From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IGV4cG9ydGluZyDOsS/OsiB0byBsYXRleC9wZGY=?= Date: Sun, 04 May 2014 18:14:34 -0400 Message-ID: <87oazdmbsl.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87k3a1tw46.fsf@skimble.plus.com> <20140504214218.GA7192@chitra.no-ip.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53472) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wh4gU-0005VZ-FZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 May 2014 18:15:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wh4gO-00080l-HV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 May 2014 18:14:58 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:37459) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wh4gO-00080b-AJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 May 2014 18:14:52 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Wh4gK-0001kE-9P for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 05 May 2014 00:14:48 +0200 Received: from pool-98-110-160-12.bstnma.fios.verizon.net ([98.110.160.12]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 05 May 2014 00:14:48 +0200 Received: from ndokos by pool-98-110-160-12.bstnma.fios.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 05 May 2014 00:14:48 +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-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Suvayu Ali writes: > On Sun, May 04, 2014 at 04:13:45PM +0100, Sharon Kimble wrote: >> I have these two symbols showing in my org-mode buffer with no >> problems >> ╭──── >> │ alpha (ER-α) and beta (ER-β) >> ╰──── >> >> but they are not exported to latex/pdf. How then can I do so please? > > The easiest solution is to use a modern TeX engine like XeTeX or LuaTeX > along with a font with the required glyphs. The *easiest* solution is to just say \alpha and \beta in the org file instead of α and β. But biting the bullet and adopting XeTeX or LuaTeX is probably the *best* way to go (he says without ever having used either...) > I personally use XeTeX with > Linux libertine fonts. You can find my setup here: > > > That is a nice resource - thanks! > Feel free to ask if anything is unclear. > > Cheers, -- Nick