Re: @@latex:...@@ syntax - where can I find info on it?

[Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us>]

Rainer M Krug <Rainer@krugs.de> writes:

> Andreas Leha <andreas.leha@med.uni-goettingen.de> writes:
>
>> Hi Rainer,
>>
>> Rainer M Krug <Rainer@krugs.de> writes:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I read at tha moment a lot of mails here regarding the @@latex:...@@ (or
>>> @@html:...@@) syntax. I understand d=that these fragments are only
>>> inserted when the corresponding backend is used - correct?
>>>
>>> Where can I find further information on this? i in the org-info file
>>> does not give anything (except C-@ which is something completely
>>> different) and googling also nothing?
>>>
>>
>> I am not aware of a central place for this.  But it is mentioned in
>> the backend specific manual pages of section 12.  For instance
>> [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Quoting-LaTeX-code.html#Quoting-LaTeX-code][Section
>> 12.7.4 Quoting LaTeX code]] for the latex case.
>
> Thanks - They should be somewhere listed, as they seem to be a very
> useful construct. 
>
> I assume, replacing "latex" with any export backend name (e.g. html or odt), will do the
> same for the other backend?

Yes.  They are called export snippet and typically handled by
org-BACKEND-export-snippet, e.g. org-html-export-snippet.

If you find that documentation in this area should be expanded, you could
provide a patch to org.texi :)

Rasmus

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