Re: Org-mode as a replacement for LaTeX

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

Aloha Daniel,

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Tom

Daniel Martins <danielemc@gmail.com> writes:

> 2011/11/14 Daniel Martins <danielemc@gmail.com>:
>> I would like to see just the preamble of these org files prepared to
>> replace LaTeX files
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> 2011/6/30 Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> On 30.6.2011, at 08:35, Thomas S. Dye wrote:
>>>
>>>> Aloha Karl,
>>>>
>>>> I agree that AucTeX is awesome.  I use it every day at work with much
>>>> pleasure.
>>>>
>>>> I've been using Org-mode with the goal of creating reproducible
>>>> research, where the LaTeX output is just one part of the package.  In my
>>>> case, this is something that requires Org-mode for its ability to pass
>>>> results between code blocks written in different languages.  I can't do
>>>> these things in AucTeX.
>>>>
>>>> At first, like you, I was suspicious of adding a layer between me and
>>>> LaTeX.  I was impatient with figuring out how to make the little things
>>>> work right.  I'm still not able to control LaTeX as finely as I'd like
>>>> from within Org-mode, but I've managed to close the gap sufficiently
>>>> that my last four publications were authored completely with Org-mode.
>>>
>>> Are these publicly accessible?  I think that would be a great advertisement
>>> for Org as a publishing environment if you could link to source and paper....
>>>
>>> - Carsten
>>>
>>>> The one I'm working on now is Org-mode, too.  I'm really liking it as
>>>
>>>
>>>> an
>>>> authoring environment.
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Karl Voit <devnull@Karl-Voit.at> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> * Thomas S. Dye <tsd@tsdye.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Aloha Rafael,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, I thought you might as well be interested in my point of
>>>>> view.
>>>>>
>>>>> First: I am pretty new to Org-mode but I am using LaTeX a while now
>>>>> and I am even teaching LaTeX to motivated beginners.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there a reason not to have everything in one .org file?  I find
>>>>>> Org-mode's ability to fold on headlines and to edit subtrees in indirect
>>>>>> buffers very convenient, even for long documents.  For my work, that
>>>>>> functionality has replaced LaTeX \include files.
>>>>>
>>>>> I did not follow the thread here but I do think I get the idea that
>>>>> you want to replace LaTeX with Org-mode and generate a PDF via
>>>>> LaTeX/PDF-export functionality of Org-mode.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the one hand, I do agree that (simple) PDF documents are written
>>>>> very easily with Org-mode. But on the other hand you are going to
>>>>> add just another layer. This means that you probably end up wanting
>>>>> this LaTeX feature in Org-mode, that other handy LaTeX feature too
>>>>> and so forth.
>>>>>
>>>>> In my point of view, if you leave the basic stuff, you should stick
>>>>> to LaTeX. And I do have good news to you: You are very fortune
>>>>> because Emacs does have the IMHO most advanced editor support for
>>>>> LaTeX: AucTeX (with all of its extensions like preview-latex and
>>>>> RefTeX).
>>>>>
>>>>> I plan to use Org-mode as an outline tool for larger documents,
>>>>> where the basic structure evolves, keywords are moved from one part
>>>>> to the other. But before I start to write the detailed document
>>>>> content, I move to AucTeX, having the great possibilities for
>>>>> writing documents that end up being great PDFs.
>>>>>
>>>>> But this is just my point of view.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Thomas S. Dye
>>>> http://www.tsdye.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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