Re: [O] [PATCH] Override the default class name with a new one.

[Feng Shu]

Nicolas Goaziou <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Feng Shu <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> #+LATEX_CLASS: article
>>
>> %%output:
>>
>> \documentclass[11pt]{article}
>>
>> ...
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>>
>> #+LATEX_CLASS: article
>> #+LATEX_CLASS_NAME: ctexart
>>
>> %%output:
>>
>> \documentclass[11pt]{ctexart}
>>
>> ....
>
> Thanks for your patch.
>
> Though, it adds another keyword and another defcustom without providing
> any new functionality. I understand it is a shortcut, but the cons, IMO,
> outweigh the pros : adding a new class to `org-latex-classes' is a bit
> more tedious, but needs to be done only once.
>
> Therefore, unless you convince me this feature brings something new, or
> clearly eases a process, I'll stand on my ground.

Not all the org-mode users are expert of lisp and  not all of the org-mode
users are well in English, so finding the variable `org-latex-classes can
customize latex class and adding  a lisp block to it  may be not a easy
things for many users. 

So I expect org-mode can properly export latex without any configure,
but it is impossible for the complexity of tex system. So 

reusing exist `org-latex-classes items will become  a valuable thing, 
it should be implement. My patch is not best way to implement and it can 
be deny, but the problem can't be ignore. 

1. we can add a function `(defun org-latex-add-deriverd-class (class 
exist-class) ...)  to menupulate `org-latex-classes
2. My patch's approach.
3. others.


>
>
> Regards,

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