Re: #+ATTR_LaTeX no longer honoured

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaziou@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>> Paul Stansell <paulstansell@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I've noticed that #+ATTR_LaTeX seems to be no longer honoured (I'm
>>> using release_8.0.3-133-ga5872)
>>>
>>> This is demonstrated for the attached org file.  It's the exact
>>> example from http://orgmode.org/manual/Images-in-LaTeX-export.html.
>>>
>>> I expect the exported latex file (C-c C-e l l) to contain something like
>>>
>>>   \includegraphics[width=5cm,angle=90]{./dummy.png}
>>>
>>> but I instead it contains
>>>
>>>   \includegraphics[width=.9\linewidth]{./dummy.png}
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> PS. I'm using Emacs 24.2.1 and I tested with the minimal org-mode
>>> set-up from http://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html.
>>
>> I won't even attempt to give an overview of how attribute syntax has
>> changed/is changing, or explain why and how the manual is out of date,
>> but while we're waiting for someone else to do that, here's the line
>> you're looking for:
>>
>> #+ATTR_LaTeX: :width 5cm :options angle=90
>
> The manual is up-to-date (sections about HTML and ODT export may lag
> a bit behind), but the URL isn't. In particular, see:
>
>   http://orgmode.org/org.html#LaTeX-specific-attributes
>
>> Very briefly, I think attributes that may be common to multiple backends
>> are now given as eg :width or :height (with no equals sign before the
>> value), while attributes that are rarer or likely backend-specific are
>> stuffed into one :options attribute, with the keys/values written more
>> literally.
>
> AFAIK, :options is specific to latex back-end. Common attributes are set
> the usual way, i.e. with ":attribute value" syntax. Though it's
> impossible to recognize them all. So :options is handy to add raw
> arguments.
>
> Anyway, all attributes should be documented in the manual.

Sure enough, I should have just stopped with the working example!