From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) Subject: Re: Outline structure and LaTeX Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 07:43:18 -1000 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:35946) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SWAAC-0000cV-Um for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 May 2012 13:43:30 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SWAAA-00081N-Vw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 May 2012 13:43:28 -0400 Received: from oproxy5-pub.bluehost.com ([67.222.38.55]:36624) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SWAAA-00081F-L7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 20 May 2012 13:43:26 -0400 In-Reply-To: (SW's message of "Sun, 20 May 2012 10:13:51 +0000 (UTC)") 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: SW Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Aloha SW, SW writes: > 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. > > > Org mode can export to various formats. Export to LaTeX works well, but it helps to know LaTeX when something unwanted happens. One of the other export options might better suit your needs. There are some examples of academic documents prepared with Org mode that might help you follow the LaTeX export path, e.g. http://www.jstatsoft.org/v46/i03, http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/uses.html#sec-6. hth, Tom -- Thomas S. Dye http://www.tsdye.com