Re: [BUG] Tables with square brackets do not compile in PDF (latex) export [9.5 (release_9.5-59-g52e6f1 @ /home/sjt015/repo/emacs/lisp/org/)]

[Max Nikulin]

On 10/11/2021 23:16, Stewart Thomas wrote:
> A table in which a first column begins with square brackets is not
> compiling. The square bracket is interpreted by latex as an argument
> to the preceding line break.

Confirmed

Thank you for reporting the issue. Example of a workaround

---- >8 ----
#+macro: tr @@latex:\relax @@

| one |
| {{{tr}}}[2] |

Ref \\
{{{tr}}} [2]
---- 8< -----

To fix the bug newline (in tables and paragraphs) should be exported as 
"\\\relax" or "\\{}". I do not suggest curly brackets in the beginning 
of line to avoid issues with spurious spaces. Percent character 
(comment) at the end of line should be considered for a fix since it is 
usually used in the opposite way: to suppress newline character and 
spaces at the beginning of next source line.