Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

Jambunathan K.




Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> writes:

> This is a follow upon my earlier posts in the following threads:
>
> [1] 'Composing letters using org-mode and scrlttr2'
> [2] Composingletters using Org mode and the LaTeX isodoc clas'
>
> I am attaching four files
> - org-latex-generic.el
> - org-letter-utils.el 
> - org-scrlttr2.el
> - org-isodoc.el
>
> Functionality is easily explained by usage rather than by words.
>
> Usage Notes:
>
> 1. Load libraries
>    - (require 'isodoc)
>    - (require 'scrlttr2)
>
> 2. C-x C-f 'sample-letter.scrlttr2' and/or 'sample-isodoc.isodoc'. File
>    extensions are important and they are indicative of the LaTeX classes
>    targetted for export.
>
> 3. You will be offered a Org outline structure. Fill in the same. In the
>    'To' address field you have an option just to insert a bbdb link as
>    opposed to the whole address.
>
>    Remember to fill in the LCO file for scrlttr2 and style file for
>    isodoc.
>
> 4. Do a C-c C-e l or C-c C-e d.
>
> 5. See that your letter is nicely exported.
>
> 6. YMMV.
>
> Additional Notes:
>
> Files have helpful docstring. Core functionality is in
> org-latex-generic-sectioning. Rest all are bells and whistles.
>
> ,----[ C-h f org-latex-generic-sectioning RET ]
> | org-latex-generic-sectioning is a Lisp function in
> | `org-latex-generic.el'.
> | 
> | (org-latex-generic-sectioning LEVEL HEADING)
> | 
> | Rules for emitting Org headings as LaTeX fragments.
> | Currently a heading could be configured to start a LaTeX
> | environment, emit a LaTeX command, set optional arguments (with
> | heading as key and entry body as value) and mandatory
> | arguments. See `org-latex-generic-scrlttr2-sectioning-alist' and
> | `org-latex-generic-isodoc-sectioning-alist'. 
> | 
> | [back]
> `----
>
> Watch Out For:
>
> 1. Have no empty lines in .scrlttr2/.isodoc file. If that doesn't help
>    remove it from the generated tex file.
>
>    I have a strong reason to believe org-latex.el is generating
>    extraneous newlines in (org-export-latex-subcontent ...) at line 1029
>    or thereabouts.
>
> 2. Have no commas in the bbdb address field. C-h f
>    org-letter-utils-bbdb-export is probably not upto the task.
>
> 3. Remove \date directive in the isodoc tex file.
>
> 4. Also see FIXME notes in the org-latex-generic.el
>
>
> Implementation Notes:
>
> The key idea is to mirror the LaTeX commands in terms of Org
> headlines. Start with C-h f org-latex-generic-sectioning for further
> exploring. Try mapping the headline structure of .scrlttr2/.isodoc file
> with the corresponding tex file and compare it against the settings of
> of different variables in the org-scrlttr2.el/org-isodoc.el
>
> Footnotes:
> [1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2010-07/msg01060.html
> [2] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2010-09/msg00466.html
>
>
> Jambunathan K.
>
>
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