Cool! Thanks. Now that you mention it, I was wondering if something like "condition export" is possible. For very specific localized LaTeX fetures, it would be useful. Take this example:
#+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} #+LaTeX:\yinipar{\color{red}H}ello World This created a first-letter that is stylized differently. This won't come out in any other exported, so I'd like to do something like (NOTE: pseudo-code!) #+LaTeX:\yinipar{\color{red}H}ello World #iif not LaTeX Hello World #end If it is not possible what I can do is to pre-process the orgfile with something like ERB (I'm familiar with Ruby) or another templating language before exporting (and even automate it all by calling emacs in batch mode ;) ), but it'd be nice if org supported that out-of-the-box. Cheers, Marcelo. On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Thomas S. Dye <t...@tsdye.com> wrote: > Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celose...@gmail.com> writes: > >> Hi list, >> >> So today I have been reseaching about higher-levels toolkits that >> could help me get into TeX (and or LaTeX) and at the same time >> allowing me to keep the text in a more human-readable format (easier >> to mantain and to convert to other formats if needed). >> >> I know that if I want beautiful formatted PDFs I will need to get into >> TeX / LaTeX, and I already started doing that, but as I said, keeping >> the text in a higher level format has benefits that you already know >> about. >> >> So I looked at asciidoc, the lower-level XML-based docbook, markdown, >> pandoc, ConTeXt, etc. >> >> Then I thought, why not try orgmode? >> >> So, after reading this article: >> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-latex-export.html, I've then >> realized how powerful the org-export feature is. >> >> I can basically do this: >> * Keep the text in a (very) human readable format that I'm used to >> and that is much better to maintain than any other format I know >> (markdown / asciidoc) and integrated with my own orgmode personal >> information manager! >> * Add / customize the LaTeX output in *ANY* way I want to. Thanks to >> org AND babel! From what I can see, there are no limitations on how >> complex the LaTeX customizations can be, it can essentially match up >> any other "pure" latex documents out there. >> * As noted above, fully support LaTeX while still allowing me to export to: >> * plaintext >> * HTML >> * DocBook (and hence an array of other formats) >> >> I mean, how cool is that? I'm only starting in TeX/LaTeX so I might be >> overlooking some limitations, but from what I can see, orgmode is the >> most pragmatic and powerful publishing framework I have ever come to >> know. >> >> And what excites me even more is that I can keep my book in my >> preferred format and still output a beautifully-formatted PDF book >> *and* still support other formats (such as mobi or epub through >> docbook). Amazing! >> >> By the way, if I want to use raw TeX or maybe ConTeXt, is it possible? >> Not that I need, only curious :) >> >> This needs more hype! I don't think people realize how powerful this is ;) >> >> Cheers! >> >> Marcelo. >> >> > > Aloha Marcelo, > > The LaTeX export tutorial is a work in progress. I hope you find it > useful. When you run across something that doesn't work (or make sense) > don't hesitate to come back to the list with a query or suggestion. > > All the best, > Tom > > -- > Thomas S. Dye > http://www.tsdye.com >