Re: Org LaTeX Beamer export and the order of loading packages and theme (XeLaTeX and fonts)

[Lennart C. Karssen]

Dear Igor,

Thanks for your reply.

On 09-01-2024 22:15, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
> "Lennart C. Karssen" <lennart@karssen.org> writes:
>
> > 1) Is there a way to tell Org to export the #+BEAMER_THEME lines before
> > anything else?
>
> Yes. You can customize "beamer" class in `org-latex-classes' or define a
> custom (for example, "my-beamer") class and add #+LATEX_CLASS: my-beamer
> to the Org file.

Ah, indeed, I hadn't thought of that taking route. I will give it a try.

> This will give you full control over the preamble layout.
>
> > 2) Is there a reason why the Beamer theme options are exported after
> > other LaTeX packages? Wouldn't it be better to export the Beamer theme
> > options before loading additional packages? The reason for that being
> > that the theme sets defaults, which can then (potentially) be altered by
> > loading additional packages.
>
> No specific reason that I am aware of.
> Your suggestion sounds reasonable, but I'd like to hear from our LaTeX
> experts first ;)

Of course. Let's see what they have to say.


Lennart.

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