From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dan Davison Subject: Re: [BABEL] Editing dot blocks with org-exp-blocks Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:14:29 +0000 Message-ID: References: <87hbcd1t94.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> <87k4h9xpro.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=49940 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PnBkb-0003RL-Dl for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:14:38 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PnBkZ-0004Fp-BH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:14:37 -0500 Received: from mail-ww0-f49.google.com ([74.125.82.49]:56301) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PnBkZ-0004Fc-5f for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:14:35 -0500 Received: by wwb17 with SMTP id 17so268997wwb.30 for ; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:14:34 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87k4h9xpro.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> (Eric S. Fraga's message of "Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:10:19 +0000") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Eric S Fraga Cc: Chris Maier , emacs-orgmode Eric S Fraga writes: > Chris Maier writes: > >> The begin_dot is part of org-exp-blocks, as I understand it, and >> appears required to make it evaluate the Dot code, create the image >> file, and then incorporate that into the exported document (LaTeX, >> HTML, etc.) >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> >> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:56 AM, Eric S Fraga wrote: >>> Chris Maier writes: >>> >>>> In "normal" Org code blocks (e.g. #+begin_src clojure .... #+end_src) >>>> it's possible to hit C-c ' and edit the block code in a separate >>>> buffer with the appropriate mode. =C2=A0This doesn't appear to work wh= en >>>> using org-exp-blocks to edit a "begin_dot" block. >>>> >>>> Is there a command to do this? >>> >>> No idea but what about using #+begin_src dot ... #+end_src? >>> -- >>> : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.50.1 >>> : using Org-mode version 7.4 (release_7.4.324.gca7a) >>> > > Yes, I know; I used to use begin_dot and begin_ditaa quite a bit. My > understanding is that babel knows about dot and therefore provides the > same functionality, albeit in a different way, I vote for removing / deprecating the dot and ditaa functionality of org-exp-blocks. > possibly more confusing > but definitely more customisable and hence more powerful. babel gives > you access to features such as fontification, mode specific editing, > caching. > > I am not sure what the intended long term development for these special > export blocks might be? org's long term growth (development of > features) is organic and responsive, not planned per se (and I mean this > in a positive way as planned software projects seldom achieve their > goals...) so it may be that nobody can answer this question! > > In any case, I didn't mean to imply that you cannot continue using these > specific export blocks or that they don't do the job they were intended > for. Simply that maybe babel is the route to go if you want to be able > to use mode specific editing.