Re: [patch] Add two new header args to LaTeX block

[Ihor Radchenko]

Juan Manuel Macías <maciaschain@posteo.net> writes:

>> Moreover, it would be nice to unify handling .png and imagemagick
>> branches of the code.
>
> I agree. In any case, I still think that the coexistence of two methods
> to convert to images, when one of the methods has a scheme so different
> from the rest, becomes difficult: for the user as well as for
> maintaining the code.
>
> The first solution that occurs to me (I'm afraid it's too radical) is to
> leave only the :imagemagick method, and maintain the possibility of
> using the other one through a variable. Something like
> org-babel-latex-default-image-conversion-method or something similar.
> But I suppose this could cause unwanted inconveniences. We should see
> what more users think.

I am not sure.
Conceptually, .png method is more flexible than imagemagick - it uses
`org-create-formula-image' that is handling (1) preamble; (2) conversion
not only to png but to svg and other arbitrary formats.
ob-latex is duplicating org-create-formula-image code, layering custom
latex preamble and more commands on top.
So, ideally, I'd prefer to obsolete the custom code in ob-latex and make
use of `org-create-formula-image', possibly extending it to fit ob-latex
needs.

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