On 12/01/2015 02:41 PM, Guillaume Munch wrote:
> Dear David,
>
>> Adding another \usepackage[myOptions]{todonotes} to my preamble causes
>> an options clash. I tried to
>>
>> *) Set the options globally by passing them to the document class (as
>> suggested by LaTex). No error, but also no effect.
>> *) Use \PassOptionsToPackage. No error, but also no effect. I think this
>> command must be used *before* loading the package, which I can't do as
>> the module's preamble additions are done *before* the user's additions.
>
> There's a dirty, but quite general hack that I have often used in the
> past. In "class options", add:
>
> ]{myClass}\PassOptionsToPackage{myOptions}{todonotes}%
>
> I'd be happy to hear about a better solution...
That really is a hack!!
>> A possible solution would be to change the module itself. But I don't
>> like this solution much because it would have a system wide effect where
>> I only want it to affect the document. (Also, I don't want to change the
>> moule on all systems I use.)
>>
>
> It is possible to redefine insets in "Local Format". I'm curious as
> well to hear whether something can be done there to pass new package
> options. If not, would it make sense to implement a
> PassOptionToPackage layout command?
What happens if you just do:
AddToPremable
\PassOptionsToPackage...
EndPreamble
in local layout? I'll guess it may not work, since this line will be
output too late....
If so, then a PassOptionToPackage tag would be a very good idea. These
could be output very early, yes?
Richard
