Thanks! -- Tom Alexander
On Sat, Sep 9, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Ihor Radchenko wrote: > "Tom Alexander" <t...@fizz.buzz> writes: > >> Emacs version: 29.1 >> Org-mode version: 163bafb43dcc2bc94a2c7ccaa77d3d1dd488f1af >> >> Found a conflict between the documentation and the parser behavior. The >> org-mode documentation[1] for description list items says that TAG '[...] >> does not contain the substring " :: "' >> >> Using this sample document, I have created a plain list item with a tag that >> contains that substring by wrapping it in a verbatim block: >> ``` >> - =foo :: bar= :: baz >> ``` >> (item >> ... >> ((1 0 "- " nil nil "=foo :: bar=" 23)) >> ... >> It seems that "TAG-TEXT" is not just text but it can include objects and >> those objects can include the substring " :: ". > > It is simpler. > Everything after the bullet and before the last " :: " is considered as > tag. Everything after the last " :: " is description. > Then, tag and description are parsed, allowing objects inside. > > org-syntax document is inaccurate here - it says that the _first_ " :: " > is used as tag:description delimiter, not the _last_. > > I do not see any benefit changing the current parser. So, we probably > need to update org-syntax document instead. > > -- > Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, > Org mode contributor, > Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. > Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, > or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
