From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: SW Subject: Outline structure and LaTeX Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 10:13:51 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:41078) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SW39M-0000Oc-JP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 May 2012 06:14:09 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SW39K-0001ef-Op for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 May 2012 06:14:08 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:37181) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SW39K-0001eQ-Hy for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 May 2012 06:14:06 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SW39G-0001Ui-6G for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 May 2012 12:14:02 +0200 Received: from 41-133-204-175.dsl.mweb.co.za ([41.133.204.175]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 20 May 2012 12:14:02 +0200 Received: from sabrewolfy by 41-133-204-175.dsl.mweb.co.za with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 20 May 2012 12:14:02 +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 I'm preparing an academic document with several chapters. The text will eventually exist as a LaTeX document. However, I am doing my early planning and writing directly in an org file, making use of the structure elements (*, **, ***, etc) to provide structure and entering text for the relevant sections in the appropriate place. Org is a huge project and I have not explored every aspect and every contributed extension. Is there a "best practice" approach for what I am doing? Should I write directly in LaTeX rather? Is there an easy conversion process from an outlined document to LaTeX? I know there org can export to LaTeX. Would that be the best option? It has not worked well for me previously -- page breaks appeared in the wrong place and other pages has text that flowed over the end of the page.