Hi Ihor,

>> As a result of this issue (plus other issues with xelatex), I’m
>> considering adding an option to specify different LaTeX compilers for
>> previews and exports, with the default option continuing to be
>> the value of `org-latex-compiler’.
>
> I am not sure if it is a good idea.
> I can easily see Lualatex-specific preamble simply failing to work on
> Latex. Or things being rendered wrongly.
>
> One option could be trying pdflatex first and falling back to the
> default compiler on failure. But only as non-default option.

To be clear, the default will be “use the same preview compiler as document
compiler”, but the hassles we’re currently experiencing with XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX
make us think it could be worth adding an override option.

All the best,
Timothy

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