Re: Using Emacs, Org-mode and R for Research Writing in Social Sciences

[Vikas Rawal <vikaslists@agrarianresearch.org>]

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>> May be I should specify the packages that are being called, so the user can make sure those are installed or modify the config file. But I prefer the basic set of LaTeX packages being called by default rather than being added in every file.
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> This will be a problem when one of your collaborators doesn't use your config files.
> There are many packages for tabular/table environments.
> Having them in the document gives a strong hint that there is something different that may collide with the packages another user prefers. (No-one can agree on a basic set of LaTeX packages:-)
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> If you keep them in the configuration file, the user has to extract the relevant information 
> 
> (setq org-latex-default-packages-alist …)
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> from your configuration and add it to their configuration file.
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> You can always supply a template file with all the relevant
> +LaTeX_HEADER 
> definitions.
> 
> You can even have lines like
> 
> #+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{tabulary}   % provides column specification LCRJ
> #+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{threeparttable} % A table with cation and notes
> #+LaTeX_HEADER: \renewcommand{\TPTminimum}{\linewidth} % configure threeparttable
> #+Latex_HEADER: %\usepackage{tgschola}  % enable to use the Schola font
> #+Latex_HEADER: %\usepackage{tgbonum}	% enable to use the Bonum font
> #+Latex_HEADER: %\usepackage{tgpagella} % enable to use the Pagella font
> #+Latex_HEADER: \usepackage[urw-garamond]{mathdesign} \linespread{1.0609}

This may be a better solution. We could even provide a separate file with sample lines that need to go at the top, which can be modified if needed, to be called in using #+INCLUDE: into a document.

Since Suvayu has offered to have a go at modifying the document for Worg, I would wait for him to do what he thinks may be best. 

Vikas