Cool, I will do! But org doesn't impose some structure that might prevent me from putting the cover in the first page? Just curious. I wouldn't also like to have to edit the latex generated afterwards, but that's a possibility.
Thanks! Marcelo. On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Thomas S. Dye <t...@tsdye.com> wrote: > Aloha Marcelo, > > Others might do this differently, but I don't use LaTeX for book > covers. I only use it for the pages of the book. > > It sounds like your cover image is floating, which is something that > LaTeX does with tables and images. If you are new to LaTeX and don't > have a feel for how it handles "floats", then I recommend an > introductory text. Leslie Lamport's book is terrific, but there are > other good introductions on the Internet. > > Org-mode and its LaTeX exporter are *not* going to insulate you from the > need to learn some LaTeX, especially if you intend to write something as > complex as a book. > > hth, > Tom > > Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celose...@gmail.com> writes: > >> Thomas, >> >> I have a more specific question. I have already managed to embed an >> image to act as the cover of the book. However, the image is being >> shown in the third page. I want the sequence to be like this: >> >> 1) Cover image >> 2) The sub-cover: >> >> "Title"" >> My Name >> Date >> >> 3) TOC >> >> 4) Intro, chapters... >> >> How could I do that? >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Regards, >> >> Marcelo. >> >> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Thomas S. Dye <t...@tsdye.com> wrote: >>> Aloha Marcelo, >>> >>> The approach I would take here, which might not be what you want, would >>> be to use inline markup: >>> >>> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-latex-export.html#sec-10_3 >>> >>> You would define the output for the various exporters in the link >>> definition, with something fancy for LaTeX and whatever else works in >>> the other export formats you care to support. >>> >>> All the best, >>> Tom >>> >>> Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celose...@gmail.com> writes: >>> >>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thomas S. Dye >>> http://www.tsdye.com >>> >> > > -- > Thomas S. Dye > http://www.tsdye.com >