From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Not LaTeX now, trying to use org-mode Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:48:12 -0500 Message-ID: <87k328cy6b.fsf@alphaville.usersys.redhat.com> References: <8761ds4lb6.fsf@skimble.plus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50015) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XwFuh-0001XZ-Q1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:48:45 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XwFuc-0005EU-8N for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:48:39 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:45175) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XwFuc-0005EO-1r for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:48:34 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XwFuV-0002Nd-9s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:48:27 +0100 Received: from nat-pool-bos-t.redhat.com ([66.187.233.206]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:48:27 +0100 Received: from ndokos by nat-pool-bos-t.redhat.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:48:27 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Sharon Kimble writes: > I'm now starting to write a org-mode document in place of doing it > in LaTeX, but its left me puzzled by some things, like - > > a) How do you make a paragraph, or even a sentence, italic? I've > tried following the "org-mode manual" but that just shows it for > single words. > See below. > b) I am used to using "\gls{foo}" for having a glossary entry in the > text, and referring to > \newglossaryentry{foo}{name=foo,description=blah de blah}. But how > do I do it in org-mode please? > Don't know. I don't think there is any glossary support in org, but I could be wrong. > c) How do I show an item as being selected to show in the index? In > LaTeX its done using \index{foo} > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- #+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{makeidx} #+LATEX_HEADER: \makeindex * foo This #+INDEX: item item is going to end up in the index. This /will be an italic sentence/. Unfortunately, /italic paragraphs don't quite work because too many newlines will stop the match/. #+LATEX: \printindex --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- The #+INDEX: item gets translated to \index{item}, but you stil have to do the rest of the index setup by hand as shown above (I hope it works: I didn't try it). BTW, there is an easy template for inserting #+INDEX lines: d) Are there any tutorials, or good teaching web sites please? > Tom Dye's tutorial http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-latex-export.html is still worth reading, but note that it is for the pre-8.0 exporter so you have to take it with the appropriate grain of salt. Nick