Juan Manuel Macías <maciasch...@posteo.net> writes: >> Moreover, it would be nice to unify handling .png and imagemagick >> branches of the code. > > I agree. In any case, I still think that the coexistence of two methods > to convert to images, when one of the methods has a scheme so different > from the rest, becomes difficult: for the user as well as for > maintaining the code. > > The first solution that occurs to me (I'm afraid it's too radical) is to > leave only the :imagemagick method, and maintain the possibility of > using the other one through a variable. Something like > org-babel-latex-default-image-conversion-method or something similar. > But I suppose this could cause unwanted inconveniences. We should see > what more users think.
I am not sure. Conceptually, .png method is more flexible than imagemagick - it uses `org-create-formula-image' that is handling (1) preamble; (2) conversion not only to png but to svg and other arbitrary formats. ob-latex is duplicating org-create-formula-image code, layering custom latex preamble and more commands on top. So, ideally, I'd prefer to obsolete the custom code in ob-latex and make use of `org-create-formula-image', possibly extending it to fit ob-latex needs. -- 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>
