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Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help w
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Eric Abrahamsen |
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Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating |
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Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:41:10 +0800 |
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Xebar Saram <address@hidden> writes:
> Thx again Eric
>
> i actually like using the example block but as you mentioned i think
> the text is cut at the end when you export it , is there anyway to
> make the exporter auto wrap lines inside example blocks?
I don't think it's cut, is it? I just tried with your example and long
lines are preserved as-is (ie, quite long).
What would you like it to look like, in the end?
E
> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Eric Abrahamsen <
> address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Xebar Saram <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Thank you Eric and Rick!
> >
> > Eric:
> > The #+OPTIONS: \n:nil didn't do much here even using the
> default
> > templates for export as suggested
>
> Sorry! Got it backwards -- it's meant to be \n:t
>
> But still, other responders are probably right that what you want
> is
> actually a different kind of text type: a list or an example
> block.
>
> E
>
> > Rick:
> > i think i can live with the #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE blocks , is there
> a way
> > to define wrapping text in the block? as you said using the
> block
> > currently cuts off text towards the lines end
> >
> > Appreciate all the help from everyone. thanks alot!
> >
> > z.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 4:00 AM, Eric Abrahamsen <
> > address@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >> Xebar Saram <address@hidden> writes:
> >>
> >> > Thank you all
> >> >
> >> > "I think `org-export-preserve-breaks' is the option you
> want. Try
> >> > setting it in a single buffer with #+OPTIONS:\n:nil and see
> what
> >> > happens..."
> >> >
> >> > that sounds interesting, but i couldn't understand how to
> use it
> >> > (again im still an org novice:) )
> >> > do i stick this line at the start:
> >> > #+OPTIONS:\n:nil
> >> >
> >> > is that ^^ syntax correct?
> >>
> >> Nearly correct -- we're the victim of unfortunate line
> wrapping. It
> >> should look like:
> >>
> >> #+OPTIONS: \n:nil
> >>
> >> Ie, with an extra space. If you're a novice, as you say, you
> might
> > like
> >> to see the default options template for exporting. In your org
> > buffer,
> >> hit "C-c C-e" to get to the export dispatcher, then hit "#"
> for
> > template
> >> insertion, then pick "default". It will be a lot easier to see
> and
> > edit
> >> existing options than type them all in by hand.
> >>
> >> Yours,
> >> Eric
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Suvayu Ali <
> >> > address@hidden> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 09:55:12AM +0200, Xebar Saram
> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > I'm trying to write a simple guidebook for my students
> in a
> > GIS
> >> > course.
> >> > > Everything works great apart for the life of me i cant
> get
> > the
> >> > hang of
> >> > > formatting and specifically how to insert
> (automatically?)
> > line
> >> > breaks so
> >> > > that its discrete lines and not a paragraph. i think
> one
> > can
> >> > use '\\' to
> >> > > indicate a line break but since its a guidebook "form"
> > there
> >> > are almost no
> >> > > paragraphs and most line are 1 liners, so it seems to
> me
> > crazy
> >> > to go over
> >> > > hundred lines of text and attach a \\ at the end. What
> am i
> >> > missing here?
> >> > >
> >> > > i hope i made sense :) any help or documentation links
> > would be
> >> > really
> >> > > appreciated!
> >> > >
> >> > > I'm attaching a short example of my org file, note
> that
> > where i
> >> > want single
> >> > > lines i add a empty space between lines but still in
> the
> >> > exporter it
> >> > > creates a paragraph out of these lines
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > I think you are better off trying to do this with a
> > specialised
> >> > LaTeX
> >> > class. A quick search led me to this TeX.SX question:
> >> > <http://tex.stackexchange.com/q/3852>. You could also
> try
> > using
> >> > lists,
> >> > just disable the bullets with an option in an #
> +attr_latex
> > line.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > GL,
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Suvayu
> >> >
> >> > Open source is the future. It sets us free.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>
- [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Xebar Saram, 2013/10/22
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Eric Abrahamsen, 2013/10/22
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Glyn Millington, 2013/10/22
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Suvayu Ali, 2013/10/22
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Xebar Saram, 2013/10/22
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Eric Abrahamsen, 2013/10/22
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Xebar Saram, 2013/10/23
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Eric Abrahamsen, 2013/10/23
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Xebar Saram, 2013/10/23
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating,
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- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Glyn Millington, 2013/10/23
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Xebar Saram, 2013/10/23
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Glyn Millington, 2013/10/23
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Eric Abrahamsen, 2013/10/24
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Suvayu Ali, 2013/10/24
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Xebar Saram, 2013/10/24
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Xebar Saram, 2013/10/27
- Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Rick Frankel, 2013/10/23
Re: [O] trying to write a guidebook for students using org , need help with formating, Rick Frankel, 2013/10/22