From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Niels Giesen Subject: Re: Way to replace normal tabular env with booktabs? Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:17:03 +0100 Message-ID: References: <0167BDBB-27A0-458E-8107-4A2217710BE7@gmail.com> <87vcnmr3uy.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3074b9482600a404b873b6df Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:58310) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rv7OX-00051e-UE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:17:11 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rv7OT-0005Ky-4b for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:17:09 -0500 Received: from mail-qw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.216.41]:42623) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rv7OS-0005Kh-Rq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:17:05 -0500 Received: by qadz32 with SMTP id z32so3822710qad.0 for ; Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:17:03 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87vcnmr3uy.fsf@gmail.com> 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: Nicolas Goaziou Cc: emacs-orgmode , Carsten Dominik --20cf3074b9482600a404b873b6df Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I say: go for it! On Saturday, February 4, 2012, Nicolas Goaziou wrote: > Hello, > > John Hendy writes: > >> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Carsten Dominik >> wrote: >>> >>> On Jan 13, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Niels Giesen wrote: >>> >>>> There is a patch from me waiting to be incorporated into org mode that lets one use booktabs as export for normal org tables. >>>> >>>> You can find it @ http://patchwork.newartisans.com/patch/1016/ >>> >>> Hi NIels, >>> >>> I am looking now at this patch, and maybe it would be better to implement these three variables as one, holding a property or association list? Makes it easily extendable. >>> >>> Equally important - it would be great if you could try to implement this same change in the new exporter engine from Nicolas, to ensure that the new exporter will not lag behind. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> - Carsten >>> >> >> Any new thoughts on this? It would be great if this could be adjusted >> as mentioned and merged into org-mode! I'm still using the current >> patch from Niels in a separate branch because I like it so much! > > I looked at the patch. I think the three variables expose too much Org > internals to the user. It would be simpler to make use of > `org-export-latex-tabular-environment' with a "booktabs" value. Also > and #+attr_latex: booktabs should transform the table into > a booktab-table locally. > > If Niels Giesen (CC'ed) doesn't mind, I will implement a modified > version of his changes for the new exporter, in a couple of days. > > > Regards, > > -- > Nicolas Goaziou > -- http://pft.github.com --20cf3074b9482600a404b873b6df Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I say: go for it!

On Saturday, February 4, 2012, Nicolas Goaziou <= ;n.goaziou@gmail.com> wrote:<= br>> Hello,
>
> John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Carsten Dominik
>&g= t; <carsten.dominik@gmail.c= om> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Jan 13, 2012, at 3:52 = PM, Niels Giesen wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a patch from me waiting to be inc= orporated into org mode that lets one use booktabs as export for normal org= tables.
>>>>
>>>> You can find it @ http://patchwork.newartis= ans.com/patch/1016/
>>>
>>> Hi NIels,
>>>
>>> I am= looking now at this patch, and maybe it would be better to implement these= three variables as one, holding a property or association list? =C2=A0Make= s it easily extendable.
>>>
>>> Equally important - it would be great if you c= ould try to implement this same change in the new exporter engine from Nico= las, to ensure that the new exporter will not lag behind.
>>> >>> Regards
>>>
>>> - Carsten
>>&= gt;
>>
>> Any new thoughts on this? It would be great if = this could be adjusted
>> as mentioned and merged into org-mode! I= 'm still using the current
>> patch from Niels in a separate branch because I like it so much!>
> I looked at the patch. I think the three variables expose to= o much Org
> internals to the user. =C2=A0It would be simpler to make= use of
> `org-export-latex-tabular-environment' with a "booktabs"= value. Also
> and #+attr_latex: booktabs should transform the table = into
> a booktab-table locally.
>
> If Niels Giesen (CC&#= 39;ed) doesn't mind, I will implement a modified
> version of his changes for the new exporter, in a couple of days.
&= gt;
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Nicolas Goaziou
= >

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