Re: Bug in latex export figure labels?

[Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>]

Hello,

garjola@garjola.net writes:

> I am having issues when exporting to LaTeX using labels in figures. The
> following snippet
>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>> #+CAPTION: Comparison                             >
>> #+NAME:      fig:irreg2                           >
>> #+attr_latex: :width 0.9\textwidth :placement [H] >
>> [[file:irregular_red.png]]                        >
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>
> gets exported as (see the label)
>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>> \begin{figure}[H]                                        >
>> \centering                                               >
>> \includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{irregular_red.png} >
>> \caption{\label{fig:orgparagraph1}                       >
>> Comparison}                                              >
>> \end{figure}                                             >
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>
> instead of 
>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>> \begin{figure}[H]                                        >
>> \centering                                               >
>> \includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{irregular_red.png} >
>> \caption{\label{fig:irreg2}Comparison}                   >
>> \end{figure}                                             >
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>
> I noticed this when updating the melpa package to the latest one. Using
> the git repository I have tried several versions of org-mode and the
> "bug" was introduced between release 8.2.9 and release 8.3. 
>
> Since I am a little bit surprised that this has not been noticed, I am
> reluctant to say that this is a bug, but the same file gets exported
> differently with these 2 releases.
>
> I have also tried to change +NAME to +LABEL and the result is the same.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?

This is a feature. See `org-latex-prefer-user-labels'.


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou