Timothy <orgm...@tec.tecosaur.net> writes:
> Hi Ihor, > >>> As a result of this issue (plus other issues with xelatex), I’m >>> considering adding an option to specify different LaTeX compilers for >>> previews and exports, with the default option continuing to be >>> the value of `org-latex-compiler’. >> >> I am not sure if it is a good idea. >> I can easily see Lualatex-specific preamble simply failing to work on >> Latex. Or things being rendered wrongly. >> >> One option could be trying pdflatex first and falling back to the >> default compiler on failure. But only as non-default option. > > To be clear, the default will be “use the same preview compiler as document > compiler”, but the hassles we’re currently experiencing with XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX > make us think it could be worth adding an override option. Since we had been talking only about LuaLaTeX being slow, can we also establish whether XeLaTeX is slow? I don't think we have confirmed this yet. Thanks. > All the best, > Timothy -- Best, RY
