Re: Request for feedback about LaTeX setup changes

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

On Apr 7, 2010, at 7:04 PM, Aaron Hammitt wrote:

> I like the fact that I don't have to clutter org-export-latex- 
> classes with so many options. I also like org-export-latex-packages- 
> alist better than what I was doing previously with org-export-latex- 
> append-header.
>
> The downside is that I had some conflicts between the org default  
> packages (with either wasysym or latexsym, but now I don't recall  
> which one) and other packages I import in all my documents. Also, I  
> like to use the hyperref package with colorlinks=True and my own  
> linkcolor, so I had to modify org-export-latex-default-packages- 
> alist anyway. Now I'm in the position of still having to manually  
> update org-export-latex-default-packages-alist if you change the  
> packages that are required by orgmode in the future.
>
> Despite the initial work of figuring out where the conflicts were  
> arising from (after first upgrading to 6.35) and having to download  
> some of the default packages, I do like the new setup. I can't think  
> of a better solution; everything I can think of that would solve one  
> problem would just lead to another. And like you said, I can always  
> opt out...
>

Hi Aaron,

thanks for your feedback.

Yes, the new setup is optimized for simple uses, newbees etc.  Hassles  
remain for people with extensive customization - but I also do not  
know a better way.

- Carsten


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- Carsten