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Re: [O] Org as a publishing toolkit


From: Thomas S. Dye
Subject: Re: [O] Org as a publishing toolkit
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 08:31:21 -1000

Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi list,
>
> So today I have been reseaching about higher-levels toolkits that
> could help me get into TeX (and or LaTeX) and at the same time
> allowing me to keep the text in a more human-readable format (easier
> to mantain and to convert to other formats if needed).
>
> I know that if I want beautiful formatted PDFs I will need to get into
> TeX / LaTeX, and I already started doing that, but as I said, keeping
> the text in a higher level format has benefits that you already know
> about.
>
> So I looked at asciidoc, the lower-level XML-based docbook, markdown,
> pandoc, ConTeXt, etc.
>
> Then I thought, why not try orgmode?
>
> So, after reading this article:
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-latex-export.html, I've then
> realized how powerful the org-export feature is.
>
> I can basically do this:
>  * Keep the text in a (very) human readable format that I'm used to
> and that is much better to maintain than any other format I know
> (markdown / asciidoc) and integrated with my own orgmode personal
> information manager!
>  * Add / customize the LaTeX output in *ANY* way I want to. Thanks to
> org AND babel! From what I can see, there are no limitations on how
> complex the LaTeX customizations can be, it can essentially match up
> any other "pure" latex documents out there.
>  * As noted above, fully support LaTeX while still allowing me to export to:
>    * plaintext
>    * HTML
>    * DocBook (and hence an array of other formats)
>
> I mean, how cool is that? I'm only starting in TeX/LaTeX so I might be
> overlooking some limitations, but from what I can see, orgmode is the
> most pragmatic and powerful publishing framework I have ever come to
> know.
>
> And what excites me even more is that I can keep my book in my
> preferred format and still output a beautifully-formatted PDF book
> *and* still support other formats (such as mobi or epub through
> docbook). Amazing!
>
> By the way, if I want to use raw TeX or maybe ConTeXt, is it possible?
> Not that I need, only curious :)
>
> This needs more hype! I don't think people realize how powerful this is ;)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Marcelo.
>
>

Aloha Marcelo,

The LaTeX export tutorial is a work in progress.  I hope you find it
useful.  When you run across something that doesn't work (or make sense)
don't hesitate to come back to the list with a query or suggestion.

All the best,
Tom

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Thomas S. Dye
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