mdframed blocks for latex export

mdframed blocks for latex export

[Vikas Rawal]

In a document I am preparing using Org-mode, I need to create some “boxes” containing text, tables and figures. In LaTeX, mdframed seems to be the way to go. Is there a way to do it in Org-mode? How do I define something like 

#+begin_mdframed
Contents of the box go here
#+end_mdframed

Would appreciate a pointer to the right method.

Thanks,

Vikas

Re: mdframed blocks for latex export

[John Kitchin]

This is a place where I would resort to raw latex, probably in
#+begin_latex
\begin{mdframed}
...
\end{mdframed}
#+end_latex

Vikas Rawal writes:

> In a document I am preparing using Org-mode, I need to create some “boxes” containing text, tables and figures. In LaTeX, mdframed seems to be the way to go. Is there a way to do it in Org-mode? How do I define something like
>
> #+begin_mdframed
> Contents of the box go here
> #+end_mdframed
>
> Would appreciate a pointer to the right method.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vikas

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Re: mdframed blocks for latex export

[Thomas S. Dye]

Aloha Vikas,

Vikas Rawal <vikaslists@agrarianresearch.org> writes:

> In a document I am preparing using Org-mode, I need to create some
> “boxes” containing text, tables and figures. In LaTeX, mdframed seems
> to be the way to go. Is there a way to do it in Org-mode? How do I
> define something like
>
> #+begin_mdframed
> Contents of the box go here
> #+end_mdframed

I think you've found the answer.

This Org mode code:

,-----------------------------
| #+attr_latex: :options [foo]
| #+begin_mdframed            
| Contents of box go here.    
| #+end_mdframed              
`-----------------------------

exports this valid mdframed code to LaTeX:

\begin{mdframed}[foo]
Contents of box go here.
\end{mdframed}

hth,
Tom

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