Re: Bug in latex export figure labels?

[Andreas Leha <andreas.leha@med.uni-goettingen.de>]

Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes:
> Hello,
>
> garjola@garjola.net writes:
>
>> I am having issues when exporting to LaTeX using labels in figures. The
>> following snippet
>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>> #+CAPTION: Comparison                             >
>>> #+NAME:      fig:irreg2                           >
>>> #+attr_latex: :width 0.9\textwidth :placement [H] >
>>> [[file:irregular_red.png]]                        >
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>
>> gets exported as (see the label)
>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>> \begin{figure}[H]                                        >
>>> \centering                                               >
>>> \includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{irregular_red.png} >
>>> \caption{\label{fig:orgparagraph1}                       >
>>> Comparison}                                              >
>>> \end{figure}                                             >
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>
>> instead of 
>>
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>> \begin{figure}[H]                                        >
>>> \centering                                               >
>>> \includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{irregular_red.png} >
>>> \caption{\label{fig:irreg2}Comparison}                   >
>>> \end{figure}                                             >
>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>
>> I noticed this when updating the melpa package to the latest one. Using
>> the git repository I have tried several versions of org-mode and the
>> "bug" was introduced between release 8.2.9 and release 8.3. 
>>
>> Since I am a little bit surprised that this has not been noticed, I am
>> reluctant to say that this is a bug, but the same file gets exported
>> differently with these 2 releases.
>>
>> I have also tried to change +NAME to +LABEL and the result is the same.
>>
>> Am I doing something wrong?
>
> This is a feature. See `org-latex-prefer-user-labels'.
>

Maybe `org-latex-prefer-user-labels' deserves its own FAQ entry.

Or a changed default value.


Regards,
Andreas