Re: [O] [export] Should sidewaystable option automatically add rotating package?

[Rasmus]

Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> writes:

> OK, let me ask like this:
>
> Does anyone know about conflicts arising from loading wrapfig and rotating?

Their manuals doesn't mention anything, it seems.  The internet
suggests that there might be between memoir and wrapfig, but I didn't
look into it as I don't know much about memoir. 


> OK, so my proposal is

Note: I should be obvious that I prefer to load as little stuff be
default as possible.  That is: I'm biased, but it's OK when everyone
knows.

> - to add the rotating package
> - do document that the tabu package is needed when specifying tabu

Note the package loading order might matter.

> - do document that amsmath in needed when generating a matrix

and subscripts.  And sometimes math (e.g. align).

> The reasoning:

> - wrapfig and longtable have been in there for a long time, we want to
> avoid breaking existing files whenever possible

Assuming a mechanism exists that can detect when tabu is to be loaded
why only apply it there and not to the other optional packages?

> - rotating is needed for sideways stuff and does not do any harm

Alternative implementation exists, but they are of course not
supported by Org.  Would they be in conflict?  I doubt it.

> - somewhat arbitrarily I am drawing the line above the tabu package. 

It does seem a bit arbitrary.

Bu people who feel strongly about not loading some stuff can change
default package alist so it's not a big issue.

–Rasmus

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