From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Berry, Charles" Subject: Re: Markdown Export Manual Confusion Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 16:07:56 +0000 Message-ID: References: <1533813014.3580136.1468584256.792B5A96@webmail.messagingengine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44702) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fnnTp-00089g-6M for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:08:06 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fnnTl-00075B-Rt for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:08:05 -0400 Received: from iport-acv6-out.ucsd.edu ([132.239.0.13]:10712) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fnnTl-00073H-CM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:08:01 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1533813014.3580136.1468584256.792B5A96@webmail.messagingengine.com> Content-Language: en-US Content-ID: <7B618CDD95B5D54095A82DD8A8720459@AD.UCSD.EDU> 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: Matthew Brecher Cc: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" > On Aug 9, 2018, at 4:10 AM, Matthew Brecher wrote: >=20 > Markdown export is disabled by default in org version 9.1.9.=20 > As far as I can see the manual does not indicate any way to enable this. As I read `Exporting' [1], the instruction is to load ox-md or customize `o= rg-export-backends'. When I type M-x customize-variable org-export-backends RET a buffer pops up with boxes to check including one for=20 ; md Export buffer to Markdown format checking this box and clicking on `Apply' turns on Markdown export. Clickin= g `Apply and Save' will also result in Markdown being enabled in future ses= sions. > =20 > Perhaps it would be prudent to include this info in the Markdown Export p= age [0] of the manual.=20 > The way it is currently written it appears as if this should work out of = the box.=20 >=20 > The only time the relevant inclusion is mentioned (require 'ox-md) is men= tioned int he manual is in the Exporting Chapter [1], but here it is not ex= plained what this does.=20 >=20 > [0] https://orgmode.org/manual/Markdown-export.html=20 > [1] https://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting > --=20 > Matthew Brecher > matt@yhete.com >=20 >=20 HTH, Chuck=