Re: [O] [ANN] ASCII back-end for new export engine

[Thomas S. Dye]

Aloha Nicolas,

Nicolas Goaziou <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello,
>
> address@hidden (Thomas S. Dye) writes:
>
>> A quick question and a couple of comments on the LaTeX exporter.
>>
>> With the old exporter I set (setq org-export-latex-hyperref-format
>> "\\ref{%s}") so a link to a headline would cross reference properly in
>> LaTeX.  How do I achieve this with the new exporter?  I want my text to
>> read, e.g., "In section 1 ..."  So far with the new exporter, I've only
>> been able to get "In section First headline ..."
>
> Indeed, it seems that I forgot to create that variable in the new
> exporter. I don't mind adding it, but I'm not sure about where it should
> apply.
>
> At the moment, "\\hyperref[%s]{%s}" format string is applied to id,
> custom-id, target, radio, fuzzy/target and fuzzy/headline links.
> Changing all those links with just a single variable seems wrong to me.
>
> Maybe it should replace the default value only for id, custom-id and
> fuzzy/headline. And since it would only apply to headlines, it could be
> renamed `org-e-latex-link-to-headline-format' or something alike.
>
> What do you think about all of this?

I think that your understanding of the new exporter architecture is
intimate and secure.  I'm happy to follow your lead here.

>
>> My initial impression is the new exporter is extremely fast.
>
> Unfortunately, it's only an impression. It will be slower than the
> current exporter in most cases.
>

I'm sure the difference (which I haven't detected) will be outweighed by
the benefits of the new exporter.

> Oh, by the way, it reminds me that I implemented something in the LaTeX
> back-end that you had asked for a while ago. If you didn't notice it,
> you can try a LaTeX export on the following test buffer:
>
> #+latex_header: \usepackage{paralist}
>
> * Head 1
>
>   Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
>   eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
>   #+attr_latex: inparaenum i.
>   - item 1
>   - item 2
>   Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
>   eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
>
> There is support for the following keywords: inparaenum, asparaenum,
> inparaitem, asparaitem, inparadesc, asparadesc, all accepting an
> optional bullet argument.

I hadn't noticed this yet.  It looks like a terrific example of the
power of your parser.  Many thanks for this functionality.

It will take me a while to understand the practical implications of the
level to which you have abstracted Org mode, but I look forward to the
challenge.

I also look forward to the pleasure of using the new LaTeX exporter.

Thanks again for your good work.

All the best,
Tom
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