From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Suvayu Ali Subject: Re: \newpage in HTML export Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:17:30 +0100 Message-ID: <20131121111730.GA4103@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> References: <20131120212002.GC5155@cardamom.adamsinfoserv.com> <20131120233629.GD19844@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> <87r4aav9rd.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41701) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VjSGO-000194-KW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:17:41 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VjSGN-0006Td-Bf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:17:36 -0500 Received: from mail-wi0-x232.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c05::232]:35044) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VjSGN-0006TF-0V for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:17:35 -0500 Received: by mail-wi0-f178.google.com with SMTP id ca18so859808wib.17 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:17:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from kuru.dyndns-at-home.com ([2001:610:120:3001:f2de:f1ff:fe37:c76c]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id nb16sm4247461wic.0.2013.11.21.03.17.32 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:17:33 -0800 (PST) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87r4aav9rd.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> 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 On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 08:11:50AM +0700, Eric Abrahamsen wrote: > Suvayu Ali writes: > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 03:20:02PM -0600, Russell Adams wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 09:15:43PM +0000, Luke Crook wrote: > >> > > >> > That works. But that means I need both #+HTML: and #+Latex: for the same > >> > thing. \newpage should convert as appropriate depending on the export. > >> > > >> > So, \newpage should translate to the HTML equivalent on HTML export, and the > >> > Latex equivalent on Latex export. > >> > > >> > It only works correctly on Latex export > >> > >> \newpage is a Latex command, and so you need the #+Latex: prefix if > >> you're exporting to multiple formats. That will prevent it from > >> happening. > > > > To add a historical comment, eventhough Org claims to be backend > > neutral, it treats LaTeX preferencially in practice. e.g. many common > > LaTeX commands/macros are "understood" by Org. > > > > Just follow what Russel said, put them both where you need a pagebreak. > > Try this: > > > > #+MACRO: pagebreak @@latex:\newpage@@ @@html:
 
@@ > > > > {{{pagebreak}}} > > > > Hope this helps, > > Emacs already has the concept of the page-delimiter (defaults to ^L), > for page-related commands. I once floated the idea of making a > page-break a full org element, that could be handled differently by > different backends. I think I made it sound too complicated, though. > Anyway, that's still a possibility. This sounds like good idea. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.