Re: using orgmode for latex articles

[Fabian Braennstroem <f.braennstroem@gmx.de>]

Hi Bastien,

Bastien wrote:

> Fabian Braennstroem <f.braennstroem@gmx.de> writes:
> 
>> The available auctex/cdlatex/preview-latex package bundle makes it
>> pretty easy to write latex articles in emacs. How do you write your
>> articles? Do you use orgmode for the whole article or maybe just for a
>> first structure and then switch to 'plain' latex?
> 
> I can't speak for other people but as far as I'm concerned, I use the
> LaTeX exporter to write small documents and documents that don't need
> a lot of special formatting.
> 
> For example, I often have to write reports for meeting I attend to.  I
> use org-mode for that and convert the file into both HTML (for online
> access to the report) and LaTeX (for printed representation of the text,
> which is always very useful.)
> 
> Since I don't need to do complex stuff with LaTeX formatting, and since
> I can also use RefTeX in conjunction with Org, then the LaTeX exporter
> is often enough for me.  I guess scientific writing might require a
> different approach.

Sounds good to me, especially the possible reftex interaction sounds great.
But I assume labeling, references and e.g. footnotes don't work!? Maybe you
use a special configuration for the interaction?

>  
>> Maybe there is a chance, that orgmode could display inserted linked
>> pictures and inserted equations (just like preview-latex or
>> x-symbol)!? I hope I did not missed a feature again, but it would be
>> great, if that works :-)
> 
> Missed :)
> 
> See the manual (info "(org)Processing LaTeX fragments") and check the
> attached screenshot as a small example.

Thanks for your help!