Problem org-beamer export

Problem org-beamer export

[Marvin Doyley]

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Hi there,

Org beamer has proven to be an invaluable tool, I use it not only for preparing lecture notes but also for all my presentation - farewell powerpoint :)  However, I recently upgraded my current version of org to 6.36. I love the new inline image, but their seem to be a bug in the latex export.  It would appear that org-export-latex still does a good job in translating org files to latex, but for some reason I get an error when issue C-C C-e C-p . More specifically,  pdftex.def Error: Option 'pdftex' requires pdfTex. What is interesting is 1) if I compile the resulting latex file from the command line everything  works fine, 2) I don't get an  error when there is an existing pdf file when I issue C-C C-e C-p,  but the pdf  doesn't get updated - it seems to skip the compiling stage if the pdf file is there.

Does anybody have any suggestion how to resolve this issue. 
thanks
M

PS I am using carbon emac on snow leopard and mactex 2009

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Re: Problem org-beamer export

[Carsten Dominik]

On May 13, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Marvin Doyley wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Org beamer has proven to be an invaluable tool, I use it not only  
> for preparing lecture notes but also for all my presentation -  
> farewell powerpoint :)  However, I recently upgraded my current  
> version of org to 6.36. I love the new inline image, but their seem  
> to be a bug in the latex export.  It would appear that org-export- 
> latex still does a good job in translating org files to latex, but  
> for some reason I get an error when issue C-C C-e C-p . More  
> specifically,  pdftex.def Error: Option 'pdftex' requires pdfTex.  
> What is interesting is 1) if I compile the resulting latex file from  
> the command line everything  works fine, 2) I don't get an  error  
> when there is an existing pdf file when I issue C-C C-e C-p,  but  
> the pdf  doesn't get updated - it seems to skip the compiling stage  
> if the pdf file is there.

Hi,

I have no problems compiling to PDF.  Anyone else?

The error message sounds to me that somehow Emacs cannot find the you  
TEX installation.  Maybe there is something wrong with the paths.  If  
it works from the command line, try starting Emacs from the command  
line - this will make the command line environment visible to Emacs.   
If you start Carbon Emacs normally, then stuff in you shell setup is  
not read any you may end up with a different set of environment  
settings.

- Carsten

Re: Problem org-beamer export

[Marvin Doyley]

Hi Carsten,

This problem is now resolved. I just needed to change pdftex to pdflatex in graphics.cfg file.  

thanks
M
PS
I am planning to learn lisp this summer so I can contribute to org development in my limited spare time, what is the best place to start ?
On May 14, 2010, at 8:08 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote:

> 
> On May 13, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Marvin Doyley wrote:
> 
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> Org beamer has proven to be an invaluable tool, I use it not only for preparing lecture notes but also for all my presentation - farewell powerpoint :)  However, I recently upgraded my current version of org to 6.36. I love the new inline image, but their seem to be a bug in the latex export.  It would appear that org-export-latex still does a good job in translating org files to latex, but for some reason I get an error when issue C-C C-e C-p . More specifically,  pdftex.def Error: Option 'pdftex' requires pdfTex. What is interesting is 1) if I compile the resulting latex file from the command line everything  works fine, 2) I don't get an  error when there is an existing pdf file when I issue C-C C-e C-p,  but the pdf  doesn't get updated - it seems to skip the compiling stage if the pdf file is there.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have no problems compiling to PDF.  Anyone else?
> 
> The error message sounds to me that somehow Emacs cannot find the you TEX installation.  Maybe there is something wrong with the paths.  If it works from the command line, try starting Emacs from the command line - this will make the command line environment visible to Emacs.  If you start Carbon Emacs normally, then stuff in you shell setup is not read any you may end up with a different set of environment settings.
> 
> - Carsten
> 

Marvin Doyley
doyley@ece.rochester.edu