Re: Latex export of tables

[tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye)]

Hi Suvayu,

Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> writes:

> Hey Tom,
>
> Actually, I am working on a workflow for large writing projects, my PhD
> thesis in this case :-p.  What I have in mind is have a Makefile based
> build system that uses `emacs --batch' to export to LaTeX and html.  The
> images are generated separately using babel blocks or standalone TeX
> files with TikZ code.  I intend to make pdf images for LaTeX and convert
> them to png/svg with imagemagick/inkscape.  Of course all of this is
> still a pipe dream; if I get it working, I'll definitely write a Worg
> page on it.  Of course it will be great if people with interesting ideas
> pitch in :).  I expect to have an early working environment in a couple
> of months.

This sounds like the system I was using near the end of the old
exporter's life. When Nicolas added asynchronous export to the new
exporter I was able to abandon the Makefile. Lately, I've been tangling
init.el files from my source document. I really like this approach
because the asynchronous exporter starts off with a fresh emacs instance
(the infamous emacs -Q, I think) and you don't have to worry if your
.emacs has an old setting that has some weird effect on export--all of
the setup is in the babel block that generates the init.el file. I like
that the init.el setup travels with the document in the Org mode file. I
think it helps with reproducibility.

All the best,
Tom

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