Eric S Fraga <e.fr...@ucl.ac.uk> writes: > Chris Maier <christopher.ma...@gmail.com> writes: > >> The begin_dot is part of org-exp-blocks, as I understand it, and >> appears required to make it evaluate the Dot code, create the image >> file, and then incorporate that into the exported document (LaTeX, >> HTML, etc.) >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> >> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:56 AM, Eric S Fraga <e.fr...@ucl.ac.uk> wrote: >>> Chris Maier <christopher.ma...@gmail.com> writes: >>> >>>> In "normal" Org code blocks (e.g. #+begin_src clojure .... #+end_src) >>>> it's possible to hit C-c ' and edit the block code in a separate >>>> buffer with the appropriate mode. This doesn't appear to work when >>>> using org-exp-blocks to edit a "begin_dot" block. >>>> >>>> Is there a command to do this? >>> >>> No idea but what about using #+begin_src dot ... #+end_src? >>> -- >>> : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.50.1 >>> : using Org-mode version 7.4 (release_7.4.324.gca7a) >>> > > Yes, I know; I used to use begin_dot and begin_ditaa quite a bit. My > understanding is that babel knows about dot and therefore provides the > same functionality, albeit in a different way,
I vote for removing / deprecating the dot and ditaa functionality of org-exp-blocks. > possibly more confusing > but definitely more customisable and hence more powerful. babel gives > you access to features such as fontification, mode specific editing, > caching. > > I am not sure what the intended long term development for these special > export blocks might be? org's long term growth (development of > features) is organic and responsive, not planned per se (and I mean this > in a positive way as planned software projects seldom achieve their > goals...) so it may be that nobody can answer this question! > > In any case, I didn't mean to imply that you cannot continue using these > specific export blocks or that they don't do the job they were intended > for. Simply that maybe babel is the route to go if you want to be able > to use mode specific editing. _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
