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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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  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-06-23 19:45 UTC|newest]

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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
     [not found]         ` <m2czm5ep3u.fsf-d8241O7hbXoP5tpWdHSM3tPlBySK3R6THiGdP5j34PU@public.gmane.org>
2021-12-09 16:58           ` Paul
2021-12-09 17:11           ` Joseph Reagle
     [not found]             ` <9d89679a-94dc-2459-822f-93dbe4cbca57-T1oY19WcHSwdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2021-12-09 17:16               ` Paul
2021-12-09 17:29               ` John MacFarlane
     [not found]                 ` <m2r1ald6vy.fsf-d8241O7hbXoP5tpWdHSM3tPlBySK3R6THiGdP5j34PU@public.gmane.org>
2022-01-02 14:09                   ` Alx Nbl
     [not found]                     ` <2cf7ddb7-c135-441c-8758-d780938bb5ffn-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org>
2022-01-02 16:52                       ` Alx Nbl
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2022-06-21 13:21                           ` Emiliano
     [not found]                             ` <beef58d1-ac94-4f5a-9405-ecfbff6caa8cn-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org>
2022-06-21 16:43                               ` John MacFarlane
2022-06-21 16:44                               ` -
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2022-06-22 14:10                                   ` Emiliano
     [not found]                                     ` <ba18ff15-897d-4a7f-bbd4-3735da206f1dn-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org>
2022-06-22 17:44                                       ` BPJ
     [not found]                                         ` <CADAJKhCSGnvyAP=OSkNB_JRhwUgdtZ0Do8bNScw+b-aQDWwzWQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2022-06-23 11:14                                           ` Emiliano
     [not found]                                             ` <3316a007-a142-4d3d-a2f8-40befafb4249n-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org>
2022-06-23 19:06                                               ` BPJ
     [not found]                                                 ` <CADAJKhA3F-VC--BMe2mpERZr=LmXZFNE61EwvHmfk0dwYp_ALw-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2022-06-23 19:45                                                   ` Emiliano [this message]
2022-06-24  8:46                                                   ` BPJ
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2022-06-24  9:04                                                       ` BPJ

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