From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: org-list-allow-alphabetical LaTeX export Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 21:45:58 +0200 Message-ID: References: <93BA1627-D7F6-4E96-9AFC-927A6F6C8C6E@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:32992) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ukg8G-0003fm-19 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:46:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ukg89-0001iO-Qi for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:45:59 -0400 Received: from mail-we0-x229.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c03::229]:37696) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ukg89-0001hc-26 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:45:53 -0400 Received: by mail-we0-f169.google.com with SMTP id n57so2436770wev.14 for ; Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:45:51 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <93BA1627-D7F6-4E96-9AFC-927A6F6C8C6E@gmail.com> 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: Josiah Schwab Cc: Michael Bach , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 6.6.2013, at 19:39, Josiah Schwab wrote: >> On 6 jun. 2013, at 10:20, Michael Bach gmail.com> wrote: >>> The LaTeX exporter does not honor the setting of = org-list-allow-alphabetical. =20 >=20 > A week or so ago I asked a similar question about the HTML export and = lists. > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg01324.html > So I just wanted to toss in my 2=A2. >=20 > On Jun 6, 2013, at 2:17 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote: >> Conventions about the type of bullet to be used in a document belong = to the typesetting side, and I rather establish a global setting for a = document than follow my momentary decisions when I write the Org-mode = version of it. On a similar vein, we do have lists starting with - and = * and +, but we still let LaTeX and HTML choose what to use as a bullet. = To me this feels like the right behavior. >=20 > I think this argument makes sense; and to be honest, that's probably = how I want the exporter to behave most of the time. >=20 > However, there is particular use case where I find this frustrating, = which is writing problem sets. There I like to reference other parts of = the problems by name. For example,=20 >=20 > a) Do something. > b) Use your answer in part a) to do something else. >=20 > Then, if I want to export it to multiple formats (say, html and pdf), = there is no general way to tell orgmode: "my alphabetical bullet choice = was meaningful, please try to preserve it". One ends up inserting = little workarounds for each export format. Which is not a big deal, but = when everything else works so seamlessly it's these little things that = stand out :) This is a good point - but this calls for something else: A mechanism = to name a particular list item and refer to it by name. In LaTeX you = can put a \label into an ordered list item and refer to it with \ref. I = am not sure if the new exporter allows this for list items, but I do not = thing so. Nicolas, has this ever been considered? I don't remember. This would be useful. Or, make sure you use a LaTeX stype or HTML style file that uses a = specific labeling system. - Carsten=