Fwd: Org mode latex export with "Letter" Class

Fwd: Org mode latex export with "Letter" Class

[Mohamed Zaki]

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Hi

I am trying to export an org file to latex using the org-mode version
9.1.2. The input file structure is:
#+LaTeX_CLASS: LTR
* letter{}
.
.<some text here>
.
\closing{Thank you,}

Unfortunately, the compilation fails to generate the proper tex file
The body of the tex file is missing. The output tex file is:
\documentclass{letter}
...
\begin{document}

\begin{letter}
letter\{\}
\end{document}

It seems that the exporter does not recognize the letter environment.

I use auctex-11.89.5 and the .emacs file includes the following lines

(require 'ox-latex)
(with-eval-after-load 'ox-latex
(add-to-list 'org-latex-classes '("LTR" "\\documentclass{letter}"
("\\begin{letter}" "\\end{letter}" "\\begin{letter}" "\\end{letter}"))))

I've been using an older version of org-mode 7.x for many years and never
had this problem. But i understand that the export code has changed.
I appreciate your help
M.Zaki

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Re: Fwd: Org mode latex export with "Letter" Class

[Eric S Fraga]

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On Sunday, 12 Nov 2017 at 14:34, Mohamed Zaki wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am trying to export an org file to latex using the org-mode version
> 9.1.2. The input file structure is:

You could try:

    #+LaTeX_CLASS: LTR
    #+options: toc:nil
    #+attr_latex: :options {To somebody \\ Somewhere \\ Planet Earth}
    #+begin_letter 
    \opening{Dear Sir/Madam,}
    Some text
    \closing{Thank you,}

    #+end_letter

but note that the entry you have defined for the LTR org latex class is
incorrect as it is not intended for defining blocks.  So long as you
don't use any headings, the above will work (or does for me).

In any case, I would recommend using ox-koma-letter instead...

-- 
: Eric S Fraga via Emacs 27.0.50, Org release_9.1.2-155-gf474c7

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