From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Thomas S. Dye" Subject: Re: org-export-latex-classes issue Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:49:54 -1000 Message-ID: <3B241AC3-212F-4CD2-A62B-5F2339E0E313@tsdye.com> References: <00163628393eae15aa0493112b25@google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=36507 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P8efq-0002Xg-AA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:50:11 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P8efp-0001Yd-2O for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:50:10 -0400 Received: from oproxy1-pub.bluehost.com ([66.147.249.253]:53744) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P8efo-0001YX-Sf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:50:09 -0400 In-Reply-To: <00163628393eae15aa0493112b25@google.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: chris.m.malone@gmail.com Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Oct 20, 2010, at 9:11 AM, chris.m.malone@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a n00b to Lisp and org-mode so please forgive me if the answer > is obvious. I'm using version 7.01h of org-mode. > > I'm trying to set up a custom Latex class to use for preparing a > document. Some Google searching showed that I need to add this class > to the org-export-latex-classes symbol. I tried to do this in > my .emacs file, for example following what is listed at http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-latex-export.php > by adding the following to my .emacs file: > > (add-to-list 'org-export-latex-classes > '("article" > "\\documentclass{article}" > ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}"))) > > > I know that org-export-latex-default-class is already set to > "article" but this example already shows that something is wrong. > When I load emacs the debugger complains that org-export-latex- > classes is an empty list: > > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable org-export-latex-classes) > add-to-list(org-export-latex-classes ("article" "\ > \documentclass{article}" ("$ > eval-buffer(# nil "/home/cmalone/.emacs" nil t) ; > Reading at$ > load-with-code-conversion("/home/cmalone/.emacs" "/home/ > cmalone/.emacs" t t) > load("~/.emacs" t t) > #[nil "^H\205\276^@ \306=\203^Q^@\307^H\310Q\202A^@ \311=\2033^@ > \312\307\31$ > command-line() > normal-top-level() > > As far as I can tell, org-export-latex-classes is set to nil in org- > latex.el, but this isn't loaded until the export dispatcher calls > org-export-as-latex. Is this correct? Coincidentally, if I export to > latex, the appropriate .tex file is created without issue. > > My original goal was to setup a custom Latex class - I have tried in > the same manner as that used above for the "article" class and the > debugger produces the same result. However, when I attempt to export > to latex I get the error that my custom class isn't in the org- > export-latex-classes list, presumably because of the failure in > loading the .emacs file. > > Any advice? > > Chris_______________________________________________ Hi Chris, My tutorial might have been over-optimistic about the ease of configuration. Perhaps you also need this in your .emacs before you add-to-list: (require 'org-latex) All the best, Tom