From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Xebar Saram Subject: Re: trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:19:28 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20131022093943.GX6656@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> <87iowokdi5.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87eh7cgybu.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87li1koyl7.fsf@nowhere.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e013a14c4ca7cfb04e96c8ee3 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60745) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VZ31m-0002a8-TK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:19:32 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VZ31l-0001OF-2k for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:19:30 -0400 Received: from mail-ob0-x22c.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22c]:34440) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VZ31k-0001O6-SP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:19:29 -0400 Received: by mail-ob0-f172.google.com with SMTP id gq1so1224572obb.3 for ; Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:19:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87li1koyl7.fsf@nowhere.org> 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: org mode --089e013a14c4ca7cfb04e96c8ee3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks again guys Rick: "But a better approach would be to define your own latex list environment for program steps and use lists:" ive never used latex, do you mind expanding on that a bit? Eric: "I don't think it's cut, is it? I just tried with your example and long lines are preserved as-is (ie, quite long)" this is how it looks in my pdf export: https://paste.xinu.at/sYsMVz/ i just want all the line to appear in the pdf and not get cut (that is have it auto wrap when the like nears a paper edge) Glyn: thx alot for the example. That does work but then i really hate manually having to add the '-' at the start of each page and then also indenting each line, is there a solution for that? i really appreciate all the help, you guys are great help! z. On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Glyn Millington wrote: > Xebar Saram writes: > > > Thx again Eric > > > > i actually like using the example block but as you mentioned i think the > text is cut at the end when you export it , is there anyway to > > make the exporter auto wrap lines inside example blocks? > > > Hi Xebar, > > This does seem to be getting rather complicated. Does the adapted > version of your file below give you the kind of result you want? It will > probably get munged in the sending > > atb > > Glyn > > --089e013a14c4ca7cfb04e96c8ee3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks again guys

Rick: "But a be= tter approach would be to define your own latex list environment for=
program steps and use lists:"

ive never used latex, do you mind expanding on th= at a bit?

Eric: "I don't think it's= cut, is it? I just tried with your example and long
lines are preserved as-is (ie, quite long)&q= uot;
this is how it looks in my pdf export:

https://paste.xinu.at/sYsMVz/
<= div>
i just want all the line to appear in the pdf and not get cut (that is have it auto wrap when the lik= e nears a paper edge)

Glyn: thx alot for the example. That does work but then i really hate = manually having to add the '-' at the start of each page and then a= lso indenting each line, is there a solution for that?

i really appreciate all the help, you guys are great he= lp!

z.


On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Glyn Millington <glyn.= millington@gmail.com> wrote:
Xebar Saram <zeltakc@gmail.com> writes:

> Thx again Eric
>
> i actually like using the example block but as you mentioned i think t= he text is cut at the end when you export it , is there anyway to
> make the exporter auto wrap lines inside example blocks?


Hi Xebar,

This does seem to be getting rather complicated. =A0Does the adapted
version of your file below give you the kind of result you want? It will probably get munged in the sending

atb

Glyn


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