Hi Russel, you can now write {{{TITLE}}} and {{{EMAIL}}} etc to get these interpolated. More generally, you can write #+MACRO: name value of the macro and then write {{{name}}} to get the value interpolated. - Carsten On Feb 23, 2009, at 1:06 AM, Russell Adams wrote: > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 08:28:13AM -0600, Russell Adams wrote: >>>> I'm also trying to resolve an ordering issue. I want to have a >>>> header/footer line declared in the header, but I want to use these >>>> orgTITLE macros in that. Currently LATEX_HEADER and the class go >>>> first >>>> before the definitions, and TEXT occurs inside the document. If the >>>> macro isn't defined before the header/footer, you get an error. >>>> >>>> I may have to manually code those, which defeats the purpose of >>>> using >>>> the org options. > > I think I got it! The issue here is that we're trying to define a > _Latex_ macro with the export options, and THAT is where the > resolution order becomes an issue. > > Could we create some org-export macros that will be translated inline? > That way the header data would be replaced in the body of all export > types (ascii, html, & latex)? No more need to define latex macros. > > ------- Example ------------ > > #+TITLE: This is a title > ... > Welcome to %%orgTITLE%%. > > after export: > > Welcome to This is a title. > > ---------------------------- > > This resolves the ordering issue and lets the metadata be used in the > document, which is the original purpose. > > The syntax would require some consideration, but anything fairly > obtuse that wouldn't be confused for a code sample would work. I like > "closing" formats and would prefer multiple symbols be involved to > minimize the chance of a collision. We'd likely need a OPTION for > whether or not to honor these. > > Suggested formats: > > - %%orgVAR%% > - (-:orgVAR:-) (credit to johnw for "Entranced by Smileys Format") > - !~orgVAR~! > > I need to learn lisp so I can start helping with these. :P > > Thanks. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Russell Adams RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.com > > PGP Key ID: 0x1160DCB3 http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/ > > Fingerprint: 1723 D8CA 4280 1EC9 557F 66E8 1154 E018 1160 DCB3 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode