Re: [Orgmode] Org and XeTeX?

[Thomas S. Dye]

On Apr 22, 2010, at 6:10 AM, Ross Laird wrote:

I mostly use XeTeX (rather than LaTeX). Can Org be setup to use the XeTeX
engine? I've looked at the variable org-export-latex-classes (as well as
org-export-latex-package-alist), and it looks like I can insert the
XeTeX-specific code:

  \TeXXeTstate=1
  \usepackage{fontspec,xunicode}
  \defaultfontfeatures{Numbers=OldStyle,Scale=MatchLowercase,Mapping=tex-text}
  \setmainfont{Sabon LT Std}
  \setromanfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Sabon LT Std}
  \setsansfont[Scale=MatchUppercase]{Myriad Pro}
  \usepackage{xltxtra}

But can Org use XeTeX? The command is "xelatex" rather than "latex".

Ross

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Ross A. Laird, PhD
www.rosslaird.com

Aloha Ross,

Earlier this month when changes were made to the LaTeX export configuration, xetex compatibility was left to the user.  There is a footnote to this effect in the manual:

[103] The default LaTeX output is designed for processing with pdftex or latex. It includes packages that are not compatible with xetex and possibly luatex. See the variables org-export-latex-default-packages-alist and org-export-latex-packages-alist.

If you get export to xetex working, I think it would be useful to document the solution either here on the mailing list or, better, somewhere on Worg.

HTH,

Tom