Re: How to include comments on export? org-exp-blocks.el?

[Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>]

Herbert Sitz <hesitz@gmail.com> wrote:

> Herbert Sitz <hesitz <at> gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > 
> > Can someone give an example of how org-exp-blocks (or anything else) could be
> > used to export comment blocks as graphic notes in the text?
> > 
> 
> Just to add a bit.  I do have the following line in my .emacs:
> 
>       (require 'org-exp-blocks)
> 
> and I have a comment like this in my document:
> 
> --- sample text below ----------
> * Heading one
> text here
> #+begin_comment
> some comment text here
> #+end_comment
> * Heading two
> --- sample text above ----------
> 
> 
> When I export it the headings and text print out but the comment doesn't.  I
> assume I need to do something more than have the 'require' for org-exp-blocks in
> my .emacs but I can't figure out what it is.
> 

The only documentation there is seems to be in the file itself (and that is
not very complete). If you get it working, you might want to submit a patch
to improve the documentation.

Two hints from org-exp-blocks.el:

,----
| ;; This is a utility for pre-processing blocks in org files before
| ;; export using the `org-export-preprocess-hook'.  It can be used for
`----

,----
| (defun org-export-blocks-preprocess ()
|   "Export all blocks according to the `org-export-blocks' block export alist.
| Does not export block types specified in specified in BLOCKS
| which defaults to the value of `org-export-blocks-witheld'."
`----

So I tried

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(add-hook 'org-export-preprocess-hook (function org-export-blocks-preprocess))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

and I get the comment in the HTML output.

Nick