LaTeX style command re-use but for within org-mode documents?

LaTeX style command re-use but for within org-mode documents?

[Grant Rettke]

Hi,

Today we are working on an org-document that contains a quote that
will re-appear multiple times within
the same document. Coming from LaTeX, my initial reaction is to create
a new command with \newcommand.
Trying to find something like that within org-mode set me down two paths.

The first was to consider utilize literate programming. This would be
a fine approach if I were publishing the tangled document, but I am
not. Additionally, it is not code, just human readable text (a quote).

The second thought was to learn about export filters. Stuff like using
\rarr works just fine no matter where you export, so I wondered if I
should follow a similar approach. I didn't pursue this further though,
I wanted to get some feedback first.

What is the standard approach for doing stuff like this?

Regards,

Grant Rettke | AAAS, ACM, ASA, FSF, IEEE, SIAM, Sigma Xi
grettke@acm.org | http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/
“Wisdom begins in wonder.” --Socrates
((λ (x) (x x)) (λ (x) (x x)))
“Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop
taking it seriously.” --Thompson

Re: LaTeX style command re-use but for within org-mode documents?

[Thomas S. Dye]

Aloha Grant,

Perhaps a macro?  Macro expansion takes place during export.

All the best,
Tom

Grant Rettke <gcr@wisdomandwonder.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Today we are working on an org-document that contains a quote that
> will re-appear multiple times within
> the same document. Coming from LaTeX, my initial reaction is to create
> a new command with \newcommand.
> Trying to find something like that within org-mode set me down two paths.
>
> The first was to consider utilize literate programming. This would be
> a fine approach if I were publishing the tangled document, but I am
> not. Additionally, it is not code, just human readable text (a quote).
>
> The second thought was to learn about export filters. Stuff like using
> \rarr works just fine no matter where you export, so I wondered if I
> should follow a similar approach. I didn't pursue this further though,
> I wanted to get some feedback first.
>
> What is the standard approach for doing stuff like this?
>
> Regards,
>
> Grant Rettke | AAAS, ACM, ASA, FSF, IEEE, SIAM, Sigma Xi
> grettke@acm.org | http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/
> “Wisdom begins in wonder.” --Socrates
> ((λ (x) (x x)) (λ (x) (x x)))
> “Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop
> taking it seriously.” --Thompson
>
>

-- 
Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com

Re: LaTeX style command re-use but for within org-mode documents?

[Suvayu Ali]

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 09:51:18AM -1000, Thomas S. Dye wrote:
> Aloha Grant,
> 
> Perhaps a macro?  Macro expansion takes place during export.

(info "(org) Macro Replacement")

-- 
Suvayu

Open source is the future. It sets us free.

Re: LaTeX style command re-use but for within org-mode documents?

[Grant Rettke]

Thanks folks.
Grant Rettke | AAAS, ACM, ASA, FSF, IEEE, SIAM, Sigma Xi
grettke@acm.org | http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/
“Wisdom begins in wonder.” --Socrates
((λ (x) (x x)) (λ (x) (x x)))
“Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop
taking it seriously.” --Thompson


On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 09:51:18AM -1000, Thomas S. Dye wrote:
>> Aloha Grant,
>>
>> Perhaps a macro?  Macro expansion takes place during export.
>
> (info "(org) Macro Replacement")
>
> --
> Suvayu
>
> Open source is the future. It sets us free.
>