Nick, I have pasted the tex file below. Thanks for your help. Buck % Created 2010-04-23 Fri 12:11 \documentclass[presentation]{beamer} \usetheme{Madrid}\usecolortheme{default} \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage{longtable} \usepackage{float} \usepackage{wrapfig} \usepackage{soul} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{hyperref} \title{Example Presentation} \author{Carsten Dominik} \date{23 April 2010} \begin{document} \maketitle \begin{frame} \frametitle{Outline} \setcounter{tocdepth}{3} \tableofcontents \end{frame} \section{This is the first structural section} \label{sec-1} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Frame 1} \framesubtitle{with a subtitle} \label{sec-1.1} \begin{columns}[t] \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \begin{block}{Thanks to Eric Fraga} \label{sec-1.1.1} for the first viable beamer setup in Org \end{block} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \begin{block}<2->{Thanks to everyone else} \label{sec-1.1.2} for contributing to the discussion \end{block} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Frame 2} \framesubtitle{Like 1, but now with explicit columns} \transblindsvertical[duration=1] \label{sec-1.2} \begin{columns} % columns \label{sec-1.2.1} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \label{sec-1.2.1.1} \begin{block}{Thanks to Eric Fraga} \label{sec-1.2.1.1.1} for the first viable beamer setup in Org \end{block} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \label{sec-1.2.1.2} \begin{block}<2->{Thanks to everyone else} \label{sec-1.2.1.2.1} for contributing to the discussion \end{block} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Frame 2} \framesubtitle{where we will not use columns} \label{sec-1.3} \begin{itemize} \item Request\\ \label{sec-1.3.1}% Please test this stuff! \end{itemize} % ends low level \end{frame} \end{document} On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Nick Dokos wrote: > Buck Brody wrote: > > > > I'm not sure how to run pdflatex. I didn't mention earlier, but I run > emacs > > on Windows. > > > > How to run pdflatext is extremely dependent on what TeX system you have > installed. Also, how to run command-line programs differs if e.g. you have > cygwin installed. These are questions that only you can answer. In > particular, > you *have* installed a TeX system on your machine, right? > > In the meantime, how about sending the .tex file itself to the list? If > we can process it to pdf, then that indicts your TeX setup. If not, then > your orgmode setup might be at fault. The file itself should be in the > same directory that your .org file is (I think). > > BTW, the reason that the backtrace is not useful in this case is that we > know > exactly why emacs got an error: it tried to call an external program to do > the > processing. IOW, seeing into the emacs processing (which is what the > backtrace > shows) is not going to be useful: we need to see inside the tex->pdf > processing instead. > > HTH, > Nick > > > > > Hi Buck, > > > > > > In this process, Org-mode will produce a .tex file. Try running > pdflatex > > > on the file "by hand", this will give you (and, if still necessary, > us), > > > more information on what is going wrong. > > > > > > - Carsten > > > > > > > > > On Apr 21, 2010, at 2:22 AM, Buck Brody wrote: > > > > > > I am trying to export to PDF. I typed C-c C-e d. Which should be, > > >> "export as LaTeX and process to PDF and open PDF file". I received a > > >> message that said "PDF file was not produced". The org file I used > was the > > >> one in the example > http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-beamer.php. > > >> Version information and backtrace are below. Thanks for your help. > > >> > > >> Buck > > >> > > >> Versions: > > >> > > >> Emacs 22.3.1 > > >> > > >> Org-Mode 6.34c > > >> > > >> Backtrace: > > >> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "PDF file was not produced") > > >> signal(error ("PDF file was not produced")) > > >> error("PDF file was not produced") > > >> (if (not (file-exists-p pdffile)) (error "PDF file was not produced") > > >> (set-window-configuration wconfig) (when > org-export-pdf-remove-logfiles > > >> (dolist ... ... ...)) (message "Exporting to PDF...done") pdffile) > > >> (let* ((wconfig ...) (lbuf ...) (file ...) (base ...) (pdffile ...) > (cmds > > >> org-latex-to-pdf-process) (outbuf ...) (bibtex-p ...) cmd) > > >> (with-current-buffer outbuf (erase-buffer)) (message "Processing LaTeX > > >> file...") (if (and cmds ...) (funcall cmds file) (while cmds ... ... > ... > > >> ...)) (message "Processing LaTeX file...done") (if (not ...) (error > "PDF > > >> file was not produced") (set-window-configuration wconfig) (when > > >> org-export-pdf-remove-logfiles ...) (message "Exporting to > PDF...done") > > >> pdffile)) > > >> org-export-as-pdf(nil) > > >> (let ((pdffile ...)) (if pdffile (org-open-file pdffile) (error "PDF > file > > >> was not produced"))) > > >> org-export-as-pdf-and-open(nil) > > >> call-interactively(org-export-as-pdf-and-open) > > >> (if (and bg (nth 2 ass) (not ...) (not ...)) (let (...) > > >> (set-process-sentinel p ...) (message "Background process \"%s\": > started" > > >> p)) (if subtree-p (progn ... ...)) (call-interactively (nth 1 ass)) > (when > > >> (and bpos ...) (let ... ... ... ... ...))) > > >> (let* ((bg ...) subtree-p (help "[t] insert the export option > > >> template\n[v] limit export to visible part of outline tree\n[1] > only > > >> export the current subtree\n[SPC] publish enclosing subtree (with > > >> LaTeX_CLASS or EXPORT_FILE_NAME prop)\n\n[a] export as ASCII [A] > to > > >> temporary buffer\n\n[h] export as HTML [H] to temporary buffer > [R] > > >> export region\n[b] export as HTML and open in browser\n\n[l] export as > LaTeX > > >> [L] to temporary buffer\n[p] export as LaTeX and process to PDF > > >> [d] ... and open PDF file\n\n[D] export as DocBook [V] export as > > >> DocBook, process to PDF, and open\n\n[m] export as Freemind mind > map\n[x] > > >> export as XOXO\n[g] export using Wes Hardaker's generic > exporter\n\n[i] > > >> export current file as iCalendar file\n[I] export all agenda files as > > >> iCalendar files [c] ...as one combined file\n\n[F] publish current > file > > >> [P] publish current project\n[X] publish a project... > [E] > > >> publish every projects") (cmds ...) r1 r2 ass (cpos ...) (cbuf ...) > bpos) > > >> (save-excursion (save-window-excursion ... ... ... ... ... ... ...)) > (and > > >> bpos (goto-char bpos)) (setq r2 (if ... ... r1)) (unless (setq ass > ...) > > >> (error "No command associated with key %c" r1)) (if (and bg ... ... > ...) > > >> (let ... ... ...) (if subtree-p ...) (call-interactively ...) (when > ... > > >> ...))) > > >> org-export(nil) > > >> call-interactively(org-export) > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list > > >> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > > >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > > >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > >> > > > > > > - Carsten > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --001636c931b27821d70484d56b11 > > Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > Carsten,

I'm not sure how to run pdflatex. =A0I > didn= > > 't mention earlier, but I run emacs on > Windows.

> v>Buck

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 6:38 AM, > C= > > arsten Dominik < carsten.dominik@gmai= > > l.com">carsten.dominik@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
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> >
> > In this process, Org-mode will produce a .tex file. =A0Try running > pdflatex= > > on the file "by hand", this will give you (and, if still > necessa= > > ry, us), more information on what is going wrong.
> >
> > - Carsten

> >
> > On Apr 21, 2010, at 2:22 AM, Buck Brody wrote:
> >
> >
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class=3D"h5= > > "> > > I am trying to export to PDF. =A0I typed C-c C-e d. =A0Which should be, > &qu= > > ot;export as LaTeX and process to PDF and open PDF file". =A0I > receive= > > d a message that said "PDF file was not produced". =A0The org > fil= > > e I used was the one in the example http://orgmode.org/worg/org-= > > tutorials/org-beamer.php" target=3D"_blank"> > http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tut= > > orials/org-beamer.php. =A0Version information and backtrace are > below. = > > =A0Thanks for your help.
> > > >
> > Buck
> >
> > Versions:
> >
> > Emacs 22.3.1
> >
> > Org-Mode 6.34c
> >
> > Backtrace:
> > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "PDF file was not > produced")= > >
> > =A0signal(error ("PDF file was not produced"))
> > =A0error("PDF file was not produced")
> > =A0(if (not (file-exists-p pdffile)) (error "PDF file was not > produce= > > d") (set-window-configuration wconfig) (when > org-export-pdf-remove-log= > > files (dolist ... ... ...)) (message "Exporting to PDF...done") > p= > > dffile)
> > > > =A0(let* ((wconfig ...) (lbuf ...) (file ...) (base ...) (pdffile ...) > (cm= > > ds org-latex-to-pdf-process) (outbuf ...) (bibtex-p ...) cmd) > (with-current= > > -buffer outbuf (erase-buffer)) (message "Processing LaTeX > file..."= > > ;) (if (and cmds ...) (funcall cmds file) (while cmds ... ... ... ...)) > (me= > > ssage "Processing LaTeX file...done") (if (not ...) (error > "= > > PDF file was not produced") (set-window-configuration wconfig) (when > o= > > rg-export-pdf-remove-logfiles ...) (message "Exporting to > PDF...done&q= > > uot;) pdffile))
> > > > =A0org-export-as-pdf(nil)
> > =A0(let ((pdffile ...)) (if pdffile (org-open-file pdffile) (error > "P= > > DF file was not produced")))
> > =A0org-export-as-pdf-and-open(nil)
> > =A0call-interactively(org-export-as-pdf-and-open)
> > =A0(if (and bg (nth 2 ass) (not ...) (not ...)) (let (...) > (set-process-se= > > ntinel p ...) (message "Background process \"%s\": > started&q= > > uot; p)) (if subtree-p (progn ... ...)) (call-interactively (nth 1 ass)) > (w= > > hen (and bpos ...) (let ... ... ... ... ...)))
> > > > =A0(let* ((bg ...) subtree-p (help "[t] =A0 insert the export > option = > > template\n[v] =A0 limit export to visible part of outline tree\n[1] =A0 > onl= > > y export the current subtree\n[SPC] publish enclosing subtree (with > LaTeX_C= > > LASS or EXPORT_FILE_NAME prop)\n\n[a] export as ASCII =A0 =A0 [A] to > tempor= > > ary buffer\n\n[h] export as HTML =A0 =A0 =A0[H] to temporary buffer =A0 > [R]= > > export region\n[b] export as HTML and open in browser\n\n[l] export as > LaT= > > eX =A0 =A0 [L] to temporary buffer\n[p] export as LaTeX and process to > PDF = > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0[d] ... and open PDF file\n\n[D] export as DocBook > = > > =A0 [V] export as DocBook, process to PDF, and open\n\n[m] export as > Freemi= > > nd mind map\n[x] export as XOXO\n[g] export using Wes Hardaker's > generi= > > c exporter\n\n[i] export current file as iCalendar file\n[I] export all > age= > > nda files as iCalendar files =A0 [c] ...as one combined file\n\n[F] > publish= > > current file =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0[P] publish current project\n[X] publish > a= > > project... =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0[E] publish every projects") (cmds > ...)= > > r1 r2 ass (cpos ...) (cbuf ...) bpos) (save-excursion > (save-window-excursi= > > on ... ... ... ... ... ... ...)) (and bpos (goto-char bpos)) (setq r2 (if > .= > > .. ... r1)) (unless (setq ass ...) (error "No command associated > with = > > key %c" r1)) (if (and bg ... ... ...) (let ... ... ...) (if > subtree-p = > > ...) (call-interactively ...) (when ... ...)))
> > > > =A0org-export(nil)
> > =A0call-interactively(org-export)
> > _______________________________________________
> > Emacs-orgmode mailing list
> > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list.
> > target=3D"_blank">Emacs-orgmode@gn= > > u.org
> > target=3D"_= > > blank">http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
> >
> >
> > - Carsten
> >
> >
> >
> >

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