[Orgmode] Re: Example for beamer export with blocks and twocolumn

[Loris Bennett]

Loris Bennett <address@hidden> writes:

> suvayu ali <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Hi Loris,
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Loris Bennett
>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is there a complete example of getting blocks and two-columns to work
>>> with beamer export? The corresponding code is not being generated in the
>>> latex file. I assume there is something wrong with my
>>> org-export-latex-classes. I'm using Org-mode 7.3 with Emacs 23.1.1.
>>>
>>
>> This is an example from a resent presentation I gave. This shows up as
>> a plot on the left column and 2 equations related to the plot on the
>> right column.
>>
>>
>> #+BEAMER_FRAME_LEVEL: 3
>>
>> .....
>>
>> * Some Section
>> ** Some Subsection
>> *** \subsecname \\ some description
>> **** Columns                                                   :B_columns:
>>      :PROPERTIES:
>>      :BEAMER_env: columns
>>      :END:
>>
>> ***** 0.4                                                       :B_column:
>>       :PROPERTIES:
>>       :BEAMER_env: column
>>       :END:
>>       #+ATTR_LaTeX: width=4.5cm,height=6cm,angle=0
>>       [[file:~/org/path/to/image1.png]]
>>
>> ***** 0.5                                                       :B_column:
>>       :PROPERTIES:
>>       :BEAMER_env: column
>>       :END:
>> ****** Smearing function                                 :B_ignoreheading:
>>        :PROPERTIES:
>>        :BEAMER_env: ignoreheading
>>        :END:
>>        $$\Bigg\} E_{\parallel} \rightarrow T_1 \times E_{\parallel} +
>>        T_2 \times \mathcal{G}$$ \vspace{6 mm}
>>
>>        $$\Bigg\}E_{\perp} \rightarrow T_3 \times E_{\perp} + T_4
>>        \times \mathcal{G}$$ \vspace{6 mm}
>>
>>
>>> Loris
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>
> Thanks for the reply. However, I my problem is not with the main
> presentation part of the org file.
>
> What I would really like to see is
>
> 1. the preamble to the presentation where the MACROs LaTeX_CLASS options
> etc. are given
>
> 2. The value org-export-latex-classes
>
> I have found various examples, but when I put it together, structures
> such as blocks and two-column just are not exported to the LaTeX file.
>
> Could some one provide me with a *complete* example?
>
> Thanks
>
> Loris

OK, reading the replies I received, I realised that my
org-export-latex-classes was borked, due to my somewhat random
tweaking. I removed the customisation and, hey presto, blocks and
two-column appeared.

Thank for the help

-- 
Dr. Loris Bennett
ZEDAT Computer Centre
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany