Lukasz Stelman writes:
I've create some presentation on programming (some more to do) and to my
surprise I've discovered that if org-mode escapes one "&" properly it
doesn't do its job in case of "&&" (and a single "^" too). I get "\&&"
in latex file which of course is wrong.
This support was totally broken. It works now again. Unfortunately
it is not possible to edit the table directly in the org-mode buffer
anymore - to edit such a table, you have to use C-c '
Bill Jackson writes:
> When exporting to LaTeX, curly brackets in a command will be escaped
> if that command also contains angle brackets. This can be a problem
> when using beamer. An example input file:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> #+LaTeX_CLASS: beamer
>
> * The One and Only Frame
> When LaTeX \alert<2>{commands} contain angle brackets, the curly
> brackets are erroneously escaped in the output. \alert{Commands}
> that do not contain angle brackets work properly.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Typing C-c C-e l will generate the output file:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> % Created 2010-01-15 Fri 13:57
> \documentclass{beamer}
> \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
> \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> \usepackage{graphicx}
> \usepackage{longtable}
> \usepackage{float}
> \usepackage{wrapfig}
> \usepackage{soul}
> \usepackage{amssymb}
> \usepackage{hyperref}
>
>
> \title{escCurly}
> \author{}
> \date{15 January 2010}
>
> \begin{document}
>
> \maketitle
>
> \begin{frame}
> \frametitle{Outline}
> \setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
> \tableofcontents
> \end{frame}
>
> \begin{frame}
> \frametitle{The One and Only Frame}
> \label{sec-1}
>
> When \LaTeX{} \alert<2>\{commands\} contain angle brackets, the curly
> brackets are erroneously escaped in the output. \alert{Commands}
> that do not contain angle brackets work properly.
> \end{frame}
>
> \end{document}
Bill Jackson writes:
> When exporting to LaTeX, the commands \LaTeX and \TeX are not
> processed consistently. In particular, the backslash for \LaTeX is
> escaped. This might not be a bug, but it is a bit confusing. An
> example input file:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> * The One and Only Header
> The command \LaTeX generates an escaped backslash, while \TeX and
> \alpha do not. Note that LaTeX is converted to a command, while TeX
> is not.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Typing C-c C-e l will generate the output file:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> % Created 2010-01-15 Fri 13:47
> \documentclass[11pt]{article}
> \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
> \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> \usepackage{graphicx}
> \usepackage{longtable}
> \usepackage{float}
> \usepackage{wrapfig}
> \usepackage{soul}
> \usepackage{amssymb}
> \usepackage{hyperref}
>
>
> \title{escLaTeX}
> \author{}
> \date{15 January 2010}
>
> \begin{document}
>
> \maketitle
>
> \setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
> \tableofcontents
> \vspace*{1cm}
> \section{The One and Only Header}
> \label{sec-1}
>
> The command \\LaTeX{} generates an escaped backslash, while \TeX and
> $\alpha$ do not. Note that \LaTeX{} is converted to a command, while TeX
> is not.
>
> \end{document}
The coding system of the LaTeX class will now only be set to the value
corresponding to the buffer's file coding system if the class
specifies \usepackage[AUTO]{inputenc}. Any other value for the coding
system will not be modified.
Christopher Suckling writes:
> Thank you, but not quite working yet:
>
> ,----
> | #+BIND: org-export-latex-title-command ""
> `----
>
> now appears to be having the *effect* of setting a global variable.
>
> I load Emacs then visit the below test org file. I then export the file.
>
> I get a \maketitle line.
>
> I then C-c C-c on the #+BIND: line and re-export.
>
> \maketitle is removed.
>
> I then export another org file without the #+BIND: line.
>
> There is no \maketitle, even though there should be.
>
> I add
>
> ,----
> | #+BIND: org-export-latex-title-command "\foobar"
> `----
>
> to the new org file, C-c C-c and export:
>
> \foobar is added to the exported file.
>
> Finally, I re-export the original test org file (without C-c C-c on the
> #+BIND: line):
>
> \foobar is added to the exported file.
>
> However,
>
> ,----
> | C-h v org-export-latex-title-command
> `----
>
> always returns the value "\\maketitle", no matter what the value of the
> #+BIND: line.
>
> Best, Christopher
The regular expression was not optimal, and if there was a horizontal
rule, search would not start from the beginning of the buffer but from
after the rule!
Julien Barnier writes:
> I recntly noticed that in some specific cases, the final '}' was
> esacped when exproting an emphasis element to LaTeX.
>
> For example, the following element :
>
> /aa/
>
> Is exported to :
>
> \emph{aa\}
>
> This does not append if the string begins with a space or if it
> is ASCII-only. For example, the followig strings are exported
> correctly :
>
> /aaa/
> //
>
> I don't understand why the problem only occurs with non-ASCII chars,
> but I think that the regexp to protect added special chars in the
> org-export-latex-fontify function is missing a '?' in the
> beginning. Tha attached patch corrects it.
Francesco Pizzolante writes:
> Exporting multiple references to the same footnote to LaTeX lead to a wrong
> generated code.
>
> The following example:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> * Title
> This is my text[fn:1:This is my footnote.]. And another one[fn:1].
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Will produce the following LaTeX code:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> \section{Title}
> \label{sec-1}
>
> This is my text\footnote{This is my footnote. }. And another one\$$^{1}$\$.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> The correct code should be:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> \section{Title}
> \label{sec-1}
>
> This is my text\footnote{This is my footnote. }. And another one$^{1}$.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Sebastian Rose writes:
> The following code does not work as expected, when exported to PDF:
>
> => --->8----------------------------->8----------------------------->8---
> * Image basics
>
> Images are inserted into an Org file in a fashion similar to links:
> : [[file:///home/sebastian/develop/org/org-mode-unicorn.png]]
>
> <= ---8<-----------------------------8<-----------------------------8<---
>
> Result:
>
> The last line is exported as:
>
> \href{file:///home/sebastian/develop/org/org-mode-unicorn.png}{nil}
>
>
> Expected result:
>
> I expect the last line to be exported as fixed width text.
>
Eric Fraga sent this test file:
> * Problem with underscore (subscript) in emphasised text.
> 1. Design for CO_2 capture.
> 2. The paper /Design for CO_2 capture/ is very interesting.
> 3. This item is combined with the previous and the previous is
> actually formatted wrongly.
> 4. This item seems to come out just fine.
Martin G. Skjaeveland writes:
> Then I write
>
> some text some text ~<<some_scr_block_name>>~.
>
> because I want "<<some_scr_block_name>>" written as verbatim in my latex
> export, I get, in latex,
>
> \texttt{\textbackslash{}label\{some\_src\_block\_name\}some\_src\_block\_name}.
>
> which gives me the text
>
> \label{some_src_block_name}some_src_block_name
>
> in verbatim.
Brenton Kenkel writes:
> I found an apparent minor bug with links containing quotation marks in
> LaTeX export. If the first character in the name of a link is a
> quotation mark, it is converted to a closing mark rather than an
> opening mark. For example:
>
> ,----
> | * test
> |
> | [[http://www.google.com]["hello"]]
> | [[http://www.google.com]["two" "quotes"]]
> `----
>
> This produces:
>
> ,----
> | \href{http://www.google.com}{''hello''}
> | \href{http://www.google.com}{''two'' ``quotes''}
> `----
Nick Dokos writes:
> I've been running with the following patch for a little while and have
> seen no problems (it does \centering rather than \centerline but I don't
> think it makes a difference for an image - it would make a difference for a
> floating centered paragraph with multiple lines however.)
>
> There is another problem as well: there is a \n added after the
> \end{figure} which leads to spurious paragraphs. The patch fixes
> that too.
Thomas S. Dye writes:
> I'm trying to generate $^{14}$C, or an equivalent, from org-mode
> to represent the isotope of carbon important in archaeological
> dating.
>
> Reading the manual, I tried this:
>
> ** A Brief History of Attempts to Interpret the ^{14}C Dates
> *** The ^{14}C Dates
>
> Which, in my #+LaTeX_CLASS: beamer export, yields
>
> \subsection{A Brief History of Attempts to Interpret the \^{}{14}C Dates}
> ...
> \begin{frame}\frametitle{The \^{}{14}C Dates}
>
> The problem seems to be the space before the ^.
>
> This input:
>
> ** A Brief History of Attempts to Interpret the x^{14}C Dates
> *** The x^{14}C Dates
>
> yields the correct LaTeX:
>
> \subsection{A Brief History of Attempts to Interpret the x$^{\mathrm{14}}$C Dates}
> ...
> \begin{frame}\frametitle{The x$^{\mathrm{14}}$C Dates}
>
> Am I missing something? Or, is the LaTeX export thrown off by
> the space before ^?
Indeed, a space before the caret was not allowed in LaTeX export
Jeff Kowalczyk writes:
> Is there a way to escape backslashes (\) in code and verbatim that
> will export to LaTeX correctly?
>
> When writing =\\host\share= or =C:\path\to=, pdftolatex output is
> incorrect.
Karl Stump writes:
> When exporting a table with a horizontal line the column count is wrong.
>
> Output from pdflatex run:
>
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <template> \endtemplate
>
> l.32 ....\multicolumn{4}{r}{Continued on next page}
> \
> ?
>
> Here's the table in the tex file:
>
> \begin{longtable}{||lll||}
> \caption{This is a long table with lines around and between cells}\\
> Heading1 & Heading2 & Heading3 \\
> \hline
> \endhead
> \hline\multicolumn{4}{r}{Continued on next page}\
> \endfoot
> \endlastfoot
> \hline
> alpha & beta & gamma \\
> & & \\
> \end{longtable}
>
> Here's the org file:
>
> ** table export test
>
> #+CAPTION: This is a long table with lines around and between cells
> #+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage[landscape]{geometry}
> #+LATEX_HEADER: \geometry{left=0.12in,right=0.12in,top=0.25in,bottom=0.25in}
> #+ATTR_LaTeX: longtable align=||lll||
>
> | / | <30> | <10> | <10> |
> | | Heading1 | Heading2 | Heading3 |
> |---+----------+----------+----------|
> | | alpha | beta | gamma |
> | | | | |
Nick Dokos replies:
> I believe it's because of the dummy "calculation-mark" column,
> which is not exported. However, the variable org-table-last-alignment
> (a list, whose length becomes the value of the \multicolumn argument)
> ends up having the value (nil nil nil nil), i.e. it counts the dummy
> column as well. What the proper place to adjust the value is, I don't
> know, but it should be easy for Carsten to fix it. For the time being,
> you can either get rid of the dummy row and column (e.g. if you don't
> need the widths) or fix it by hand in the LaTeX file.
Indeed, and this commit pops `org-table-last-alignment' if the first
column has been removed by `org-table-clean-before-export'. The same
problem must have caused a one-off error when setting the alignment in
LaTeX tables, bu it seems nobody has noticed this so far. Anyway,
also this is fixed now.
A `save-excursion' around a call to org-table-align make point end up
*before* the table. The reason is that a table align replaces the
entire table, including the newline before it. When the table is
removed in order to be replaced, the marker created by
`save-excursion' slips. `org-table-align' has it's own, built-in
`save-excursion' by remembering the line and column where the cursor
was before the align.
Dan Griswold writes:
> Hi there,
>
> Well, I think this a bug.
>
> Given this org input file:
>
> ,----
> | * Things
> | ** A Heading
> | - some
> | - stuff
> | - in
> | - a
> | - list
> | ** Another heading
> | - another
> | - list
> `----
>
> then if I select the level one heading (titled "Things")
> with C-c @, and export to LaTeX using C-c C-e l, I get this
> output:
>
> ,----
> | % Created 2009-07-29 Wed 20:24
> | \documentclass[12pt]{article}
> | \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
> | \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> | \usepackage{graphicx}
> | \usepackage{longtable}
> | \usepackage{hyperref}
> |
> |
> | \title{Things}
> | \author{Daniel M. Griswold}
> | \date{July 29, 2009}
> |
> | \begin{document}
> |
> | \maketitle
> |
> | ** A Heading
> | \begin{itemize}
> | \item some
> | \item stuff
> | \item in
> | \item a
> | \item list
> | \end{itemize}
> | ** Another heading
> | \begin{itemize}
> | \item another
> | \item list
> | \end{itemize}
> |
> | \end{document}
> `----
>
> Note that the top level headings ("A Heading" and "Another
> Heading") are not exported as \section, but with the
> asterisks they have in the org file:
>
> ,----
> | ** A Heading
> | \begin{itemize}
> |
> | ... snip ...
> |
> | \end{itemize}
> | ** Another heading
> `----
>
> Exporting the whole file does what it's supposed to do:
> export the headlines as \section and \subsection.
This commit fixes the issue.
`org-export-latex-first-lines' was rather stupid and would
discard the end of the region with the region was active.
Thanks to Holst Thomas for this bug report.
Many different people want to set many different variables in a
buffer-local way for export. This cannot be done with file variables,
because the Org buffer is not current while the exporter is running.
Lots of variables can be set with the #+OPTIONS lines, but finding
abbreviations goes only so far.
Therefore we have now a general mechanism that can be used to bind
variables during export operations.
a line like: #+BIND: variable value
will bind the variable to value. For example,
the line
>> #+OPTIONS: toc:nil
can now equivalently be written as
>> #+BIND: org-export-with-toc nil
Some propel process LaTeX filed not directly to pdf, but go
through dvi and then to ps or pdf. In that case, allowed images
are ps and eps files, not pdf and jpg.
This commit adds the two extensions, so that export using that
alternative path can be supported better. However, it is up to the
user to make sure that the images are actually compatible with the
backend.
All export commands now push the result to the kill ring by default.
This is subject to the variable `org-export-push-to-kill-ring'.
Also, this commit adds a new variable
`org-export-show-temporary-export-buffer' which can be used to turn
off the display of the temporary buffer containing the exported text.
Since this stuff is now automatically pushed onto the kill ring, some
people might prefer not to see this buffer.
Jason Riedy writes:
> I'm trying to change org-export-latex-image-default-option
> to "width=.7\\linewidth" in a file local variable. It's set
> correctly as a buffer local variable, and it's having no
> effect on the export. My guess is that the buffer-local
> property is stopping it as soon as org-export-as-latex runs
> set-buffer.
>
> I can smuggle the value in by adding an entry to org-export-plist-vars
> referring to org-export-latex-image-default-option and pulling the value
> from the plist, but that feels incorrect.
It is actually the correct way to do this, and I have
implemented this change.
Matt Lundin writes:
> When I select a region and invoke
> org-replace-region-by-latex, the region is removed, but no
> latex output is put in its place. In other words, the region
> is simply deleted.
>
> Strangely, if I select multiple headlines, they are
> converted to latex. But if I select only text underneath a
> headline, it is not replaced.
This is hopefully fixed now.
Chris Gray had the idea to have arbitrary blocks turned in LaTeX
environments and HTML divs. These three new hooks allow
implementation has an add-on rather than a patch.
Scot Becker writes:
> Prompted by Chris Gray's request for org markup in Latex
> environment, I thought I'd submit a note (for his sake and
> others') about a few quirks of org-latex-export's handling
> of embedded Latex markup in org documents. I have been
> puzzling with these for a while but only discovered the
> problem triggers (and workarounds) this morning just before
> Chris' mail arrived. These are both about inline Latex
> commands:
>
> I use a few custom commands \mycommand{like this}, and
> occasionally have to invoke the odd bit of standard LaTeX
> markup, for example /when \textbf{embedding bold text}
> inside italics/. For the most part, these work fine, but
> I've discovered the following two 'gotchas' that happen when
> exporting to LaTeX.
>
> 1. Inline Latex commands get their final curly brace
> escaped with a slash (and therefore don't work) if they
> spill over into another line, i.e. if they contain one or
> more newlines. This is true also for standard LaTeX
> commands like \textbf{} and \emph{}.
>
> ----------------SAMPLE------------------------
> \mycommand{So, for example this
> wrapped setence gets a slash added just after the
> final period and before the curly brace.} Org is quite
> helpfully escaping the slash for LaTeX, apparently.
>
> \mycommand{no trouble if it's all on one line}
> ------------------END-------------------------
>
> The workaround of putting all such commands on one line is
> no hardship for me, since I use visual-line-mode in Emacs 23
> and keep my paragraphs as single logical lines. It might be
> harder for those accustomed to hard-wrapping their
> paragraphs.
>
>
> 2. If you have two inline Latex commands on the same
> logical line, org's latex export doesn't treat the text
> between them in its usual manner. Italics get processed,
> but not the latexification of quotes. ("this" --> ``this'')
> For example:
>
> ----------------SAMPLE------------------------
> I have a short custom command to tell Latex to invoke a
> Hebrew-language right-to-left environment when I want to refer to a
> Hebrew phrase like this: \heb{phrase here}. But then if I "quote
> something," and follow that by another \heb{phrase}, the inner
> quotation marks don't get processed. Oddly enough, this problem is
> only triggered when there is an inline Latex command both before and
> after the quoted material on the same logical line.
>
> Now if you put a footnote in between those two inline Latex commands,
> the output is really nutty:
>
> And \heb{phrase here} with a footnote[fn:: Footnote here.] I'm not
> sure what funky org commands get invoked, but again, only when
> bookended by an inline Latex command like \heb{phrase here}.
> ------------------END-------------------------
>
> The nutty output is a number in square brackets like
> this[1], with the following at the bottom of the document:
>
> \$\^{}{1}\$ Footnote here.
>
> This has a the opposite work-around: break the lines so
> those elements are not all on the same logical line. Put in
> a few newlines. Latex, of course doesn't care. Do take
> care not to start a newline with the org-footnote, like this
> [fn:: Org doesn't parse a footnote command which starts on
> its own line.]
>
> This is just "for what it's worth" to those who use org-mode
> as a front-end to writing for LaTeX.
These problems were caused by a regular expression for
matching latex macros with arguments, that did not allow any
newlines. Now we have a much better regexp, that even
allows for three levels of nested braces.
Time stamps in LaTeX export now also honor custom time stamp formats.
Furthermore, the new option `org-export-latex-timestamp-markup' can
specify special markup for time stamps.
Carsten Dominik
Eric Schulte
Bernt Hansen
Bastien Guerry