Hi,

Attached is a _proof of concept_ for supporting AUTO in
\usepackage{fontenc}. Just an idea of how things could evolve.
This only uses a variable you can define as directory or file local to
control what is generated in the LaTeX file.
Could be expanded in the future to check #+language:

Best, /PA

On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 at 14:40, Juan Manuel Macías <maciaschain@posteo.net>
wrote:

> Ihor Radchenko writes:
>
> > Juan Manuel Macías <maciaschain@posteo.net> writes:
> >
> >> Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez writes:
> >>
> >>> +#+begin_example
> >>> +,#+latex_class_options: [greek,spanish,oneside]
> >>> +,#+language: es
> >>> +,#+latex_header: \PassOptionsToPackage{main=spanish}{babel}
> >>> +,#+latex_header: \usepackage{alphabeta} % to support greek script
> >>> +#+end_example
> >>
> >> I think this example doesn't take advantage of the AUTO facility, which
> >> is what the section is about.
>
> > Do you have any suggestions how to improve the patch?
>
> I would give an example that did include the AUTO 'facility', to unify
> with the rest of the examples in the section:
>
> #+language: es
> #+latex_header: \usepackage[greek,ngerman,AUTO]{babel}
> #+latex_header: \usepackage{alphabeta} % to support greek script
>
> It is also said in the patch that this example is for pdfTeX, but it
> works equally well for LuaTeX and XeTeX, since Babel and alphabeta
> packages support both engines. However, the alphabeta package is not a
> specific package for writing texts in Greek. Rather, according to the
> package documentation: "The alphabeta package makes the standard macros
> for Greek letters in mathematical mode also available in text mode." In
> pdfTeX it is useful because you can enter the Greek input directly in
> Unicode. But in LuaTeX or XeTeX it would be unnecessary, since Greek can
> be written directly, without the help of additional packages.
>
> >> ... Btw, maybe it would be nice to extend ''AUTO'' to
> >> latex_class_options and \PassOptionsToPackage? Something like:
> >
> > It would really be nice to have an ox-latex maintainer who is deeply
> > familiar with LaTeX :)
>
> My knowledge of LaTeX (and Elisp) has huge gaps :-). Of course, I am
> willing to learn everything I can. And, naturally, I would like to help
> in any way I can. But my main problem (currently) is the lack of time to
> dedicate myself to it. My presence on this list is intermittent, and
> that for a maintainer is horrible. Maybe in a few months (spring
> perhaps), when my personal situation stabilizes a little, I could
> consider it...
>
> Best regards,
>
> Juan Manuel
>
>

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