Re: [O] Specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file?

[Sebastien Vauban]

Vikas Rawal vikasli...@agrarianresearch.org writes:
 Thanks all. I was not familiar with this way of defining local variables. Just
 checked the relevant part of the manual. Very useful.

And, finally, one solution exposed on Worg:

http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#using-xelatex-for-pdf-export

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sebastien Vauban

Re: [O] Specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file?

[Eric S Fraga]

On Monday, 20 Jul 2015 at 07:05, Vikas Rawal wrote:
 How do I specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file? I am working
 on a book manuscript, where I need to run makeindex and biber, along
 with xelatex. That is not normally needed in every document. Can I
 org-latex-pdf-process in the document itself?

 Vikas

I have the following at the end of most of my org files that are
intended to be exported to LaTeX et al.:

--8---cut here---start-8---
# Local Variables:
# org-export-allow-bind-keywords: t
# org-latex-pdf-process: (pdflatex %f)
# eval: (esf/execute-startup-block)
# End:
--8---cut here---end---8---

where the src block esf/execute-startup-block does more general file
specific settings.  Obviously, adapt the pdf process variable to your
needs.

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: Eric S Fraga (0xFFFCF67D), Emacs 25.0.50.1, Org release_8.3beta-1260-gcedef7

Re: [O] Specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file?

[Rasmus]

Vikas Rawal vikasli...@agrarianresearch.org writes:

 How do I specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file? I am working
 on a book manuscript, where I need to run makeindex and biber, along
 with xelatex. That is not normally needed in every document. Can I
 org-latex-pdf-process in the document itself?

I'd just use latexmk -xelatex.  It supports makeindex and biber out of
the box.  Bind org-latex-pdf-process it or use a file-local variable.

Also, feel free to test my recent patch for changing the latex variant on
a file to file basis.

Rasmus

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And I faced endless streams of vendor-approved Ikea furniture. . .

Re: [O] Specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file?

[Vikas Rawal]

Thanks all. I was not familiar with this way of defining local variables. Just 
checked the relevant part of the manual. Very useful.

Thanks,

Vikas


 On 20-Jul-2015, at 3:59 pm, Eric S Fraga e.fr...@ucl.ac.uk wrote:
 
 On Monday, 20 Jul 2015 at 07:05, Vikas Rawal wrote:
 How do I specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file? I am working
 on a book manuscript, where I need to run makeindex and biber, along
 with xelatex. That is not normally needed in every document. Can I
 org-latex-pdf-process in the document itself?
 
 Vikas
 
 I have the following at the end of most of my org files that are
 intended to be exported to LaTeX et al.:
 
 --8---cut here---start-8---
 # Local Variables:
 # org-export-allow-bind-keywords: t
 # org-latex-pdf-process: (pdflatex %f)
 # eval: (esf/execute-startup-block)
 # End:
 --8---cut here---end---8---
 
 where the src block esf/execute-startup-block does more general file
 specific settings.  Obviously, adapt the pdf process variable to your
 needs.
 
 -- 
 : Eric S Fraga (0xFFFCF67D), Emacs 25.0.50.1, Org release_8.3beta-1260-gcedef7

[O] Specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file?

[Vikas Rawal]

How do I specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file? I am working on a 
book manuscript, where I need to run makeindex and biber, along with xelatex. 
That is not normally needed in every document. Can I org-latex-pdf-process in 
the document itself?

Vikas

Re: [O] Specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file?

[Thomas S . Dye]

Aloha Vikas,

Vikas Rawal vikasli...@agrarianresearch.org writes:

 How do I specify org-latex-pdf-process for a single file? I am working on a 
 book manuscript, where I need to run makeindex and biber, along with xelatex. 
 That is not normally needed in every document. Can I org-latex-pdf-process in 
 the document itself?

Yes, you can use a local variable.

I like to store configuration components in the library of babel and
call them from there.

So, I have is in the library:

#+name: set-pdf-process-biber
#+header: :results silent
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (setq org-latex-pdf-process
'(pdflatex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f
  biber %b
  pdflatex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f
  pdflatex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f))
#+end_src

Near the bottom of my document, in a heading tagged :noexport:, I have
this:

# Local Variables: 
# eval: (sbe set-pdf-process-biber)

hth,
Tom

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Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com