Hi attached is a really small patch to suggest the use of the xcolor package everywhere in ox-latex.el
Rationale: 1. read through [1] 2. Some "more modern" (i.e. > 2016) packages clash with color and require xcolor. Best, /PA [1] https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/89763/when-to-use-the-xcolor-package-instead-of-the-color-package -- Fragen sind nicht da, um beantwortet zu werden, Fragen sind da um gestellt zu werden Georg Kreisler Headaches with a Juju log: unit-basic-16: 09:17:36 WARNING juju.worker.uniter.operation we should run a leader-deposed hook here, but we can't yet
From e924880069d9f2592cb32f79ed8fe585b5afc3ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Pedro A. Aranda" <paag...@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 08:28:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Suggest xcolor instead of color ox-latex.el: Suggest =xcolor= for listings too. --- etc/ORG-NEWS | 7 +++++++ lisp/ox-latex.el | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS index 392788055..7dd5d2ec0 100644 --- a/etc/ORG-NEWS +++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS @@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ This way, attachments will remain accessible when opening symlinked Org file. When no attach dir exists, Org mode will still prefer creating it in the "default" directory - where the symlink is located. +*** =ox-latex.el= suggests to use the =xcolor= package everywhere + +The =xcolor= LaTeX package is suggested in all docstrings in +=ox-latex.el=. This package is a superset of the old =color= package. +It provides a richer control over color definitions and is needed in +advanced scenarios (for example, when TiKZ packages are used). + * Version 9.7 ** Important announcements and breaking changes diff --git a/lisp/ox-latex.el b/lisp/ox-latex.el index 79df1fe11..9a2e584c9 100644 --- a/lisp/ox-latex.el +++ b/lisp/ox-latex.el @@ -956,13 +956,13 @@ The first two options provide basic syntax highlighting (listings), or none at all (verbatim). When using listings, you also need to make use of LaTeX package -\"listings\". The \"color\" LaTeX package is also needed if you -would like color too. These can simply be added to +\"listings\". The \"xcolor\" LaTeX package is also needed for +color management. These can simply be added to `org-latex-packages-alist', using customize or something like: (require \\='ox-latex) (add-to-list \\='org-latex-packages-alist \\='(\"\" \"listings\")) - (add-to-list \\='org-latex-packages-alist \\='(\"\" \"color\")) + (add-to-list \\='org-latex-packages-alist \\='(\"\" \"xcolor\")) There are two further options for more comprehensive fontification. The first can be set with, -- 2.34.1
