From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Org as a publishing toolkit Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 12:33:53 -0400 Message-ID: <21271.1305131633@alphaville.dokosmarshall.org> References: <4DCAA7FE.6000802@pobox.com> Reply-To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:56721) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QKCMn-0003e4-2X for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 May 2011 12:34:32 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QKCMl-0006fA-Mo for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 May 2011 12:34:28 -0400 Received: from vms173001pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.1]:45739) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QKCMl-0006f1-Fk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 May 2011 12:34:27 -0400 Received: from alphaville.dokosmarshall.org ([unknown] [173.76.32.106]) by vms173001.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0LL100E6YI0HTUD0@vms173001.mailsrvcs.net> for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 May 2011 11:34:07 -0500 (CDT) In-reply-to: Message from Marcelo de Moraes Serpa of "Wed, 11 May 2011 11:10:50 CDT." 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: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa Cc: nicholas.dokos@hp.com, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, mike.mclean@pobox.com Marcelo de Moraes Serpa wrote: > Thanks for the tip Mike. I had no idea about this approach, I'm still > too naive in TeX/LaTeX. I'll definitely have to get my head around > both -- but it's reassuring to know that I can write the content in > orgmode and tweak the LaTeX output it later as I want. > Resist the temptation to tweak (except as an experiment in order to prove to yourself that something is possible). Go through the whole production in org (I second Mike's suggestions re. defining LaTeX classes but it does require some LaTeX knowledge: the best thing to do is find a class that is oh-so-close and then change it as little as possible to get what you want). Then figure out what you need to tweak - go back to the org file and make any changes you can there to produce what you want. After you've done that, with much reluctance, tweak the LaTeX file *once at the very end* and write down exactly what you did (perhaps in a COMMENT in the original org file) so that you can recreate it later. If you make substantive changes to your org file, export, tweak and then have to do it all over again and again, then unless you automate the tweaks, you will *lose* time. > By the way, any book recommendations ? I'd like something that could > lay down the foundations and not take too much time. Also, not sure if > I should start with TeX or LaTeX. > You should start with LaTeX - you'll eventually want Lamport's book, despite the fact that many people hate it - I don't particularly like it but it *is* indispensable. You can probably start here though: http://www.ctan.org/starter.html http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/ Nick