Hi Uwe,
Running the last org from elpa:
--
org-version is a variable defined in ‘org.el’.
Its value is "9.8.3"
--
So my tests are with org downloaded from elpa.
Your MWE produces
---
\section{Power (section)}
\label{sec:org6a2cca7}
\subsection{Motivation}
\label{sec:org0f1bb33}
\begin{frame}[label={sec:org2443de6}]{Frametitle}
\end{frame}
\end{document}
---
as you expect, right?
Setting the variable to 2, I get:
---
\section{Power (section)}
\label{sec:org0485381}
\begin{frame}[label={sec:org7376e23}]{Motivation}
\begin{block}{Frametitle}
\end{block}
\end{frame}
---
So the variable seems to be doing what the docstring says...
Which org version are you running?
Schönen Gruß,
/PA
On Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at 17:42, Uwe Brauer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have the following MWE (file)
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>
> #+begin_src emacs-lisp :results silent :exports none
> (require 'ox-beamer)
> (setq org-beamer-frame-level 3)
> #+end_src
>
>
> * Power (section)
> ** Motivation
> *** Frametitle
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> It is however exported to
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>
> \subsection{Power (section)}
> \label{sec:org621c63f}
> \section{Motivation}
> \label{sec:org550b4f7}
> \begin{frame}[label={sec:org61e8cd2}]{Frametitle}
> \end{frame}
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Instead of
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>
> \section{Power (section)}
> \label{sec:org621c63f}
> \subsection{Motivation}
> \label{sec:org550b4f7}
> \begin{frame}[label={sec:org61e8cd2}]{Frametitle}
> \end{frame}
> \end{document}
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Anybody knows what's going on? I might have set a variable I should not
> have set?
>
> Regards
>
> Uwe Brauer
>
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