Re: [O] Re: latex export settings in init files

[Eric S Fraga]

Sébastien Vauban <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Eric,
>
> Eric S Fraga wrote:
>> By the way, for the types of customisation you are doing above (obviously, I
>> don't know what you have omitted), I find it easier to define an org
>> template that has the appropriate #+LaTeX_CLASS_OPTIONS and #+LATEX_HEADER
>> lines.
>
> I guess that you mean it "if the number of custom LaTeX lines is < 5 or 10",
> something like that.
>
> Even in such a case, I would opt the OP for his own document class (or style
> file), so that every custom is only made once, in one place. And, would he
> recompile his Org doc later, he would benefit from all the updated features he
> put in his class -- if nothing is contradictorily changed...
>
> Your argument is maybe about being "easier". True. And false: after all,
> what's a class or style file, everything you want except for the first few
> lines, and the last one, no?
>
> (not trying to say the opposite of you ;-) but give the OP another "sound of
> clock" -- maybe you think as well at other points I'm missing here?)

And a very good thing this is as well, Sébastien!

I guess I should clarify the above, in any case: the example the OP gave
had very specific geometry values etc.  If this is tailored to a
specific journal or conference, for instance, I would prefer to have
these settings in the document as otherwise you end up with zillions of
entries in the org variable.

If, however, the customisation is more "qualitative" (for want of a
better word but essentially meaning the definitions appropriate for
different "classes" of documents), I agree completely with you.

In the end, I use a combination of both customisations: I have entries
for article, report, conference, ... and then customise specific values
in each document.

But the great thing is you can do it either way individually, or both
ways combined, and it will work!

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: Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.50.1
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