From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: [BABEL] Editing dot blocks with org-exp-blocks Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:10:19 +0000 Message-ID: <87k4h9xpro.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> References: <87hbcd1t94.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=37004 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PnAkU-0001cD-Kg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:10:28 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PnAkR-0001LB-Oa for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:10:26 -0500 Received: from vscani-b2.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.135]:36675) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PnAkR-0001KQ-Ga for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:10:23 -0500 In-Reply-To: (Chris Maier's message of "Wed, 9 Feb 2011 08:31:00 -0500") 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 Maier Cc: emacs-orgmode Chris Maier writes: > The begin_dot is part of org-exp-blocks, as I understand it, and > appears required to make it evaluate the Dot code, create the image > file, and then incorporate that into the exported document (LaTeX, > HTML, etc.) > > Thanks, > Chris > > On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:56 AM, Eric S Fraga wrote: >> Chris Maier writes: >> >>> In "normal" Org code blocks (e.g. #+begin_src clojure .... #+end_src) >>> it's possible to hit C-c ' and edit the block code in a separate >>> buffer with the appropriate mode. =C2=A0This doesn't appear to work when >>> using org-exp-blocks to edit a "begin_dot" block. >>> >>> Is there a command to do this? >> >> No idea but what about using #+begin_src dot ... #+end_src? >> -- >> : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.50.1 >> : using Org-mode version 7.4 (release_7.4.324.gca7a) >> Yes, I know; I used to use begin_dot and begin_ditaa quite a bit. My understanding is that babel knows about dot and therefore provides the same functionality, albeit in a different way, possibly more confusing but definitely more customisable and hence more powerful. babel gives you access to features such as fontification, mode specific editing, caching. I am not sure what the intended long term development for these special export blocks might be? org's long term growth (development of features) is organic and responsive, not planned per se (and I mean this in a positive way as planned software projects seldom achieve their goals...) so it may be that nobody can answer this question! In any case, I didn't mean to imply that you cannot continue using these specific export blocks or that they don't do the job they were intended for. Simply that maybe babel is the route to go if you want to be able to use mode specific editing. --=20 : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.50.1 : using Org-mode version 7.4 (release_7.4.324.gca7a)