Markdown Export Manual Confusion

Markdown Export Manual Confusion

[Matthew Brecher]

Markdown export is disabled by default in org version 9.1.9. 
As far as I can see the manual does not indicate any way to enable this. 
Perhaps it would be prudent to include this info in the Markdown Export page [0] of the manual. 
The way it is currently written it appears as if this should work out of the box. 

The only time the relevant inclusion is mentioned (require 'ox-md) is mentioned int he manual is in the Exporting Chapter [1], but here it is not explained what this does. 

[0] https://orgmode.org/manual/Markdown-export.html 
[1] https://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting
-- 
  Matthew Brecher
  matt@yhete.com

Re: Markdown Export Manual Confusion

[Berry, Charles]

> On Aug 9, 2018, at 4:10 AM, Matthew Brecher <matt@yhete.com> wrote:
> 
> Markdown export is disabled by default in org version 9.1.9. 
> As far as I can see the manual does not indicate any way to enable this.


As I read `Exporting' [1], the instruction is to load ox-md or customize `org-export-backends'. When I type

M-x customize-variable org-export-backends RET

a buffer pops up with boxes to check including one for 

;   md          Export buffer to Markdown format

checking this box and clicking on `Apply' turns on Markdown export. Clicking `Apply and Save' will also result in Markdown being enabled in future sessions.

>  
> Perhaps it would be prudent to include this info in the Markdown Export page [0] of the manual. 
> The way it is currently written it appears as if this should work out of the box. 
> 
> The only time the relevant inclusion is mentioned (require 'ox-md) is mentioned int he manual is in the Exporting Chapter [1], but here it is not explained what this does. 
> 
> [0] https://orgmode.org/manual/Markdown-export.html 
> [1] https://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting
> -- 
>  Matthew Brecher
>  matt@yhete.com
> 
> 

HTH,

Chuck