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| | Introduction This post will be a brief tour on writing (work/university) assignments in org-mode, with the goal of producing a nicely typesetted PDF document without having to use much LaTeX. Everything mentioned will also apply to Emacs in general, but Doom Emacs comes with all the features I mention. Prerequisites Basic knowledge of org-mode, LaTeX (if math required), and Emacs. (Very) Quick Org-Mode Primer Org-mode is a plain-text hierarchical markup language.
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| | A post on working with transient TeX templates in orgmode without modifying global configurations. This will also serve as a rudimentary introduction to TeX in orgmode. Background The sad reality of working in a field dominated by institutional actors which do not care for recognizing software development as a skill is that there are often a lot of ugly LaTeX templates1. In particular, often Universities have arbitrary LaTeX templates from the the dark days of 2010 something, which include gratuitous usage of say, natbib instead of biblatex.
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| [AI summary] The discussion revolves around the use of LaTeX for writing and typesetting, with a focus on its strengths and weaknesses. Key points include the readability of LaTeX code versus text, the role of LaTeX in scientific publishing, and the debate over whether LaTeX is suitable for writing prose. Some users argue that LaTeX is more efficient for complex formatting and typesetting, especially in academic contexts, while others find it cumbersome for everyday writing tasks. The conversation highlights the importance of choosing the right tool for the task, with LaTeX being particularly well-suited for specific needs like mathematical notation and document structure, but not necessarily for general writing. There is also a mention of the challenges of ...