Re: [Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-22 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Mar 21, 2010, at 8:19 PM, Thomas S. Dye wrote: Hi Carsten, I added an entry to the Export section of the FAQ. Thanks Tom! - Carsten All the best, Tom On Mar 9, 2010, at 6:27 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote: Hi Thomas, I think this explanation would be good to have (a bit longer, mayb

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-21 Thread Thomas S. Dye
Hi Carsten, I added an entry to the Export section of the FAQ. All the best, Tom On Mar 9, 2010, at 6:27 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote: Hi Thomas, I think this explanation would be good to have (a bit longer, maybe) in the FAQ. - Carsten On Mar 7, 2010, at 4:10 AM, Thomas S. Dye wrote: O

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-09 Thread Eric S Fraga
On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:10:38 -1000, "Thomas S. Dye" wrote: [...] > > Aloha Eric, > > I have this in my emacs starter-kit and it gives me access to reftex > in latex code blocks in org-babel. I've changed a few things from the > code I found on the link provided, which has two methods of > inte

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-09 Thread Carsten Dominik
Hi Thomas, I think this explanation would be good to have (a bit longer, maybe) in the FAQ. - Carsten On Mar 7, 2010, at 4:10 AM, Thomas S. Dye wrote: On Mar 6, 2010, at 1:54 PM, Eric S Fraga wrote: I have to agree with Torsten: I'd write the thesis directly in LaTeX, only because of

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-06 Thread Thomas S. Dye
On Mar 6, 2010, at 1:54 PM, Eric S Fraga wrote: I have to agree with Torsten: I'd write the thesis directly in LaTeX, only because of the power of AUCTeX and RefTeX (and preview, if you have lots of plots and math). For me, org-mode's power overwhelms what auctex brings to the show. Not havin

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-06 Thread Eric S Fraga
> I have to agree with Torsten: I'd write the thesis directly in LaTeX, > only because of the power of AUCTeX and RefTeX (and preview, if you > have lots of plots and math). For me, org-mode's power overwhelms what auctex brings to the show. Not having to worry about any \begins etc not only keeps

[Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-05 Thread Markus Heller
On 3/5/2010 2:14 AM, Sven Bretfeld wrote: Eric S Fraga writes: if I may (respectfully) disagree? Having examined too many PhD theses to count, I would prefer PhD candidates spent more of their time worrying about the content and organisation of their thesis than the actual layout. Unlike the

[Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-05 Thread Detlef Steuer
On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:12:42 -0600 Henri-Paul Indiogine wrote: > Good point, I am just worried about learning too many things (Emacs, > LaTeX, git, org-mode, R, ESS, ...) to take on new technologies. Writing > a dissertation is quite a load already. But I will into it. Don't worry about that. A

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-04 Thread Henri-Paul Indiogine
"Thomas S. Dye" writes: > The model I'm working with now for writing a book (still evolving as I > learn org-mode and org-babel and try different things) has 3 parts: I am very impressed by your setup and it closely matches my requirements. I will most likely implement it once my proposal has be

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-04 Thread Thomas S. Dye
On Mar 4, 2010, at 4:02 AM, Maurizio Vitale wrote: I'd recommend you use auctex for writing your thesis: it knows about many LaTeX packages (and you can teach it more), so you get autocompletion and highlighting. It does quasi-wysiwyg for fonts and math. It can render fragments for quick check

[Orgmode] Re: Writing a dissertation using org-mode

2010-03-04 Thread Maurizio Vitale
I'd recommend you use auctex for writing your thesis: it knows about many LaTeX packages (and you can teach it more), so you get autocompletion and highlighting. It does quasi-wysiwyg for fonts and math. It can render fragments for quick checking and interface with external viewers. And it has som