From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Suvayu Ali Subject: Re: #+BEAMER_THEME fails Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:21:07 +0200 Message-ID: <20130917132107.GE22454@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> References: <87r4cn3lin.fsf@hornfels.zedat.fu-berlin.de> <20130917121326.GC22454@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> <87ioxz392f.fsf@hornfels.zedat.fu-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45602) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VLvDS-0002UO-1a for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:21:23 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VLvDN-0008NN-41 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:21:17 -0400 Received: from mail-ee0-x22a.google.com ([2a00:1450:4013:c00::22a]:58171) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VLvDM-0008NG-Sv for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:21:13 -0400 Received: by mail-ee0-f42.google.com with SMTP id b45so2773699eek.1 for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 06:21:11 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87ioxz392f.fsf@hornfels.zedat.fu-berlin.de> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Loris, On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 02:51:36PM +0200, Loris Bennett wrote: > Hi Suvayu, > > Suvayu Ali writes: > > > Hi Loris, > > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:22:40AM +0200, Loris Bennett wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Using Emacs 24.2.1 (Org mode 8.1.1) and having read the page > >> > >> http://orgmode.org/worg/exporters/beamer/ox-beamer.html > >> > >> I assumed I would be able to set the Beamer theme using > >> > >> #+BEAMER_THEME: Madrid > >> > >> However, this did not work and I just got the default theme. However, > >> looking at > > > > Can you provide a minimal working example[1] with a sample of the exported > > LaTeX code for you? > > That was a good suggestion, as it helped me to find the problem. My > mistake was exporting to LaTeX > > As PDF file > > instead of > > As PDF file (Beamer) > > In principle it is clear when you do 'C-x C-e' that you should choose > the latter option if you are using Beamer. However, I didn't come > across any mention of export to Beamer being different from export to > non-beamer PDF in the documentation. So maybe it would be an idea to > add a section about exporting to the tutorial > > http://orgmode.org/worg/exporters/beamer/tutorial.html > > to help the easily-confused, like myself. > > As a matter of interest, has the new exporter always behaved like that? > And what is the rationale behind the distinction? > The answer is: it is a feature. Documenting it is actually among my TODOs[1]. If you would like to add something to any of the articles, please feel free to contribute. In case sending SSH keys is not possible or complicated for you, you can send a patch, I can commit it for you. In any case, I will try to update the articles when I can find the time. Cheers, Footnotes: [1] -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.