From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Paul Harper Subject: Re: Converting a Dissertation Template from docx to .org to use for LaTeX Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 04:18:27 +0700 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8ff1ccd665d8f505155c391a Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:34286) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YpkEs-0000Zn-Da for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 05 May 2015 17:18:51 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YpkEr-00032v-3S for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 05 May 2015 17:18:50 -0400 Received: from mail-ob0-x235.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c01::235]:35366) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YpkEq-00032e-Rk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 05 May 2015 17:18:49 -0400 Received: by obcux3 with SMTP id ux3so148784411obc.2 for ; Tue, 05 May 2015 14:18:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: 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: Ken Mankoff Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --e89a8ff1ccd665d8f505155c391a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks for those replies. I basically followed Ken's suggestion. I started with the Kings College London dissertation template and used writer2latex to create a .tex file. Then I gradually built the the Org-File. I have ended up with something I can use to write using org-mode with a nice Solarized-Dark theme instead of frying my eyeballs in LibreOffice. The key things are the Table of Contents are in the correct place and I have bibtex working the way I want. The other thing is in the end I have to convert from the .tex file to a .docx file using pandoc. So I'll have to do some minor edits in LibreOffice anyway because it is not saving certain formating features like double spacing. But that will be a two minute final editing job. So now I just have to write 500 words a day for the next 30 days and I'll have a first draft! ;) Regards, Paul On 4 May 2015 at 23:20, Ken Mankoff wrote: > Hi Paul, > > For this type of one-off project (a thesis), I'd suggest you a) remove all > Org-generated LaTeX header, b) create your own LaTeX preamble that you > \include{preamble} in your Org file, and then all of your questions become > LaTeX questions, not Org questions. > > Those LaTeX questions are likely easily googlable (or bingable) and found > on TeX.SE. At the top of your Org document you can embed all the LaTeX code > you want to generate the custom title and signature pages required by your > institution. > > Just my 2c. > > On 2015-05-04 at 11:58, Paul Harper wrote: > > I need some items to appear on a page of their own. (ie. Ethical > Approval, > > Abstract, Declaration, Table of Contents.) How do I do that? > > \clearpage command in LaTeX. > > -k. > -- Regards, Paul about.me/pauljamesharper GnuPG ID:0x058884CC Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." Robert Heinlein --e89a8ff1ccd665d8f505155c391a Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks for those replies. I basically follo= wed Ken's suggestion. I started with the Kings College London dissertat= ion template and used=C2=A0wri= ter2latex to create a .tex file. Then I gradually built the the Org-File.

=C2=A0I have ended up with something I can use to = write using org-mode with a nice Solarized-Dark theme instead of frying my = eyeballs in LibreOffice. The key things are the Table of Contents are in th= e correct place and I have bibtex working the way I want.=C2=A0

The other thing is in the end I have to convert from the .tex file = to a .docx file using pandoc. So I'll have to do some minor edits in Li= breOffice anyway because it is not saving certain formating features like d= ouble spacing. But that will be a two minute final editing job.=C2=A0
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So now I just have to write 500 words a day for t= he next 30 days and I'll have a first draft! ;)

Regards,

Paul

On 4 May 2015 at 23:20, Ken Mankoff <ma= nkoff@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi = Paul,

For this type of one-off project (a thesis), I'd suggest you a) remove = all Org-generated LaTeX header, b) create your own LaTeX preamble that you = \include{preamble} in your Org file, and then all of your questions become = LaTeX questions, not Org questions.

Those LaTeX questions are likely easily googlable (or bingable) and found o= n TeX.SE. At the top of your Org document you can embed all the LaTeX code = you want to generate the custom title and signature pages required by your = institution.

Just my 2c.

On 2015-05-04 at 11:58, Paul Harper <harper.paul.j@gmail.com> wrote:
> I need some items to appear on a page of their own. (ie. Ethical Appro= val,
> Abstract, Declaration, Table of Contents.) How do I do that?

\clearpage command in LaTeX.

=C2=A0 -k.



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Regards,


Paul

= about.me/pauljamesharper

GnuPG ID:0x058884CC

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should = relax and get used to the idea."

Robert Heinlein

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