Hi. My context: ever since I started with my PhD Thesis some 15 years ago, I have been using LaTeX.
I got into org-mode when I had to prepare a couple of interactive presentations to help people understand Python. Changing code and executing on the fly was the killer app for me. I use utf8, so I've switched to LuaLaTeX and set that in my customisations to be my org-latex-compiler. As I've said before, until it gains speed, it will stay in my custom config, because I understand the implications and my documents don't require features which make latex-preview shine. Once we get the speed from lualatex required by latex-preview, we could restart this discussion. My .2 cents, /PA On Thu, 3 Apr 2025 at 00:09, jman <emacs-orgm...@city17.xyz> wrote: > Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez <paag...@gmail.com> writes: > > >>> BTW, what about changing the default LaTeX compiler to lualatex in 9.8? > > Context: I am a user that knows very very little about Latex, everytime I > try to use it I spend a > lot of time installing packages that in my mind should be the default. The > user experience of Latex > is far from being seamless. > > I'd love Org Mode to settle on the easiest and most modern version of > Latex possible so users like > me can focus more on writing documents and not having to worry about too > many confusing details. > > If it helps, it is my understanding that as of Nov, 2024 LuaTeX is the > recommended engine for new > documents: > https://www.texdev.net/2024/11/05/engine-news-from-the-latex-project > > Cheers, > -- Fragen sind nicht da, um beantwortet zu werden, Fragen sind da um gestellt zu werden Georg Kreisler Sagen's Paradeiser, write BE! Year 1 of the New Koprocracy
