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Re: kaobook tex template integration to a org file to make self-containe
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Thomas S. Dye |
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Re: kaobook tex template integration to a org file to make self-contained, portable? |
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Wed, 09 Aug 2023 07:21:04 -1000 |
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Aloha Zenny,
Zenny <garbytrash@gmail.com> writes:
Aloha Tom,
Thank you for taking time to respond with an useful pointer. I
feel like I reached the right person who is an expert in both
LaTeX and Orgmode who has contributed to org-tufte book
earlier as seen in your github repo. I am a novice, fyi.
I appreciate if you take some time to point out the non-standard
features in order to make Orgmode can recognize.
On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 10:06 PM Thomas S. Dye <tsd@tsdye.online>
wrote:
Aloha Zenny,
Zenny <garbytrash@gmail.com> writes:
>
> However, the pdf did not inherit all the kaobook template
> features like:
>
> 1 Mini table of contents in the margin at the start of each
> chapter.
> 2 Chapter headings.
> 3 Huge chapter number with a vertical line
The kaobook.cls defines non-standard LaTeX commands for some of
its features. Org mode doesn't know about these, so you'll
have
to figure out how Org mode can recognize and export them.
I haven't used kaobook, so I can't offer specific pointers. I
have used Tufte LaTeX with Org mode, so I can give general
pointers.
A LaTeX class, such as kaobook, typically redefines standard LaTeX
commands and environments, and also defines non-standard commands
and environments. So, you should first check if your system
correctly compiles a pdf from the LaTeX examples supplied with
kaobook. When the LaTeX side is working correctly, then you'll
want to identify non-standard commands and environments defined by
the kaobook class. In the style and class files you might search
for \newcommand and \newenvironment, or the documentation might
identify the user facing non-standard commands and environments.
These are the ones you'll need to configure specially.
I typically use Org mode macros to insert non-standard LaTeX
commands. Here are some I use with non-standard commands from
Tufte LaTex:
#+MACRO: newthought \newthought{$1}
#+MACRO: sidenote \sidenote[$2][$3]{$1}
#+MACRO: marginnote \marginnote[$2]{$1}
#+MACRO: urlnote \sidenote[$2][$3]{\url{$1}}
Non-standard environments are a bit trickier.
First, you might be able to wrap the non-standard environment like
this in your Org mode file:
#+begin_<<kaobook-environment>>
Something that should be wrapped in <<kaobook-environment>>.
#+end_<<kaobook-environment>>
For figures and tables, you can pass an arbitrary argument to
:float. I do this for the Tufte LaTeX marginfigure environment:
#+attr_latex: :float marginfigure :height 1.2in
#+attr_latex: :float marginfigure :options angle=90
#+attr_latex: :placement [ht!] \setfloatalignment{b}
The last example abuses attr_latex to pass a non-standard LaTeX
command that Tufte LaTeX uses to tweak the vertical alignment of
the figure.
Good luck!
hth,
Tom
--
Thomas S. Dye
https://tsdye.online/tsdye
- kaobook tex template integration to a org file to make self-contained, portable?, Zenny, 2023/08/07
- Re: kaobook tex template integration to a org file to make self-contained, portable?, Christian Moe, 2023/08/07
- Re: kaobook tex template integration to a org file to make self-contained, portable?, Zenny, 2023/08/08
- Re: kaobook tex template integration to a org file to make self-contained, portable?, Zenny, 2023/08/08
- Re: kaobook tex template integration to a org file to make self-contained, portable?, Zenny, 2023/08/08
- Re: kaobook tex template integration to a org file to make self-contained, portable?, Thomas S. Dye, 2023/08/08
- Re: kaobook tex template integration to a org file to make self-contained, portable?, Zenny, 2023/08/09
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