latex export: can I add an optional argument to an item?

latex export: can I add an optional argument to an item?

[Alan Schmitt]

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Hello,

I would like to generate the following latex export:

\begin{itemize}
\item[\Checkmark] foo
\end{itemize}

I tried both

-[\Checkmark]

and

- [\Checkmark]

but neither works.

Is this possible with org-mode?

Best,

Alan

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Re: latex export: can I add an optional argument to an item?

[Richard Lawrence]

Hi Alan,

Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org> writes:

> I would like to generate the following latex export:
>
> \begin{itemize}
> \item[\Checkmark] foo
> \end{itemize}

It's not exactly pretty, but you can use a description list while
resetting it to the itemize environment, like:

#+ATTR_LATEX: :environment itemize  
  - \Checkmark :: foo

That produces:

\begin{itemize}
\item[{\Checkmark}] foo
\end{itemize}

At least, that works for me (I have not yet upgraded to Org 9.0;
so I don't know if this will continue to work, though I don't know of
any reason why it shouldn't). 

Hope that helps!

Best,
Richard

Re: latex export: can I add an optional argument to an item?

[Alan Schmitt]

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Hello Richard,

On 2016-12-01 11:36, Richard Lawrence <richard.lawrence@berkeley.edu> writes:

>> I would like to generate the following latex export:
>>
>> \begin{itemize}
>> \item[\Checkmark] foo
>> \end{itemize}
>
> It's not exactly pretty, but you can use a description list while
> resetting it to the itemize environment, like:
>
> #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment itemize  
>   - \Checkmark :: foo
>
> That produces:
>
> \begin{itemize}
> \item[{\Checkmark}] foo
> \end{itemize}
>
> At least, that works for me (I have not yet upgraded to Org 9.0;
> so I don't know if this will continue to work, though I don't know of
> any reason why it shouldn't). 

It works great (on current org), thanks a lot!

Alan

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Re: latex export: can I add an optional argument to an item?

[Eric S Fraga]

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On Thursday,  1 Dec 2016 at 09:04, Alan Schmitt wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to generate the following latex export:
>
> \begin{itemize}
> \item[\Checkmark] foo
> \end{itemize}
>
> I tried both
>
> -[\Checkmark]
>
> and
>
> - [\Checkmark]
>
> but neither works.
>
> Is this possible with org-mode?

I know you've had some answers but if you want exactly what you
specified in LaTeX, the following will do it:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
* intro
This is a list
- @@latex:[\(\checkmark\)]@@ and so on
- normal item
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---


(I don't have Checkmark defined so used checkmark instead)

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Re: latex export: can I add an optional argument to an item?

[Alan Schmitt]

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Hi Eric,

On 2016-12-02 09:52, Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> writes:

> I know you've had some answers but if you want exactly what you
> specified in LaTeX, the following will do it:
>
> * intro
> This is a list
> - @@latex:[\(\checkmark\)]@@ and so on
> - normal item

Thank you for the suggestion. With macros that makes for a quite elegant
solution.

Best,

Alan

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Re: latex export: can I add an optional argument to an item?

[Eric S Fraga]

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On Friday,  2 Dec 2016 at 10:35, Alan Schmitt wrote:
> Thank you for the suggestion. With macros that makes for a quite elegant
> solution.

You're welcome.  And, yes, with macros, many LaTeX aspects can be
incorporated easily without making everything look a mess.

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