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From: "Sven Bretfeld" <sven.bretfeld@gmx.ch>
Subject: Re: Export special characters to LaTeX and HTML
Date: 28 Mar 2010 10:29:48 +0200
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Hi Tom

"Thomas S. Dye" <tsd@tsdye.com> writes:

> Aloha all,

You aren't Thomas Magnum, are you?

> Is there a way to insert special characters in org-mode so they export
> correctly to both LaTeX and HTML? I'm interested in characters that
> don't appear on the long list of LaTeX special characters that export
> to HTML listed here: http://
> orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-publish-html-tutorial.php#sec-9

> I use Hawaiian words extensively and they often require a macron over
> vowels, so &#256; &#257; &#274; &#275; etc. in HTML or \=A, \=a, \=E,
> \=e, etc. in LaTeX.

I use the same characters for Sanskrit. They export just fine to LaTeX.
To type them I have the following in my .emacs:

(define-key global-map [(meta a)] nil) ;;make Alt-a free as a prefix
(define-key org-mode-map [(meta a)] nil)

(defun insert-lang-a ()
(interactive)
(ucs-insert "0101"))
(global-set-key "\M-aa" 'insert-lang-a)

(defun insert-lang-i ()
(interactive)
(ucs-insert "012B"))
(global-set-key "\M-ai" 'insert-lang-i)

This binds a-macron and i-macron to M-aa and M-ai. The same can be done
for all other characters (M-aA = A-macron etc.). 

For LaTeX-export you should set inputenc to utf8x.

Hope it helps

Sven