From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: [export] Should sidewaystable option automatically add rotating package? Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:08:29 +0100 Message-ID: <87eh8v4l36.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> References: <87ob7z4nzl.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> <877gentvmv.fsf@gmx.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53611) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VJjEG-0004vo-45 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:09:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VJjE9-0007mG-5j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:09:04 -0400 Received: from mail14-db8on0067.outbound.messaging.microsoft.com ([157.55.206.67]:50902 helo=DB8EHSNDR002.bigfish.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VJjE8-0007m5-Td for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:08:57 -0400 In-Reply-To: <877gentvmv.fsf@gmx.us> (rasmus@gmx.us's message of "Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:01:28 +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: Rasmus Cc: Emacs Org mode mailing list Rasmus writes: > Hi Eric, > > Eric S Fraga writes: >> A minor feature request. Feel free to ignore! >> >> Using the sidewaystable :float option for table exports to LaTeX >> requires one to manually add a=20 >> >> #+LaTeX_header: \usepackage{rotating} >> >> line to the org file. Could this package be added automatically by the >> exporter if the sidewaystable option is present? > > My 2=C2=A2: > > I think the policy is that the ox-latex ain't going to track packages. > Aaron made some patches for this some time ago, but they weren't > included. > > So the question is should it be a default package? > > I think not. E.g. tabu isn't loaded. Amsmath isn't loaded if you > generate a matrix.=20=20 Okay. I can live with this!=20=20 I guess it would help if the documentation indicated when additional packages may be required. I had to do an internet search to find out I needed the rotating package for the sidewaystable option described in the org info pages. > Also, a kitten dies every time the length of > org-latex-default-packages-alist increases! ;-) Thanks, eric --=20 : Eric S Fraga (0xFFFCF67D), Emacs 24.3.50.1, Org release_8.1.1-7-gaecdf5