From: Emiliano <gattulli.emiliano-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: pandoc-discuss <pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: Way to have markdown ==highlighting== show up as highlighting in .docx or .odt files?
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:45:56 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
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Thank you!
Il giorno giovedì 23 giugno 2022 alle 21:07:01 UTC+2 BPJ ha scritto:
> It would be possible but it would be rather fragile and finicky because
> you would have to
>
> 1. traverse lists of inline elements,
> 2. locate string elements which contain "==",
> 3. split that strings into the bit before and after "==",
> 4. insert the right raw markup for the output format in place of "=="
> 5. collect elements up to the next string element which contains "==",
> 6. Redo #3 and #4 with that string,
> 7. Throw an error if #5 fails!
>
> You are probably better off replacing the `==...==` in your existing files
> using the attached Perl script. It is a modification of a script which I
> have used to convert `_..._` and the like to spans. It uses regexes, but is
> smart enough to leave block and inline code and math as well as "==" in
> contexts were it probably isn't a delimiter alone. Make sure to check out
> the -h and -m options for documentation
>
>
>
> Den tors 23 juni 2022 13:15Emiliano <gattulli...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> skrev:
>
>> BPJ, is it possible to create a lua filter that does the same thing but
>> it converts Obsidian syntax '== ==' into a highlighted text? I have tons of
>> notes written in Obsidian syntax and it would be an enormous task to modify
>> all of them with the 'new' syntax. By the way, your lua filter works
>> perfectly!
>>
>> Il giorno mercoledì 22 giugno 2022 alle 19:45:07 UTC+2 BPJ ha scritto:
>>
>>> According to the principle that it's better to find out what you can do
>>> with the tools you have you can use a span with a class, like `[text]{.hl}`
>>> and use a simple filter to convert that to Obsidian's syntax when
>>> processing with Obsidian, by choosing `markdown` as output format, or
>>> insert the necessary LaTeX markup when producing PDF (or arrange for the
>>> necessary CSS to be loaded if producing PDF via HTML.)
>>>
>>> ``````lua
>>> local eq_hl = pandoc.RawInline('markdown', '==')
>>>
>>> local highlight = {
>>> markdown = { start = eq_hl, stop = eq_hl },
>>> latex = {
>>> start = pandoc.RawInline('latex', '\\colorbox[named]{yellow}{'),
>>> stop = pandoc.RawInline('latex', '}'),
>>> },
>>> }
>>>
>>> local hl = highlight[FORMAT]
>>>
>>> function Span (s)
>>> if s.classes:includes('hl') then
>>> if hl then
>>> rv = s.content
>>> rv:insert(1, hl.start)
>>> rv:insert(hl.stop)
>>> return rv
>>> end
>>> end
>>> return nil
>>> end
>>> ``````
>>>
>>> I'm not sure that the default LaTeX template always loads the xcolor
>>> package. You may need a modifier template.
>>>
>>> I can imagine you lose some in-editor preview, but you get reasonable
>>> output.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>>
>>> /bpj
>>>
>>> Den ons 22 juni 2022 16:11Emiliano <gattulli...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> skrev:
>>>
>>>> Well, if you export in PDF through Obsidian the highlighted text is
>>>> rendered correctly but not if you use Pandoc. I do not export in PDF
>>>> through Obsidian because then I would be bound to the style of the active
>>>> theme, namely, I would see the PDF file with a black background (I use the
>>>> Dark Mode), font size, spacing, margins, etc. of Obsidian's active theme.
>>>>
>>>> Il giorno martedì 21 giugno 2022 alle 18:44:42 UTC+2
>>>> paulschi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org ha scritto:
>>>>
>>>>> Good question! Thanks for reminding me of this. But exporting to PDF
>>>>> in Obsidian with highlights should work automatically, no?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 3:21:03 p.m. UTC+2 Emiliano wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Any news about this feature for Pandoc? I use a lot the highlight
>>>>>> syntax ('== ==') in Obsidian and it would be great if I could render my
>>>>>> highlighted text in PDF (also in DOCX and ODT).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Il giorno domenica 2 gennaio 2022 alle 17:52:44 UTC+1 Alx Nbl ha
>>>>>> scritto:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My use case is different from paulschi, in my case i am trying to
>>>>>>> convert docx into markdown and generating '== ==' syntax when there is
>>>>>>> higlighted text in the docx file.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 3:09:42 PM UTC+1 Alx Nbl wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi all. The '== ==' syntax is also used by Joplin app. I would also
>>>>>>>> be very interested by such a feature.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 6:29:51 PM UTC+1 John MacFarlane
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On CriticMarkup, see
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/2873
>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/5430
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Joseph Reagle <josep...-T1oY19WcHSwdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> writes:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> > BTW: If CommonMark or pandoc were to support highlight, I would
>>>>>>>>> then wonder why not support all of CriticMarkup, which supports highlight
>>>>>>>>> as `{== ==}` or `{>> <<}`. (It's a shame that we have two different
>>>>>>>>> syntaxes emerging for highlight.)
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > On 21-12-09 11:10, John MacFarlane wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> If this is a syntax that is becoming common, we could consider
>>>>>>>>> >> adding a markdown extension for it. You could open an issue on
>>>>>>>>> >> our issue tracker.
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> Joseph Reagle <josep...-T1oY19WcHSwdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> writes:
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >>> This is the first time I've encountered [this syntax][1] and
>>>>>>>>> it is not natively supported by pandoc. Or am I wrong and you are saying
>>>>>>>>> pandoc handles it when using the latex/PDF writer? (Or, are you saying
>>>>>>>>> Obsidian can export to PDF, but not Word?)
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> I see there's been some discussion on the [CommonMark
>>>>>>>>> forum][2], but it doesn't look like you'd find an immediate solution.
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> Using a filter or hacking something that converts `==foo==` to
>>>>>>>>> [foo]{.highlight} that is properly rendered in Word might be options.
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> [1]: https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#highlight
>>>>>>>>> >>> [2]:
>>>>>>>>> https://talk.commonmark.org/t/highlighting-text-with-the-mark-element/840
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> On 21-12-09 08:29, Paul wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >>>> I use a lot of highlighting in my markdown editor Obsidian,
>>>>>>>>> but I was wondering if there's a way to have that highlighting show up in
>>>>>>>>> the Word or Libreoffice Writer files?
>>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>> Bold and italics work fine, as far as I can tell, and when
>>>>>>>>> converting to a pdf the highlighting transfers great. I gather, however,
>>>>>>>>> that the ==highlighting== is not standard in all markdown so is that the
>>>>>>>>> issue?
>>>>>>>>> >>>
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2021-12-09 13:29 Paul
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2021-12-09 13:55 ` Joseph Reagle
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2021-12-09 14:23 ` Paul
2021-12-09 16:10 ` John MacFarlane
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2021-12-09 16:58 ` Paul
2021-12-09 17:11 ` Joseph Reagle
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2021-12-09 17:16 ` Paul
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2022-01-02 14:09 ` Alx Nbl
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2022-01-02 16:52 ` Alx Nbl
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2022-06-21 13:21 ` Emiliano
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