Export: Using LaTeX "\timestamp" and or customising title header

Export: Using LaTeX "\timestamp" and or customising title header

['Mash]

Afternoon,

I have started experimenting with publishing outlines to PDF, and have been trying to sort out basic styling, mainly because the default export looks terrible.

I disabled the title header as I want my first outline to be the first thing at the top of the page. The problem is that I would like to either customise the real header i.e. not have it centred; or be able to use "\timestamp" under my first outline which would display the file timestamp.

Is this possible because I can't get it to generate a timestamp on export? I have tried enabling "timestamp:t" but this also has no affect. I use "#+TITLE:" to prevent the title header from being displayed.

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#+LATEX_HEADER: \documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
#+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage[a4paper,left=2cm,top=1cm,right=3cm,nohead,nofoot]{geometry}
#+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{palatino}
#+OPTIONS: num:nil toc:nil timestamp:nil author:nil email:nil
#+TITLE:

* This is the title of my article
  \timestamp

** Subtitle
*** etc
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Thanks

'Mash

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Re: Export: Using LaTeX "\timestamp" and or customising title header

[Bastien]

Hi Mash,

'Mash <mashdot@toshine.net> writes:

> I have started experimenting with publishing outlines to PDF, and have
> been trying to sort out basic styling, mainly because the default
> export looks terrible.

The default LaTeX export looks like a simple LaTex file.

> I disabled the title header as I want my first outline to be the first
> thing at the top of the page. The problem is that I would like to
> either customise the real header i.e. not have it centred; 

Maybe what you're looking for is a specific LaTeX class.  Org lets you
define what class you want to use for your export - check the manual.

> or be able to use "\timestamp" under my first outline which would
> display the file timestamp.

Is \timestamp a standard command?  Is timestamp.sty a standard LaTeX
package?  If so, you can add it to `org-latex-entities'.

HTH,

-- 
 Bastien