Philip Hudson <phil.hud...@iname.com> writes:
> Question: How do I specify how an Org element appears in the
> corresponding exported PDF? Specifically the typeface (font).
>
E.g.
#+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{palatino}
> Meta-question: Where might this question be answered that I haven't
> looked? I haven't managed to find it in the manual or on Worg using a
> fairly exhaustive variety of search terms. I've read an awful lot of
> stuff that I more-or-less completely fail to understand about LaTeX,
> something of which I currently know nothing, but I'm nevertheless
> pretty sure none of what I've read actually addresses my question. The
> nearest I came was reference to a small number of predefined packages
> of three fonts each (serif, sans, mono) which I could switch between.
> None of them match my requirement.
This is indeed a LaTeX question, and if you are lucky enough to find a package
that sets up the font of your choice, the answer is as simple as the
example above. But if you don't, life gets *much* harder *very* quickly.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/877597/how-do-you-change-the-document-font-in-latex
contains a sampling of a few of the different possibilities.
If you want to dig deeper, you might consult
https://www.tug.org/pracjourn/2006-1/schmidt/schmidt.pdf
--
Nick
