From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andreas Leha Subject: Re: Large LaTeX project in single file or using publishing Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:36:37 +0000 Message-ID: References: <87r3wpk5yw.fsf@wmi.amu.edu.pl> <87vblzhxzr.fsf@wmi.amu.edu.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50548) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XuTDV-0000dq-PV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:36:50 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XuTDO-0008DI-2m for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:36:41 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:48190) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XuTDN-0008CX-TL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:36:34 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XuTDM-0006PZ-Ho for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:36:32 +0100 Received: from cpc33-cmbg15-2-0-cust4.5-4.cable.virginm.net ([81.102.136.5]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:36:32 +0100 Received: from andreas.leha by cpc33-cmbg15-2-0-cust4.5-4.cable.virginm.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:36:32 +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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Marcin, Marcin Borkowski writes: > On 2014-11-27, at 10:26, Andreas Leha wrote: > >> Marcin Borkowski writes: >>> >>> Just my 2 cents: I'd go for LaTeX if heavy math typesetting is involved >>> (then amsmath!), maybe for Org otherwise, check whether the template >>> imposes a many-file structure (which it probably doesn't), and keep >>> everything in one file. >>> >> >> I would disagree here. I do not see, that writing equations in LaTeX is >> substantially easier than in org. Or put the other way round: org's >> support for equations is quite good. >> And preview-latex is really speeding me up. > > You're right, mostly. My point was that with displayed equations (in > amsmath, since core LaTeX lacks a lot in this department), AUCTeX has at > least one nice thing: C-u C-c C-e. (Also, plain C-c C-e.) Both very > handy. (As for preview-LaTeX; in AUCTeX, you also have folding, which > looks worse, but is faster - at least I guess so, I hardly ever use it.) > > (C-c C-e inserts an environment, with autocompletion. With prefix > argument it /changes/ the surrounding environment.) > Are you aware of org-cdlatex-mode [1]? That provides some similar functionality.f > Also, Richard's post made me realize why I prefer to stay with LaTeX: I > know it way better than Elisp (even though I'm making progress), and in > case of troubles, I can more easily deal with them in LaTeX (though > vertical positioning of things on the page - especially trying to > typeset on a grid - still beats me). I agree here. And some of my org documents admittedly look more like latex documents ... Best, Andreas [1] http://orgmode.org/manual/CDLaTeX-mode.html#CDLaTeX-mode