From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Re: latex export and booktabs tables Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:05:49 +0200 Message-ID: <2F5E3C2E-D77B-4627-8338-96D0C991D2E2@gmail.com> References: <87tyouyx6b.fsf@mundaneum.com> <878w5zd9po.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=40061 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OT8bM-0003dY-Lz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:17:59 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OT8bK-0005F1-EE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:17:56 -0400 Received: from mail-ww0-f41.google.com ([74.125.82.41]:50235) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OT8bK-0005Er-AF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:17:54 -0400 Received: by wwf26 with SMTP id 26so2652887wwf.0 for ; Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:17:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <878w5zd9po.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Eric Schulte Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Jun 28, 2010, at 7:09 AM, Eric Schulte wrote: > One way to deal with this without adding even more complexity to the > core of org-mode could be through the use of "Library of Babel" > functions. > > The attached org-mode file provides a function for exporting to the > longtable environment with some example usage. If this looks =20 > generally > useful it (and maybe similar functions) could be added to the =20 > library of > babel distributed w/Org-mode. > > What do you think? -- Eric This looks like a great solution to me. - Carsten > > > S=E9bastien Vauban writes: > >> Hi Erik, >> >> Erik Butz wrote: >>> I found a very old thread on the list about using the booktabs =20 >>> package to >>> have nicer tables in latex export. >>> >>> I found that, making the changes below I can use the booktab =20 >>> package to >>> export tables, and using standard tables only, this seems to work =20= >>> fine. >>> >>> Can anyone advice on whether this kind of change is meaningful or =20= >>> if this is >>> likely to introduce difficulties elsewhere which I did not =20 >>> experience due to >>> the limited scope of usage? It should be said that I did not at =20 >>> all look >>> into longtables so far. >> >> While trying to improve this, I think one could extend it so that =20 >> the table >> environment can be changed as well, from `tabular' to `array', =20 >> `tabular*', >> `tabularx' or any other. >> >> There was a discussion on this, a while ago, by Francesco =20 >> Pizzolante. Have a >> read at: = http://www.mail-archive.com/emacs-orgmode@gnu.org/msg18311.html=20 >> . >> >> Best regards, >> Seb > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode - Carsten