Re: Title page for book latex export

From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com
Cc: Jordi Inglada <jordi.inglada@cesbio.cnes.fr>,
	Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com>,
	emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Title page for book latex export
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:18:13 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <862280DB-598E-4797-9D6E-D812F6FF212D@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <12673.1287438229@alphaville.usa.hp.com>

On Oct 18, 2010, at 11:43 PM, Nick Dokos wrote:

> Jordi Inglada <jordi.inglada@cesbio.cnes.fr> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply. I actually did that as a first try, but the
>> problem is that the org->tex export generates a standard title page
>> (title, author, date), then the table of contents, and only after  
>> that
>> my title page.
>>
>> So the question would rather be: how to deactivate the standard title
>> page and put mine before anything else in the document?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Jordi
>>
>> Jeff Horn writes:
>>> Any code between LaTeX code blocks should execute automatically. For
>>> example, I could place an entire .tex source between
>>>
>>> #+BEGIN_LaTeX
>>> [Code goes here]
>>> #+END_LaTeX
>>>
>>> And name the file tex.org and it can be exported to PDF. So, I would
>>> just place the normal LaTeX commands you would use to accomplish  
>>> what
>>> you are trying to do in a code block, like above.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 5:39 AM, Jordi Inglada
>>> <jordi.inglada@cesbio.cnes.fr> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to export to LaTeX using "#+LaTeX_CLASS: book" and  
>>>> use a
>>>> title page that I have built using the LaTeX titlepage  
>>>> environment. I
>>>> don't know where to put the titlepage environment and how to
>>>> deactivate the title page generation by the LaTeX export.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your help.
>>>>
>>>> Jordi
>>>>
>
> <rant>
>
> Instead of saying: "I would like to do such and so", please consider  
> using
> something like this:
>
> "I would like to do such and so. This is what I tried:
>
> <contents of org file>
>
> This is what I got when I exported to LaTeX:
>
> <contents of TeX file>
>
> As you can see, I get <description of undesired behavior>, instead of
> what I would like to get: <description of desired behavior>.
>
> How do I accomplish that?"
>
>
> That helps in several ways:
>
>     o it helps the submitter of the question:in the process of
>       explaining the problem you might hit upon the solution.
>
>     o it helps the potential helpers: instead of having to deconstruct
>       the description and construct an example of their own (which
>       might or might not be related to the original problem), they  
> have
>       an exact specification of the problem.
>
>     o it helps the submitter *and* the potential helpers: instead of  
> me
>       guessing what the problem is, replying, you pointing out that I
>       misunderstood, explaining the misunderstanding, etc. etc., we
>       avoid the extended conversation: the submitter gets a quicker
>       answer and the helpers can go back to what they were doing
>       faster. And saying: "I tried that  - it didn't work", well,
>       that's adding insult to injury.
>
>    o it helps the list: there is a crisp description of the problem  
> and
>      (hopefully) a crisp answer. Those who are interested can file it
>      away faster, those who are not can bypass it faster.
>
>    o it helps future org-mode users: searching the archive for answers
>      is much easier.
>
> Also it places the burden where it should be: it is the submitter who
> has the problem; it is only fair that it be the submitter who does  
> most
> of the work to get it resolved: so tell me (nay, *show me*) what  
> you've
> tried. At the very least, it will save some typing on my part.
>
> In general, the rule of thumb is "more information is better than  
> less."
> Act accordingly.
>
> In your case, you mention the titlepage environment. Now sometime in  
> the
> distant past, I might have used it but do I remember anything about  
> it?
> Nope, not at this point. So the next step is to go do some research to
> find out how to use it: oops, I packed away the LaTeX book for the  
> move
> next week.  Got to go to the web - oops, firefox is wedged, restart  
> it.
> Now what? Ah, heck the wireless is having a bad day...
>
> The idea is to make the helper want to continue helping instead of
> giving him/her a chance to say "Ah, screw it - it's not worth it,
> I have better things to do."
>
> </rant>
>
>
> OK, now that I've got that off my chest and as a reward for subjecting
> you (and everybody else) to the rant, here's a way to do what you
> want (I think - unless I've misunderstood the problem...)
>
> ,----
> | #+LATEX_HEADER: \input{mytitle}
> |
> | * Foo
> | foo
> |
> | * Bar
> | bar
> `----
>
> where the file mytitle.tex looks like this:
>
> ,----
> | \renewcommand\maketitle{\begin{titlepage}%
> | FOO
> | \end{titlepage}%
> | }
> `----
>
> and where instead of "FOO", you put your titlepage stuff.
> That's how \maketitle is defined in the first place, so
> just redefine it.

Alternatively, add an empty

    #+TITLE:

line of inhibit the emission of a \maketitle line by Org.

- Carsten

>
> HTH,
> Nick
>
>
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