From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Rakestraw Subject: Re: Editing using emacs-lisp after export Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:57:47 -0500 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:45123) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RWVTH-0005gy-QI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:56:20 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RWVTG-0000LT-Nu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:56:19 -0500 Received: from uis-ipmx-2.pdc.uis.georgetown.edu ([141.161.2.141]:4665) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RWVTG-0000LK-Lq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:56:18 -0500 In-Reply-To: (Rajat Mukherjee's message of "Fri, 2 Dec 2011 15:39:35 +0100") 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: "Mukherjee, Rajat, LAUSANNE, Clinical Operations" Cc: emacs-orgmode Hi, Rajat -- -----Original Message----- > > From: John Rakestraw [mailto:lists@johnrakestraw.com] > > Sent: mercredi 30 novembre 2011 21:48 > > To: Mukherjee,Rajat,LAUSANNE,Clinical Operations > > Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > > Subject: Re: [O] Editing using emacs-lisp after export > > Hi, Rajat -- > > > I use org-mode to generate documents with latex and R codes. I also > > > use some R function (package: Hmisc) to generate latex tables. One > > > of the functions produces a blank line with-in the table environment > > > which causes a fatal error in the .tex file. Is there a way that I > > > can use emacs-lisp commands like "replace-string" from within the > > > .org file to act on the .tex file that is exported or other > > > "#+options:" for export that will do this edit without having to > > > open the .tex file? Thank you for your help. > > I definitely don't consider myself a guru, but I had a similar > > problem. I built a function that finds and removes the empty line and > > then added this via add-hook to org-export-latex-final-hook. I suspect > > one of the real gurus can suggest a better way to do this, but this > > works for me. > > Here's my code that you can adapt as necessary. > > (defun remove-line-from-exam.tex () > > (if (search-forward-regexp "\\documentclass\[[0-9]+pt]{exam}" nil t nil) > > (while (re-search-forward "\\\\question\n\n" nil t) > > (replace-match "\\\\question\n")))) > > (add-hook 'org-export-latex-final-hook (function > > remove-line-from-exam.tex)) > Hi John, > Many thanks for the hint. I tried something similar, it works when I > export (using L) to temporary buffer but not when I use the usual [l] or > [d] export options. Is there a different hook that needs to be used > here? Many thanks. My set-up works when I export to pdf (using the [d] export option). Perhaps you could post your adaptation and someone can figure out why your function doesn't work. --John -- John Rakestraw