From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: latex export beginner Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 00:19:53 -0400 Message-ID: <87k39fyd92.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87zjibsta6.fsf@stevenarntson.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41704) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wmy3z-0003d7-VF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 May 2014 00:23:42 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wmy3t-0002SB-MN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 May 2014 00:23:35 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:54935) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wmy0i-0001sp-R1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 May 2014 00:20:12 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Wmy0g-0007g3-NM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 May 2014 06:20:10 +0200 Received: from pool-98-110-160-12.bstnma.fios.verizon.net ([98.110.160.12]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 21 May 2014 06:20:10 +0200 Received: from ndokos by pool-98-110-160-12.bstnma.fios.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 21 May 2014 06:20:10 +0200 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 Steven Arntson writes: > I'm taking my first baby steps at exporting an org file to LaTex. I know > a little about org-mode, and almost nothing about LaTex. > > I type C-c C-e l o > > A file named file.tex is produced, but the process halts with an error: > > org-latex-compile: PDF file ./plm.pdf wasn't produced: [LaTeX error] > > A program called pdfTex produces a buffer with extensive output, > including: > > ! LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}. > > This seems like some markup that should probably be included in my file > automatically as part of the export? Shoud I add "/begin{document}" to > my org doc? > No, the exporter should have done that. Post your org file and the resulting tex file. Also, the version of your org mode: C-u M-x org-version will insert it in the current buffer. -- Nick