From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Suvayu Ali Subject: Re: Export attached image files Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:03:55 +0200 Message-ID: <20130819110355.GA2147@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41212) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VBNOJ-0003pY-Jb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Aug 2013 07:12:56 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VBNFg-0004Wb-LF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Aug 2013 07:05:33 -0400 Received: from mail-ee0-x236.google.com ([2a00:1450:4013:c00::236]:40180) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VBNFg-0004WM-Ca for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Aug 2013 07:04:00 -0400 Received: by mail-ee0-f54.google.com with SMTP id e53so2101966eek.13 for ; Mon, 19 Aug 2013 04:03:59 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: 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 Johan, On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:05:53PM +0200, Johan Ekh wrote: > Hi all, > How can I include attached image files in my pdf-file which is generated by > the latex exporter. Short answer: not possible. > I know how to work with links but what if I want to > quickly attach files and then delete the files from my hard disk and only > have them as attachments in my org-file? If you delete a file from the disk, attaching it won't help either. Org files are plain text, attachments are also stored as references. It would help us understand better if you could elaborate a bit on what is your eventual goal? Cheers, -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.