Re: Questions on LaTeX Exporter

["Thomas S. Dye" <tsd@tsdye.com>]

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Aloha Rasmus,

On Mar 5, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Rasmus wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to move more seriouse text tasks from AUCTeX to Org.  
> Mostly
> because it allows me to link to pdf articles, and have * COMMENT in  
> the
> same file.
>

This would make you an "early adopter."  I haven't been able to solve  
all the issues translating from Org-mode to LaTeX yet, but I recently  
completed a conference paper without using babel code blocks and it  
looks fine.  Of course, the paper doesn't have abbreviations that end  
with dots ...

> However, I have noticed at least one non-acceptable issue. When using
> using English, LaTeX (via Babel or just default) full-stops (≈double
> space) will be inserted after dots. However, with abbrevation one  
> would
> use an ordinary space (i.e.\ an escaped space ("\ ") in LaTeX). Org  
> does
> not seem to notice abbrivations—how could it?—and further "\ " is
> interpreted literaly. I need to have an escaped space.
>
> One solution, which would yield much overheat, would be to use babel  
> and
> LaTeX fragments. See:
>
>  http://repo.or.cz/w/Worg.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/org-contrib/babel/examples/o18.org
>

Yes, and the overhead does get in the way, at least for my writing  
projects.  Literate programming of prose, which is essentially what  
LaTeX code blocks in babel yield, is a bit different than LP for a  
software project.  In my experience, prose blocks don't require as  
much explanation as source code often does, so some of the rationale  
for literate programming isn't applicable, and it is very difficult,  
at least for me, to stitch together good prose if isn't organized  
linearly.  A typical paragraph isn't as independent as a well-written  
function.  I haven't figured out how to write a generic segue.

On the other hand, I think it is the only way currently to get from  
Org-mode to perfect LaTeX.

> Also, for fixme notes, I use =[[latex:fixme][insert citation]]= at the
> moment. Does anybody have a nicer solution? For example, having the
> fixme note folded, placed in a footnote or similar?
>

If you figure this one out, please share.  I've been over-using the  
extensible link syntax.  It is great, no doubt about it, but after a  
while it feels like I'm working for Org-mode rather than the other way  
round.

All the best,
Tom

> -- 
> Thanks,
> Rasmus
>
>
>


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