Re: latex export - skipping lvls breaks export

["Sébastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf-geNee64TY+gS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>]

Hi all,

Carsten Dominik wrote:
> On Jun 22, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Robert Hennig wrote:
>> Sebastian Hofer wrote:
>>> Giovanni Ridolfi wrote:
>>>> Sebastian Hofer <sebhofer-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> I noticed that if you skip a level in the outline structure (cf. example
>>>>> below) it is not exported to latex. Is there a reason for this?
>>>>
>>>> IIRC it depends in how is written the LaTeX export.
>>>>
>>>> IMHO skipping a level it's  <Spock voice> a bit illogical
>>>
>>> I guess it depends on the situation, it may or may not be illogical.
>>
>> I'm working on the translation of a book and the Table of Contents has a
>> odd structure. I would also appreciate if skipping a level in the structure
>> could be possible.
>
> I have nothing against skipping levels - the HTML exporter allows it. But,
> the LaTeX exporter does not. If someone can come up with a good patch, I'd
> consider putting it in. The patch may not be trivial though...

Just for the sake of completeness, here is another (very) good reason to allow
such a thing: for Beamer, with the sidebar outer theme, which allows you to
see, on every slide, where you are in the TOC (up to 2 levels).

If you have such a TOC:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
1. Intro
2. The meat
   1. Why?
   2. Why not?
3. Conclusion
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

and have frames level beginning at 3, you would have in Org:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
* Intro

*** Introduction

    This is first slide.

* The meat

** Why?

*** Why to do this?

    Second slide.

** Why not?

*** Why not to do this?

    Third slide.

* Conclusion

*** Conclusion

    Last slide.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

So, the solutions are:

1. To allow for skipped levels
   -> Sidebar is exactly as it should.

2. Not to export skipped levels
   -> You need to insert a level-2 for the Introduction and Conclusion

   a. Empty title (such as `** ')
      -> Empty space in the TOC displayed in the sidebar
      -> Bad!

   b. Repeat the title of level-1
      -> Not nice...

So, allowing for skipped levels seems the only nice way for me. Did you follow
me?

Best regards,
  Seb

-- 
Sébastien Vauban


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