[ANN] Asynchronous export for new exporter

[ANN] Asynchronous export for new exporter

[Nicolas Goaziou]

Hello,

New (experimental) exporter has now support for asynchronous export.
Every type of export is supported (subtree, to a buffer, visible part
only...).

When produced, results are listed in the Export Stack (they will never
make a buffer pop or call an external application). The stack can be
accessed from the dispatcher interface, by calling dispatcher with
a double C-u argument, or directly with `org-export-stack'.

From there, output results can be viewed or removed from the stack.
Removing a result from the stack only removes it from view. No file is
deleted, no buffer is killed.

You may want to tweak `org-export-in-background' and
`org-export-async-init-file'. You can also toggle
`org-export-async-debug' for debugging purposes.

Feedback welcome.


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou

Re: [ANN] Asynchronous export for new exporter

[Alan Schmitt]

Nicolas Goaziou writes:

> Hello,
>
> New (experimental) exporter has now support for asynchronous export.
> Every type of export is supported (subtree, to a buffer, visible part
> only...).
>
> When produced, results are listed in the Export Stack (they will never
> make a buffer pop or call an external application). The stack can be
> accessed from the dispatcher interface, by calling dispatcher with
> a double C-u argument, or directly with `org-export-stack'.
>
> From there, output results can be viewed or removed from the stack.
> Removing a result from the stack only removes it from view. No file is
> deleted, no buffer is killed.
>
> You may want to tweak `org-export-in-background' and
> `org-export-async-init-file'. You can also toggle
> `org-export-async-debug' for debugging purposes.

This works great! I took the presentation I was building, set
`org-export-in-background' to `t', and I could go and edit some mail
while it was compiling.

Thanks a lot, this will be most useful!

Alan

Re: [ANN] Asynchronous export for new exporter

[Thomas S. Dye]

Aloha Nicolas,

Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaziou@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> New (experimental) exporter has now support for asynchronous export.
> Every type of export is supported (subtree, to a buffer, visible part
> only...).
>
> When produced, results are listed in the Export Stack (they will never
> make a buffer pop or call an external application). The stack can be
> accessed from the dispatcher interface, by calling dispatcher with
> a double C-u argument, or directly with `org-export-stack'.
>
> From there, output results can be viewed or removed from the stack.
> Removing a result from the stack only removes it from view. No file is
> deleted, no buffer is killed.

Move point to the result and press 'd'.  

The age column is a real help here. 

>
> You may want to tweak `org-export-in-background' and
> `org-export-async-init-file'. You can also toggle
> `org-export-async-debug' for debugging purposes.
>
> Feedback welcome.

Wow!  This is a huge improvement.  It is going to change my work rhythm.

I tangle the initialization file from my document. Can you show me how
to configure asynchronous export to run org-babel-tangle-file before
export to insure that the initialization file is always up-to-date?

Thanks for your good work.

All the best,
Tom

-- 
Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com

Re: [ANN] Asynchronous export for new exporter

[Nicolas Goaziou]

tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) writes:

> Move point to the result and press 'd'.

Or 'C' to clear them all.

> I tangle the initialization file from my document. Can you show me how
> to configure asynchronous export to run org-babel-tangle-file before
> export to insure that the initialization file is always up-to-date?

You could try to add a function to `org-export-before-processing-hook'
which would tangle your file and load it.


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou

Re: [ANN] Asynchronous export for new exporter

[Thomas S. Dye]

Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaziou@gmail.com> writes:

> tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) writes:
>
>> Move point to the result and press 'd'.
>
> Or 'C' to clear them all.
>
>> I tangle the initialization file from my document. Can you show me how
>> to configure asynchronous export to run org-babel-tangle-file before
>> export to insure that the initialization file is always up-to-date?
>
> You could try to add a function to `org-export-before-processing-hook'
> which would tangle your file and load it.

Thanks, I'll give that hook a try.

Asynchronous export is a real help, especially with long documents full
of babel source blocks.

All the best,
Tom

-- 
Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com

Re: [ANN] Asynchronous export for new exporter

[Julien Cubizolles]

tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) writes:


> Asynchronous export is a real help, especially with long documents full
> of babel source blocks.

It would also be useful for org-mobile-push, a very slow process for me
at the moment.