From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Xebar Saram Subject: Re: trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:14:52 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20131022093943.GX6656@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b2e4e3c1526f004e9535940 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36798) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VYarP-0003iG-70 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:14:56 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VYarN-0008Gt-Np for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:14:55 -0400 Received: from mail-ob0-x22d.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22d]:64907) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VYarN-0008Gp-G7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:14:53 -0400 Received: by mail-ob0-f173.google.com with SMTP id gq1so3266383obb.18 for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:14:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20131022093943.GX6656@kuru.dyndns-at-home.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: org mode --047d7b2e4e3c1526f004e9535940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thank you all "I think `org-export-preserve-breaks' is the option you want. Try setting it in a single buffer with #+OPTIONS:\n:nil and see what happens..." that sounds interesting, but i couldn't understand how to use it (again im still an org novice:) ) do i stick this line at the start: #+OPTIONS:\n:nil is that ^^ syntax correct? best Z On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Suvayu Ali wrote: > On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 09:55:12AM +0200, Xebar Saram wrote: > > > > I'm trying to write a simple guidebook for my students in a GIS course. > > Everything works great apart for the life of me i cant get the hang of > > formatting and specifically how to insert (automatically?) line breaks so > > that its discrete lines and not a paragraph. i think one can use '\\' to > > indicate a line break but since its a guidebook "form" there are almost > no > > paragraphs and most line are 1 liners, so it seems to me crazy to go over > > hundred lines of text and attach a \\ at the end. What am i missing here? > > > > i hope i made sense :) any help or documentation links would be really > > appreciated! > > > > I'm attaching a short example of my org file, note that where i want > single > > lines i add a empty space between lines but still in the exporter it > > creates a paragraph out of these lines > > > > I think you are better off trying to do this with a specialised LaTeX > class. A quick search led me to this TeX.SX question: > . You could also try using lists, > just disable the bullets with an option in an #+attr_latex line. > > > GL, > > -- > Suvayu > > Open source is the future. It sets us free. > > --047d7b2e4e3c1526f004e9535940 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thank you all

"I think `org-expor= t-preserve-breaks' is the=A0option you want. Try setting it in = a single buffer with #+OPTIONS:\n:nil and see what happens..."=

that sounds=A0interesting, but i=A0c= ouldn't=A0understand how to use it (again im still an org novice:) )
do i stick this line at the start:
#+OPTIONS:\n:nil

is that ^^ syntax correct?=

best
Z


On Tue,= Oct 22, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.c= om> wrote:
On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 09= :55:12AM +0200, Xebar Saram wrote:
>
> I'm trying to write a simple guidebook for my students in a GIS co= urse.
> Everything works great apart for the life of me i cant get the hang of=
> formatting and specifically how to insert (automatically?) line breaks= so
> that its discrete lines and not a paragraph. i think one can use '= \\' to
> indicate a line break but since its a guidebook "form" there= are almost no
> paragraphs and most line are 1 liners, so it seems to me crazy to go o= ver
> hundred lines of text and attach a \\ at the end. What am i missing he= re?
>
> i hope i made sense :) any help or documentation links would be really=
> appreciated!
>
> I'm attaching a short example of my org file, note that where i wa= nt single
> lines i add a empty space between lines but still in the exporter it > creates a paragraph out of these lines
>

I think you are better off trying to do this with a specialised LaTeX=
class. =A0A quick search led me to this TeX.SX question:
<http:= //tex.stackexchange.com/q/3852>. =A0You could also try using lists,<= br> just disable the bullets with an option in an #+attr_latex line.


GL,

--
Suvayu

Open source is the future. It sets us free.


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