From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) Subject: Re: Using Org/babel for Emacs config files Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:33:08 -1000 Message-ID: References: <2013-01-21T12-04-57@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> <2013-01-23T15-20-19@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> <87vcanfl1k.fsf@googlemail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42466) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TyBhD-0006ik-RA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:33:42 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TyBhB-00031u-48 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:33:39 -0500 Received: from oproxy7-pub.bluehost.com ([67.222.55.9]:56251) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TyBhA-0002x3-Pl for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:33:37 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87vcanfl1k.fsf@googlemail.com> (Thorsten Jolitz's message of "Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:04:55 +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: Thorsten Jolitz Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Thorsten Jolitz writes: > Karl Voit writes: > > Hi, > >> I am not completely convinced to convert my config to org/babel but >> I am not oppose either. Not sure, if there are that many advantages, >> that it is worth my effort, that's all. > > its a bit like writing with LaTeX - in some simpler but common cases its > just great to write your stuff in Org and simply press a few keys for > the LaTeX export. But dealing with LaTeX AND Org-mode when writing a big > complex document might not be such a good idea, there will be enough > problems with LaTeX only. I wrote a book and several articles in Org mode using the old exporter. Interesting exercises, but you're right that it would have been easier in straight LaTeX (except for the babel parts). I've been working with Nicolas Goaziou's new LaTeX exporter recently and the gap between Org mode and AucTeX has narrowed considerably. Recently, I wrote a paper for a journal that accepts LaTeX, but doesn't have a LaTeX class file, only a template that uses the standard article class and prescribes which packages must be used, with no additions. It turned out to be easy to configure the new exporter, even in this difficult circumstance. The new exporter is *really* nice. It feels right, even for big complex documents. I'm still using LaTeX at work, but I now write exclusively in Org mode for all my projects outside work. The balance has tipped for me. All the best, Tom -- Thomas S. Dye http://www.tsdye.com