* LaTex export questions
@ 2014-05-27 19:49 Steven Arntson
2014-05-27 21:13 ` Igor Sosa Mayor
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0 siblings, 4 replies; 20+ messages in thread
From: Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-27 19:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to
PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run
the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the
literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or
"customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings,
and add others?
Thank you!
Steven Arntson
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-27 19:49 LaTex export questions Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-27 21:13 ` Igor Sosa Mayor 2014-05-27 21:42 ` Nick Dokos 2014-05-27 21:31 ` Charles Millar ` (2 subsequent siblings) 3 siblings, 1 reply; 20+ messages in thread From: Igor Sosa Mayor @ 2014-05-27 21:13 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to > PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run > the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the > literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or > "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings, > and add others? Maybe you can configure it with M-x customize-group org But I think a look at the manual is pretty useful and you can configure it in your .emacs without very much complication: http://orgmode.org/manual/Export-settings.html#Export-settings http://orgmode.org/manual/LaTeX-and-PDF-export.html#LaTeX-and-PDF-export -- :: Igor Sosa Mayor :: joseleopoldo1792@gmail.com :: :: GnuPG: 0x1C1E2890 :: http://www.gnupg.org/ :: :: jabberid: rogorido :: :: ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-27 21:13 ` Igor Sosa Mayor @ 2014-05-27 21:42 ` Nick Dokos 2014-05-28 1:35 ` Alan L Tyree 2014-05-28 3:25 ` Steven Arntson 0 siblings, 2 replies; 20+ messages in thread From: Nick Dokos @ 2014-05-27 21:42 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Igor Sosa Mayor <joseleopoldo1792@gmail.com> writes: > Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > >> Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to >> PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run >> the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the >> literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or >> "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings, >> and add others? > > Maybe you can configure it with > M-x customize-group org > > But I think a look at the manual is pretty useful and you can configure > it in your .emacs without very much complication: > > http://orgmode.org/manual/Export-settings.html#Export-settings > http://orgmode.org/manual/LaTeX-and-PDF-export.html#LaTeX-and-PDF-export I may be barking up the wrong tree, but to me the problem seems to be not so much what org does, but what latex does. If that is so, then perhaps what is needed is a latex style file that formats prose "correctly for the literary world". That may be a non-trivial undertaking (but maybe not: typographical demands for a novel are trivial compared to say mathematics). Integrating such a hypothetical style file into org would be pretty easy. But perhaps the OP can clarify: what does "incorrectly formatted for the literary world" mean? Nick ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-27 21:42 ` Nick Dokos @ 2014-05-28 1:35 ` Alan L Tyree 2014-05-28 3:25 ` Steven Arntson 1 sibling, 0 replies; 20+ messages in thread From: Alan L Tyree @ 2014-05-28 1:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode On 28/05/14 07:42, Nick Dokos wrote: > Igor Sosa Mayor <joseleopoldo1792@gmail.com> writes: > >> Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: >> >>> Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to >>> PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run >>> the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the >>> literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or >>> "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings, >>> and add others? >> Maybe you can configure it with >> M-x customize-group org >> >> But I think a look at the manual is pretty useful and you can configure >> it in your .emacs without very much complication: >> >> http://orgmode.org/manual/Export-settings.html#Export-settings >> http://orgmode.org/manual/LaTeX-and-PDF-export.html#LaTeX-and-PDF-export > I may be barking up the wrong tree, but to me the problem seems to be > not so much what org does, but what latex does. If that is so, then > perhaps what is needed is a latex style file that formats prose > "correctly for the literary world". That may be a non-trivial > undertaking (but maybe not: typographical demands for a novel are > trivial compared to say mathematics). Integrating such a hypothetical > style file into org would be pretty easy. > > But perhaps the OP can clarify: what does "incorrectly formatted for > the literary world" mean? > > Nick I think this is right. Try #+LATEX_CLASS: book and then modify the defaults in org-export-latex-classes by deleting the \part as the first item in the Levels of the 'book' entry. This will make all your top level headings 'Chapters' which is probably what you want for a novel. Cheers, Alan -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 sip:typhoon@iptel.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-27 21:42 ` Nick Dokos 2014-05-28 1:35 ` Alan L Tyree @ 2014-05-28 3:25 ` Steven Arntson 2014-05-28 4:31 ` Alan Tyree 2014-05-28 12:39 ` Rick Frankel 1 sibling, 2 replies; 20+ messages in thread From: Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-28 3:25 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes: > Igor Sosa Mayor <joseleopoldo1792@gmail.com> writes: > >> Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: >> >>> Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to >>> PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run >>> the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the >>> literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or >>> "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings, >>> and add others? >> >> Maybe you can configure it with >> M-x customize-group org >> >> But I think a look at the manual is pretty useful and you can configure >> it in your .emacs without very much complication: >> >> http://orgmode.org/manual/Export-settings.html#Export-settings >> http://orgmode.org/manual/LaTeX-and-PDF-export.html#LaTeX-and-PDF-export > > I may be barking up the wrong tree, but to me the problem seems to be > not so much what org does, but what latex does. If that is so, then > perhaps what is needed is a latex style file that formats prose > "correctly for the literary world". That may be a non-trivial > undertaking (but maybe not: typographical demands for a novel are > trivial compared to say mathematics). Integrating such a hypothetical > style file into org would be pretty easy. > > But perhaps the OP can clarify: what does "incorrectly formatted for > the literary world" mean? > > Nick Full disclosure: I'm a beginning emacs user, and I know nothing about LaTex at all! I'm not producing a "book" per se, but a manuscript that will be printed on 8.5 x 11 pages and read by my agent or a publisher. The conventions are simple, but thus far I haven't been able to understand much of what I'm reading in the customize menu for org-mode. Until now I've done this formatting with MS Word or Libre Office. I dislike those programs, but I know how to use them. Simplest has been to take my raw org-mode txt files and convert them manually. It's a tedious last step before sending downstream, which I'd love to replace, and I've seen some beautiful LaTex examples online, so I know it's possible ... Literary format redux: + 12 point text + Title page has title and author name, centered both horizontally and vertically. Contact info for agent is in the bottom left, single spaced. + Remaining pages are double-spaced + Page numbers are centered at the bottom of the page (but no page number on title page) + Each page has a right-justified header in the format LASTNAME/TITLE That's it. I guess I'm wondering now--should I be learning more about org-mode, or more about LaTex? Thank you very much for taking the time to read all of this. -Steven ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-28 3:25 ` Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-28 4:31 ` Alan Tyree 2014-05-28 6:07 ` Steven Arntson 2014-05-31 7:25 ` Martin Schöön 2014-05-28 12:39 ` Rick Frankel 1 sibling, 2 replies; 20+ messages in thread From: Alan Tyree @ 2014-05-28 4:31 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Steven Arntson; +Cc: emacs-orgmode [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 3363 bytes --] Hi Steven, You want to learn more about LaTeX, but it's not too much. I wrote a little book called Self-publishing with LyX that will help you set up the title page as well as some of your other problems. This is not a sales pitch -- it's free :-). Self-publishing with LyX ISBN: 978-0-9803-3242-1 http://www.lulu.com/content/1085870 Cheers, Alan On 28 May 2014 13:25, Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> wrote: > Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes: > > > Igor Sosa Mayor <joseleopoldo1792@gmail.com> writes: > > > >> Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > >> > >>> Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to > >>> PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run > >>> the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the > >>> literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or > >>> "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings, > >>> and add others? > >> > >> Maybe you can configure it with > >> M-x customize-group org > >> > >> But I think a look at the manual is pretty useful and you can configure > >> it in your .emacs without very much complication: > >> > >> http://orgmode.org/manual/Export-settings.html#Export-settings > >> > http://orgmode.org/manual/LaTeX-and-PDF-export.html#LaTeX-and-PDF-export > > > > I may be barking up the wrong tree, but to me the problem seems to be > > not so much what org does, but what latex does. If that is so, then > > perhaps what is needed is a latex style file that formats prose > > "correctly for the literary world". That may be a non-trivial > > undertaking (but maybe not: typographical demands for a novel are > > trivial compared to say mathematics). Integrating such a hypothetical > > style file into org would be pretty easy. > > > > But perhaps the OP can clarify: what does "incorrectly formatted for > > the literary world" mean? > > > > Nick > > Full disclosure: I'm a beginning emacs user, and I know nothing about > LaTex at all! > > I'm not producing a "book" per se, but a manuscript that will be > printed on 8.5 x 11 pages and read by my agent or a publisher. The > conventions are simple, but thus far I haven't been able to understand > much of what I'm reading in the customize menu for org-mode. > > Until now I've done this formatting with MS Word or Libre Office. I > dislike those programs, but I know how to use them. Simplest has been to > take my raw org-mode txt files and convert them manually. It's a tedious > last step before sending downstream, which I'd love to replace, and I've > seen some beautiful LaTex examples online, so I know it's possible ... > > Literary format redux: > + 12 point text > + Title page has title and author name, centered both horizontally and > vertically. Contact info for agent is in the bottom left, single spaced. > + Remaining pages are double-spaced > + Page numbers are centered at the bottom of the page (but no page number > on title page) > + Each page has a right-justified header in the format LASTNAME/TITLE > > That's it. I guess I'm wondering now--should I be learning more about > org-mode, or more about LaTex? > > Thank you very much for taking the time to read all of this. > > -Steven > > > > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/html, Size: 4871 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-28 4:31 ` Alan Tyree @ 2014-05-28 6:07 ` Steven Arntson 2014-05-28 6:30 ` Axel Kielhorn 2014-05-31 7:25 ` Martin Schöön 1 sibling, 1 reply; 20+ messages in thread From: Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-28 6:07 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Hi Alan, I downloaded the book and went through it--thank you for putting that together! It was a valuable overview. Nonetheless, some confusions persist for me since I'm using emacs org-mode and not LyX. Should I be putting LaTeX markup into my org-mode doc, for instance, for formatting the title page, &c? Also, right now when I do the "org to latex to pdf" export, I'm given a table of contents, and I don't want one. I'm still perplexed about where defaults like that are kept. Sometimes I worry that my ignorance is invulnerable. Thanks again! -Steven Alan Tyree <typhoon@aanet.com.au> writes: > Hi Steven, > You want to learn more about LaTeX, but it's not too much. > > I wrote a little book called Self-publishing with LyX that will help > you set up the title page as well as some of your other problems. This > is not a sales pitch -- it's free :-). > > Self-publishing with LyX > ISBN: 978-0-9803-3242-1 > http://www.lulu.com/content/1085870 > > Cheers, > Alan > > On 28 May 2014 13:25, Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> wrote: > > > Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes: > > > Igor Sosa Mayor <joseleopoldo1792@gmail.com> writes: > > > >> Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > >> > >>> Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and > subsequently to > >>> PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now > when I run > >>> the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly > formatted for the > >>> literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a > dialog or > >>> "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default > settings, > >>> and add others? > >> > >> Maybe you can configure it with > >> M-x customize-group org > >> > >> But I think a look at the manual is pretty useful and you can > configure > >> it in your .emacs without very much complication: > >> > >> http://orgmode.org/manual/Export-settings.html#Export-settings > >> > http://orgmode.org/manual/LaTeX-and-PDF-export.html#LaTeX-and-PDF-export > > > > I may be barking up the wrong tree, but to me the problem seems > to be > > not so much what org does, but what latex does. If that is so, > then > > perhaps what is needed is a latex style file that formats prose > > "correctly for the literary world". That may be a non-trivial > > undertaking (but maybe not: typographical demands for a novel > are > > trivial compared to say mathematics). Integrating such a > hypothetical > > style file into org would be pretty easy. > > > > But perhaps the OP can clarify: what does "incorrectly formatted > for > > the literary world" mean? > > > > Nick > > > Full disclosure: I'm a beginning emacs user, and I know nothing > about > LaTex at all! > > I'm not producing a "book" per se, but a manuscript that will be > printed on 8.5 x 11 pages and read by my agent or a publisher. The > conventions are simple, but thus far I haven't been able to > understand > much of what I'm reading in the customize menu for org-mode. > > Until now I've done this formatting with MS Word or Libre Office. > I > dislike those programs, but I know how to use them. Simplest has > been to > take my raw org-mode txt files and convert them manually. It's a > tedious > last step before sending downstream, which I'd love to replace, > and I've > seen some beautiful LaTex examples online, so I know it's possible > ... > > Literary format redux: > + 12 point text > + Title page has title and author name, centered both horizontally > and > vertically. Contact info for agent is in the bottom left, single > spaced. > + Remaining pages are double-spaced > + Page numbers are centered at the bottom of the page (but no page > number > on title page) > + Each page has a right-justified header in the format > LASTNAME/TITLE > > That's it. I guess I'm wondering now--should I be learning more > about > org-mode, or more about LaTex? > > Thank you very much for taking the time to read all of this. > > -Steven ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-28 6:07 ` Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-28 6:30 ` Axel Kielhorn 0 siblings, 0 replies; 20+ messages in thread From: Axel Kielhorn @ 2014-05-28 6:30 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Org-Mode Mailing List Am 28.05.2014 um 08:07 schrieb Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com>: > Hi Alan, > > I downloaded the book and went through it--thank you for putting that > together! It was a valuable overview. Nonetheless, some confusions > persist for me since I'm using emacs org-mode and not LyX. Should I be > putting LaTeX markup into my org-mode doc, for instance, for formatting > the title page, &c? > > Also, right now when I do the "org to latex to pdf" export, I'm given a > table of contents, and I don't want one. I'm still perplexed about where > defaults like that are kept. I had exactly the same question yesterday. Putting #+OPTIONS: toc:nil into the org file will suppress the toc. You should read the chapter "Markup for rich export" in the Org Manual. This may answer some of you questions about markup. Axel ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-28 4:31 ` Alan Tyree 2014-05-28 6:07 ` Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-31 7:25 ` Martin Schöön 2014-06-02 21:07 ` Alan Tyree 1 sibling, 1 reply; 20+ messages in thread From: Martin Schöön @ 2014-05-31 7:25 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Steven Arntson; +Cc: emacs-orgmode [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 859 bytes --] On 28 May 2014 06:31, Alan Tyree <typhoon@aanet.com.au> wrote: > Hi Steven, > You want to learn more about LaTeX, but it's not too much. > > I wrote a little book called Self-publishing with LyX that will help you > set up the title page as well as some of your other problems. This is not a > sales pitch -- it's free :-). > > Self-publishing with LyX > ISBN: 978-0-9803-3242-1 > http://www.lulu.com/content/1085870 > > Cheers, > Alan > I half-way through your book and it is a good read! I am a long-time LyX fan so you are preaching for the choir ad far as I am concerned :-) Now I feel tempted (inspired) to create a small DIY book binding introduction. I have experimented with this a bit and find you can do decent paperbacks with very limited resources. -- Martin Schöön http://hem.bredband.net/b262106/index.html [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/html, Size: 1664 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-31 7:25 ` Martin Schöön @ 2014-06-02 21:07 ` Alan Tyree 0 siblings, 0 replies; 20+ messages in thread From: Alan Tyree @ 2014-06-02 21:07 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Martin Schöön; +Cc: Steven Arntson, emacs-orgmode [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1230 bytes --] Thanks for the kind words, Martin. I hope you stay inspired since making a few homemade paperbacks sounds like something I'd like to try. Cheers, Alan On 31 May 2014 17:25, Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> wrote: > On 28 May 2014 06:31, Alan Tyree <typhoon@aanet.com.au> wrote: > >> Hi Steven, >> You want to learn more about LaTeX, but it's not too much. >> >> I wrote a little book called Self-publishing with LyX that will help you >> set up the title page as well as some of your other problems. This is not a >> sales pitch -- it's free :-). >> >> Self-publishing with LyX >> ISBN: 978-0-9803-3242-1 >> http://www.lulu.com/content/1085870 >> >> Cheers, >> Alan >> > > I half-way through your book and it is a good read! I am a long-time LyX > fan so you are preaching for the choir ad far as I am concerned :-) > > Now I feel tempted (inspired) to create a small DIY book binding > introduction. I have experimented with this a bit and find you can do > decent paperbacks with very limited resources. > > -- > Martin Schöön > > http://hem.bredband.net/b262106/index.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/html, Size: 2494 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-28 3:25 ` Steven Arntson 2014-05-28 4:31 ` Alan Tyree @ 2014-05-28 12:39 ` Rick Frankel 2014-05-28 20:48 ` Steven Arntson 1 sibling, 1 reply; 20+ messages in thread From: Rick Frankel @ 2014-05-28 12:39 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Steven Arntson; +Cc: emacs-orgmode On 2014-05-27 23:25, Steven Arntson wrote: > Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes: > > Igor Sosa Mayor <joseleopoldo1792@gmail.com> writes: > > Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > > Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to > PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run > the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the > literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or > "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings, > and add others? > But perhaps the OP can clarify: what does "incorrectly formatted for > the literary world" mean? > > Literary format redux: > + 12 point text > + Title page has title and author name, centered both horizontally and > vertically. Contact info for agent is in the bottom left, single > spaced. > + Remaining pages are double-spaced > + Page numbers are centered at the bottom of the page (but no page > number > on title page) > + Each page has a right-justified header in the format LASTNAME/TITLE > A quick google for "latex novel manuscript template" leads to http://goer.org/Journal/2011/01/publishing_with_sphinx_rest_and_sffms_latex.html, which leads to: http://www.mcdemarco.net/sffms/, which looks like what you want... rick ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-28 12:39 ` Rick Frankel @ 2014-05-28 20:48 ` Steven Arntson 2014-05-28 21:51 ` Nick Dokos 0 siblings, 1 reply; 20+ messages in thread From: Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-28 20:48 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Rick, Your google search to find the "sffms" style package seems like it could be the perfect answer to my quandary. I'm trying now to get my head around acquiring it. I don't have a great track record with installing things, and try to use package management systems when I can. Sffms is located on CTAN (which I'm learning about as I write this!). I'm running Ubuntu, and believe I have TexLive installed, but have never tried its package management system. What's a good way to proceed here? Thank you! Steven Rick Frankel <rick@rickster.com> writes: > On 2014-05-27 23:25, Steven Arntson wrote: >> Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes: >> >> Igor Sosa Mayor <joseleopoldo1792@gmail.com> writes: >> >> Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: >> >> Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to >> PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run >> the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the >> literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or >> "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings, >> and add others? >> But perhaps the OP can clarify: what does "incorrectly formatted for >> the literary world" mean? >> >> Literary format redux: >> + 12 point text >> + Title page has title and author name, centered both horizontally and >> vertically. Contact info for agent is in the bottom left, single >> spaced. >> + Remaining pages are double-spaced >> + Page numbers are centered at the bottom of the page (but no page >> number >> on title page) >> + Each page has a right-justified header in the format LASTNAME/TITLE >> > > A quick google for "latex novel manuscript template" leads to > http://goer.org/Journal/2011/01/publishing_with_sphinx_rest_and_sffms_latex.html, > which leads to: http://www.mcdemarco.net/sffms/, which looks like what > you want... > > rick ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-28 20:48 ` Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-28 21:51 ` Nick Dokos 2014-05-28 22:46 ` Steven Arntson 0 siblings, 1 reply; 20+ messages in thread From: Nick Dokos @ 2014-05-28 21:51 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > Rick, > > Your google search to find the "sffms" style package seems like it could > be the perfect answer to my quandary. I'm trying now to get my head > around acquiring it. I don't have a great track record with installing > things, and try to use package management systems when I can. > > Sffms is located on CTAN (which I'm learning about as I write > this!). I'm running Ubuntu, and believe I have TexLive installed, but > have never tried its package management system. > > What's a good way to proceed here? > You can search for packages containing a file: $ dpkg -S sffms.cls texlive-latex-extra: /usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/sffms/sffms.cls So you need to install texlive-latex-extra: # apt-get install texlive-latex-extra You'll probably need to be root for that (or use the graphical thingie that will ask for your password). Nick ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-28 21:51 ` Nick Dokos @ 2014-05-28 22:46 ` Steven Arntson 2014-05-28 23:27 ` Nick Dokos 0 siblings, 1 reply; 20+ messages in thread From: Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-28 22:46 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes: > Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > >> Rick, >> >> Your google search to find the "sffms" style package seems like it could >> be the perfect answer to my quandary. I'm trying now to get my head >> around acquiring it. I don't have a great track record with installing >> things, and try to use package management systems when I can. >> >> Sffms is located on CTAN (which I'm learning about as I write >> this!). I'm running Ubuntu, and believe I have TexLive installed, but >> have never tried its package management system. >> >> What's a good way to proceed here? >> > > You can search for packages containing a file: > > $ dpkg -S sffms.cls > texlive-latex-extra: /usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/sffms/sffms.cls > > So you need to install texlive-latex-extra: > > # apt-get install texlive-latex-extra > > You'll probably need to be root for that (or use the graphical thingie > that will ask for your password). > > Nick That dpkg search is a great thing to know about! So I just went through the install process, and it turns out I already have the files in question. I just haven't gotten them working yet. The website for sffms says I need to put the following into my doc: \documentclass{sffms} \author{Lois McMaster Bujold} \title{Komarr} \begin{document} Your story goes here. \end{document} Which seems encouragingly simple, but I'm a little confused about using this LaTex markup in the context of an org document. Org has its own markup to pass to latex for these I think, like #+AUTHOR. Is there a similar one for \documentclass ? Thanks again! Steven ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-28 22:46 ` Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-28 23:27 ` Nick Dokos 2014-05-29 0:22 ` Steven Arntson 0 siblings, 1 reply; 20+ messages in thread From: Nick Dokos @ 2014-05-28 23:27 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes: > >> Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: >> >>> Rick, >>> >>> Your google search to find the "sffms" style package seems like it could >>> be the perfect answer to my quandary. I'm trying now to get my head >>> around acquiring it. I don't have a great track record with installing >>> things, and try to use package management systems when I can. >>> >>> Sffms is located on CTAN (which I'm learning about as I write >>> this!). I'm running Ubuntu, and believe I have TexLive installed, but >>> have never tried its package management system. >>> >>> What's a good way to proceed here? >>> >> >> You can search for packages containing a file: >> >> $ dpkg -S sffms.cls >> texlive-latex-extra: /usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/sffms/sffms.cls >> >> So you need to install texlive-latex-extra: >> >> # apt-get install texlive-latex-extra >> >> You'll probably need to be root for that (or use the graphical thingie >> that will ask for your password). >> >> Nick > > That dpkg search is a great thing to know about! So I just went through > the install process, and it turns out I already have the files in > question. I just haven't gotten them working yet. The website for sffms > says I need to put the following into my doc: > > \documentclass{sffms} > \author{Lois McMaster Bujold} > \title{Komarr} > \begin{document} > Your story goes here. > \end{document} > > Which seems encouragingly simple, but I'm a little confused about using > this LaTex markup in the context of an org document. Org has its own > markup to pass to latex for these I think, like #+AUTHOR. Is there > a similar one for \documentclass ? > You will need to add a class to org-latex-classes. You should read the documentation for the variable with C-h v org-latex-classes RET. You can try customizing this variable but I find the customize interface to it somewhat confusing, so I prefer to do it by hand - you need to add something like this to the end of your initialization file (you probably just need chapters): --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- (setq sa/sffms-latex-class '("novel" "\\documentclass{sffms}" ("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}") ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}") ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}") ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}"))) (eval-after-load "ox-latex" '(add-to-list 'org-latex-classes sa/sffms-latex-class)) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Then your org file should look like this: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- #+LATEX_CLASS: novel #+TITLE: Fahrenheit 451 #+AUTHOR: Ray Bradbury #+OPTIONS: toc:nil * The Hearth and the Salamander It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, blackened and /changed/. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Note that the latex class is known as "novel" to org because of the way I defined sa/sffms-latex-class. You could call it whatever you want, by changing the two instances of "novel". That's a beginning but you will probably have to modify some other things. Just put them in a style file, say misc.sty: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- \runningtitle{Fahrenheit 451} \authorname{Ray Bradbury} --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- plus any other settings from the sfmms documentation you think are necessary, and add a line to your .org file: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- #+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{misc} --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- to pick them up. That should get you some way towards your goal. Nick ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-28 23:27 ` Nick Dokos @ 2014-05-29 0:22 ` Steven Arntson 2014-05-29 1:52 ` Nick Dokos 0 siblings, 1 reply; 20+ messages in thread From: Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-29 0:22 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes: > Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > >> Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: >>> >>>> Rick, >>>> >>>> Your google search to find the "sffms" style package seems like it >>>> could >>>> be the perfect answer to my quandary. I'm trying now to get my head >>>> around acquiring it. I don't have a great track record with installing >>>> things, and try to use package management systems when I can. >>>> >>>> Sffms is located on CTAN (which I'm learning about as I write >>>> this!). I'm running Ubuntu, and believe I have TexLive installed, but >>>> have never tried its package management system. >>>> >>>> What's a good way to proceed here? >>>> >>> >>> You can search for packages containing a file: >>> >>> $ dpkg -S sffms.cls >>> texlive-latex-extra: /usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/sffms/sffms.cls >>> >>> So you need to install texlive-latex-extra: >>> >>> # apt-get install texlive-latex-extra >>> >>> You'll probably need to be root for that (or use the graphical thingie >>> that will ask for your password). >>> >>> Nick >> >> That dpkg search is a great thing to know about! So I just went through >> the install process, and it turns out I already have the files in >> question. I just haven't gotten them working yet. The website for sffms >> says I need to put the following into my doc: >> >> \documentclass{sffms} >> \author{Lois McMaster Bujold} >> \title{Komarr} >> \begin{document} >> Your story goes here. >> \end{document} >> >> Which seems encouragingly simple, but I'm a little confused about using >> this LaTex markup in the context of an org document. Org has its own >> markup to pass to latex for these I think, like #+AUTHOR. Is there >> a similar one for \documentclass ? >> > > You will need to add a class to org-latex-classes. You should read the > documentation for the variable with C-h v org-latex-classes RET. > > You can try customizing this variable but I find the customize interface > to it somewhat confusing, so I prefer to do it by hand - you need to add > something like this to the end of your initialization file (you probably > just need chapters): > > (setq sa/sffms-latex-class '("novel" "\\documentclass{sffms}" > ("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}") > ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}") > ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}") > ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}"))) > > (eval-after-load "ox-latex" > '(add-to-list 'org-latex-classes sa/sffms-latex-class)) > > Then your org file should look like this: > > #+LATEX_CLASS: novel > #+TITLE: Fahrenheit 451 > #+AUTHOR: Ray Bradbury > #+OPTIONS: toc:nil > > * The Hearth and the Salamander > > It was a pleasure to burn. > > It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, blackened > and /changed/. > > Note that the latex class is known as "novel" to org because of > the way I defined sa/sffms-latex-class. You could call it whatever > you want, by changing the two instances of "novel". > > That's a beginning but you will probably have to modify some other > things. Just put them in a style file, say misc.sty: > > \runningtitle{Fahrenheit 451} > \authorname{Ray Bradbury} > > plus any other settings from the sfmms documentation you think are > necessary, and add a line to your .org file: > > #+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{misc} > > to pick them up. That should get you some way towards your goal. > > Nick Hi Nick, Sorry to call you Rick earlier; I just noticed I did that. So, this has been incredibly helpful. I've just processed an org file into a pdf that's about 93% totally correct for formatting. Furthermore, it looks great; way better than the output I typically get from Word or LibreOffice. And way, /way/ easier to achieve. Thanks so much for your help here, and everyone else on this thread, too! I'm sure I'll have questions further on but I'm going to call this a success for today and go mix a martini. Best! Steven PS Strangely, I just read Fahrenheit 451 last week. Odd coincidence.... ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-29 0:22 ` Steven Arntson @ 2014-05-29 1:52 ` Nick Dokos 0 siblings, 0 replies; 20+ messages in thread From: Nick Dokos @ 2014-05-29 1:52 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > Hi Nick, > > Sorry to call you Rick earlier; I just noticed I did that. > No, you were right: Rick Frankel provided the googling and the reference to sffms. I didn't know anything about it before he mentioned it. > So, this has been incredibly helpful. I've just processed an org file > into a pdf that's about 93% totally correct for formatting. Furthermore, > it looks great; way better than the output I typically get from Word or > LibreOffice. And way, /way/ easier to achieve. > > Thanks so much for your help here, and everyone else on this thread, > too! I'm sure I'll have questions further on but I'm going to call this > a success for today and go mix a martini. > > Best! > Steven > > PS Strangely, I just read Fahrenheit 451 last week. Odd coincidence.... :-) Nick ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-27 19:49 LaTex export questions Steven Arntson 2014-05-27 21:13 ` Igor Sosa Mayor @ 2014-05-27 21:31 ` Charles Millar 2014-05-28 19:48 ` Bastien 2014-05-28 19:51 ` Grant Rettke 3 siblings, 0 replies; 20+ messages in thread From: Charles Millar @ 2014-05-27 21:31 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Hi Steven, Steven Arntson wrote: > Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to > PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run > the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the > literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or > "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings, > and add others? > > Thank you! > Steven Arntson > > > In addition to Igor's suggestion you may want to check out http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-latex-export.html As mentioned in the title the following is for the earlier version of org-export; however I used the Thomas Dye's examples and made the appropriate changes for the new exporter in Org v8. Again, please note, that you will have to make adjustments. Also, search this list; for instance Dr. Dye's posts concerning this subject. Regards, Charlie Millar --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-27 19:49 LaTex export questions Steven Arntson 2014-05-27 21:13 ` Igor Sosa Mayor 2014-05-27 21:31 ` Charles Millar @ 2014-05-28 19:48 ` Bastien 2014-05-28 19:51 ` Grant Rettke 3 siblings, 0 replies; 20+ messages in thread From: Bastien @ 2014-05-28 19:48 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Steven Arntson; +Cc: emacs-orgmode Hi Steven, Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> writes: > Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to > PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run > the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the > literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or > "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings, > and add others? If you are not familiar with LaTeX, maybe it's worth exporting to ODT instead. Otherwise, do get some knowledge of LaTeX (perhaps by reading the .tex output) and Org's documentation on how to customize the LaTeX export. HTH, -- Bastien ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
* Re: LaTex export questions 2014-05-27 19:49 LaTex export questions Steven Arntson ` (2 preceding siblings ...) 2014-05-28 19:48 ` Bastien @ 2014-05-28 19:51 ` Grant Rettke 3 siblings, 0 replies; 20+ messages in thread From: Grant Rettke @ 2014-05-28 19:51 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Steven Arntson; +Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org What kind of deadlines are you facing to accomplish this? Grant Rettke | AAAS, ACM, ASA, FSF, IEEE, SIAM, Sigma Xi gcr@wisdomandwonder.com | http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/ “Wisdom begins in wonder.” --Socrates ((λ (x) (x x)) (λ (x) (x x))) “Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.” --Thompson On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> wrote: > Hi, I'm trying to export an org-mode doc to LaTex and subsequently to > PDF. This is a literary novel, written in prose. Right now when I run > the export command, the resulting file is incorrectly formatted for the > literary world, and I'm not sure how to change it. Is there a dialog or > "customize" menu that allows users to eliminate some default settings, > and add others? > > Thank you! > Steven Arntson > > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 20+ messages in thread
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