From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp0 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id IDLgE1yyYV+hPgAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:36:12 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp0 with LMTPS id yJVXDlyyYV8dIwAA1q6Kng (envelope-from ) for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:36:12 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8A1D294042A for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:36:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:38358 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kIR34-00005I-1R for larch@yhetil.org; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 02:36:10 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59908) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kIQjD-000407-04 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 02:15:39 -0400 Received: from basilikum.nobis-admin.de ([89.238.71.130]:41072) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kIQjA-00060V-53 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 02:15:38 -0400 Received: from bohne (p200300cd6736d3007111c9c1f973f079.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [IPv6:2003:cd:6736:d300:7111:c9c1:f973:f079]) by basilikum.nobis-admin.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9F2E56D81743 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:15:32 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=snobis.de; s=default; t=1600236932; bh=B59Lhad2ulOZvBcQTl0qybbvBI4UowevopTYxfaKjho=; h=From:To:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To:From; b=hvGKh5OXAVnJMFTKtZimYvWhrfV+HWgKjd23Nc/Ff891kdLlSoXdFxqMzqA/A2mGe OFmrkJsOL0Dof89MOG4mq4xESsWU9epUJadnPKzxYsBMMl+zXtBFV2pszz9/Vd4aIs 8PEHnryhjZiEH0+GH2GWtbEZLbjimQtnaQ8J4Cos= From: Stefan Nobis To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Subject: Re: basic org questions References: <87o8m7t5xa.fsf@ebih.ebihd> <87a6xr3r3q.fsf@gmail.com> <87een26cmr.fsf@ebih.ebihd> <87363i4vfq.fsf@gmail.com> <87wo0u4uuz.fsf@ebih.ebihd> <87zh5q3ebb.fsf@gmail.com> <87d02m4qnj.fsf@ebih.ebihd> <87wo0u3bv9.fsf@gmail.com> <87d02miiwh.fsf@ebih.ebihd> Mail-Followup-To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:15:32 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87d02miiwh.fsf@ebih.ebihd> (Emanuel Berg via's message of "Wed, 16 Sep 2020 03:56:30 +0200") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (darwin) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=89.238.71.130; envelope-from=stefan-ml@snobis.de; helo=basilikum.nobis-admin.de X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/09/16 02:15:33 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=snobis.de header.s=default header.b=hvGKh5OX; dmarc=pass (policy=reject) header.from=snobis.de; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.71 X-TUID: F+cSWYqhzdBn Hi. Details about Org tables are to be found in the manual at different places (maybe not optimal, but that's the current structure). First of all, aspects of tables inside Emacs and Org are discussed here: https://orgmode.org/manual/Tables.html#Tables But everything about exporting (generating PDF via LaTeX, HTML, etc.) is discussed in the export sections. So details about exporting Org tables to LaTeX can be found here: https://orgmode.org/manual/Tables-in-LaTeX-export.html#Tables-in-LaTeX-export Here you can find the relevant option ":center". For example the following Org table will be exported to LaTeX without centering and using the booktabs package to nicely format the table: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- #+attr_latex: :center nil :booktabs t | My | Columns | |----+---------| | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 4 | --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Generally, you have the option to just let Org handle all of the LaTeX details. In this case, in most cases you do not even need to know anything about LaTeX - that's what some people are excited about. On the other hand, in this case you get what Org thinks is good enough for you. If you want to fine-tune every detail about the resulting PDF, you have no choice but to know LaTeX and use the options and hooks to sprinkle your fine-tuning in the document. BTW: I'm a long-time LaTeX user and a big fan of LaTeX. If I want to typeset a document and tune any detail of it, in most cases I use LaTeX and not try to modify Org to generate my hand-optimized LaTeX code. On the other hand nowadays in many cases I just do not need to control every little aspect of my final documents or the LaTeX code. In these cases Org helps a lot to speed up creating simple, small documents. I customized some aspects once globally and have to type less (but still know LaTeX and sprinkle a few fine-tunings here and there). So sometimes I view Org as a kind of very flexible LaTeX template engine. :) -- Until the next mail..., Stefan.