Re: Some LaTeX Beamer / org-mode questions

[Florian Lindner <mailinglists@xgm.de>]

On Wed, 01 Jun 2016 12:26:07 +0200
Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> wrote:

> Florian Lindner <mailinglists@xgm.de> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, 30 May 2016 13:53:52 +0200
> > Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> wrote:
> >  
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> Florian Lindner <mailinglists@xgm.de> writes:
> >>   
> >> >> #+options: title:nil    
> >> >
> >> > Sorry, can't make it work.    
> >> >> #+subtitle:    
> >> >
> >> > Neither that works for me    
> >> 
> >> Are you sure you are using an up-to-date version of Org?
> >> M-x org-version should return 8.3.something.  
> >
> > Ah, you were right. I used the builtin org version.
> >
> > It works now, however, when I set the title:nil is does not produce
> > a title page at all.
> >
> > #+BEGIN_LATEX
> > \maketitle
> > #+END_LATEX  
> 
> Or:
> 
> @@latex:\maketitle@@.
> 
> What exactly are you missing from the standard title page support of
> Org?

Nothing really, but when I use title:t, org mode sets a
\title{presentation} in the tex file which overwrites my own title. If
I set title:nil, it sets \title{} still overwriting my own title.

> > inserts a title page, but after the table of contents.
> >
> > Any way to work around that?  
> 
> Yes, the #+TOC keyword combined with the option toc:nil.

Ah, ok, I think I got using these settings now:

#+startup: beamer
#+LATEX_CLASS: beamer
#+LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS: [presentation]
#+BEAMER_THEME: Boadilla
#+OPTIONS: H:2 num:t title:nil toc:nil

#+BEGIN_LATEX
\author[me]{me and the coauthors}
\title[short title]{long title \\ next line}
\subtitle{subtitle}
\institute[short institute]{long institute}
\maketitle
#+END_LATEX


As I said, all I want is to have a standard title page followed by a
toc, but I need to set also the short version of title, institute and
author.

Well it works, albeit not very elegant.

Best,
Florian