions that I think need addressing are: >> > 1. How can we 'package' Emacs into an LSP client? >> > 2. Assuming we use some language as the basis for the host how do we >> > want to pick it? LSP library? Lisp? Are there any outstanding >> > contenders. >> > 3. How much effort is involved? Is it worth it to try to make Org more >> > approachable* (without Emacs)? >> > >> > Lastly, but perhaps even more crucially --- who would be interested in >> > working on this? I certainly am, but this feels like something that >> > would be more viable with a small working group. >> > >> > Who's interested? >> > >> > Timothy. >> > >> > >> > * I can't help but think that this hypothetical LSP server may serve >> as >> > a 'gateway drug' to Org in Emacs 😉 >> >> >>
