Re: [O] LaTeX templates?

[John Hendy]

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <address@hidden> wrote:

Hey guys,

Does anyone know where could I get beautiful LaTeX "templates" (i.e: beautiful layout + typography) I could use / modify to use with org? I'm not expecting anything free, I'm willing to pay.

Have you just googled "Latex templates" or "Latex book templates"?

-- http://www.latextemplates.com/

-- http://sureshemre.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/latex-book-template-with-fancy-header/

-- http://sigquit.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/simple-latex-template-for-books/

-- http://www.iospress.nl/service/authors/latex-and-word-tools-for-book-authors/

-- The memoir class was also mentioned; here's docs/examples:

----- http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/MemoirChapStyles/MemoirChapStyles.pdf

I'm no LaTeX guru, but my understanding is that the whole point of LaTeX is to let you define your template/options and then just write. Thus, you should be able to take any of the above and redefine simple options since the "meat" remains the same (section titles are are section titles, indents are indents, etc.). 

Worg also discusses a bit how to tailor org-mode with custom class options:

-- http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-latex-export.html

Perhaps you're looking more for something like a custom class file you can just set via org-mode and use headers like chapters/sections and have it work. At the very least, looking around at some of the above might help give you ideas about the packages you would want to include in a custom export format.

Hope that's slightly helpful?

Best regards,

John

Any insights appreciated!

 - Marcelo.