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Re: [O] Using babel to generate org syntax for export
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Eric Schulte |
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Re: [O] Using babel to generate org syntax for export |
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Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:39:49 -0800 |
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James Harkins <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi,
>
> Got a question that's not easy to search online.
>
> I want to use an org table to define glossary entries for LaTeX. I have my
> table[1], and I have a src block[2] that reads the table and produces the
> right syntax[3]. This is already pretty helpful -- I can C-c C-c the source
> block and manually copy/paste the generated syntax into the org file that I
> will then export.
>
> But... I want babel to do that for me automatically. I'm almost there, but:
>
> The resulting string is put into a verbatim environment -- which is not
> right for this case. I need the string to be inserted as if it were org
> syntax ("#+LATEX_HEADER" and all) that I typed by hand, and then ox-latex
> would process it like any other LaTeX header.
>
> I've tried both ":results value" and ": results output" but the verbatim
> environment is always there.
>
Have you tried ":results raw" or ":results org", take a look at the
manual page on the results header argument.
Best,
>
> A quick glance at ob-core.el seems to indicate that this behavior is
> hardcoded. That's... frustrating: spend 2-3 hours to get this far and then
> find that babel says, "No, you can't do that, actually."
>
> So, I'm at the end of the energy I have left to test various approaches.
> What's the best approach? I'm guessing, apply a filter to remove the
> begin/end verbatim lines. But maybe there's a magic switch in babel?
>
> For reference:
>
> [1] input file, nearly minimal example
> [2] actual result of C-c C-e l L (removing preamble)
> [3] desired result
>
> hjh
>
> [1]
> * UGens :noexport:
> #+name: ugens01
> | Type | Term | Description | Arguments |
> |------+----------+---------------------+-------------|
> | Osc | SinOsc | Sinewave oscillator | freq, phase |
>
> #+name: makegloss
> #+begin_src emacs-lisp :var tbl=ugens01 :exports results :results value
> (let ((str ""))
> (pop tbl)
> (pop tbl)
> (while tbl
> (let ((item (car tbl)))
> (pop item)
> (setq str (concat str (format
> "\\newglossaryentry{%s}{type=ugen,name={%s},description={%s. Inputs:
> (%s)}}\n"
> (car item)
> (pop item)
> (pop item)
> (car item))))
> (setq tbl (cdr tbl))))
> str)
> #+end_src
>
> * Test
> #+call: makegloss
> #+results: makegloss
>
> [2]
> \section{Test}
> \label{sec-1}
> \begin{verbatim}
> \newglossaryentry{SinOsc}{type=ugen,name={SinOsc},description={Sinewave
> oscillator. Inputs: (freq, phase)}}
> \end{verbatim}
>
> [3]
> \section{Test}
> \label{sec-1}
> \newglossaryentry{SinOsc}{type=ugen,name={SinOsc},description={Sinewave
> oscillator. Inputs: (freq, phase)}}
>
>
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