From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Switch for exported file types when evaluating code blocks Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:02:12 -0400 Message-ID: <8761w8ecsb.fsf@gmail.com> References: <20130718020206.GB24529@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38448) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UzfQB-0000Y2-FS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:02:28 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UzfQA-0001Ml-4j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:02:27 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:41320) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UzfQ9-0001MX-Va for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:02:26 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UzfQ8-0008Uv-Mk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 18 Jul 2013 06:02:24 +0200 Received: from pool-108-7-96-134.bstnma.fios.verizon.net ([108.7.96.134]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 18 Jul 2013 06:02:24 +0200 Received: from ndokos by pool-108-7-96-134.bstnma.fios.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 18 Jul 2013 06:02:24 +0200 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 Suvayu Ali writes: > Hello again Malcolm, > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 12:45:36AM +0000, Cook, Malcolm wrote: >> >> I tend to work with org-export-babel-evaluate set to nil. Thus, my >> code blocks are not evaled in the context of an export. Thus at >> eval time there is no way of knowing what the eventual backend is >> going to be. >> >> I think I need an approach that auto converts svg to png on-demand/on-the-fly during export. > > In that case just use another source block with shell source. In that > block you can call inkscape to do the conversion. For an example, see > here: > > OT for the OP (say that three times fast!) but maybe of some use to somebody: For SVG, there is a latex package that is an evolutionary offshoot of the above link. It does the inkscape dance so you don't have to: http://www.tex.ac.uk/ctan/graphics/svg/ -- Nick