From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: PDF font Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 18:14:02 -0400 Message-ID: <87oa2vremt.fsf@gmail.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42957) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bsdPl-0000EX-Mn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Oct 2016 18:14:50 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bsdPh-0002UZ-E5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Oct 2016 18:14:48 -0400 Received: from [195.159.176.226] (port=54606 helo=blaine.gmane.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bsdPh-0002PR-7C for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Oct 2016 18:14:45 -0400 Received: from list by blaine.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bsdPT-0008HD-NA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Oct 2016 00:14:31 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Philip Hudson writes: > Question: How do I specify how an Org element appears in the > corresponding exported PDF? Specifically the typeface (font). > E.g. #+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{palatino} > Meta-question: Where might this question be answered that I haven't > looked? I haven't managed to find it in the manual or on Worg using a > fairly exhaustive variety of search terms. I've read an awful lot of > stuff that I more-or-less completely fail to understand about LaTeX, > something of which I currently know nothing, but I'm nevertheless > pretty sure none of what I've read actually addresses my question. The > nearest I came was reference to a small number of predefined packages > of three fonts each (serif, sans, mono) which I could switch between. > None of them match my requirement. This is indeed a LaTeX question, and if you are lucky enough to find a package that sets up the font of your choice, the answer is as simple as the example above. But if you don't, life gets *much* harder *very* quickly. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/877597/how-do-you-change-the-document-font-in-latex contains a sampling of a few of the different possibilities. If you want to dig deeper, you might consult https://www.tug.org/pracjourn/2006-1/schmidt/schmidt.pdf -- Nick