Colin Baxter <m43...@yandex.com> writes: > I have my org-latex-compiler set to xetex. However, I find this push to > change the default bizarre, especially since advanced users can select > their own settings at will. In my opinion a default ought to be the > "simplest" option and unchanged. Those who want something different > should not force others to adopt their view.
What triggered this discussion is that pdflatex is not the simplest. Not for all users. Once we consider people who need UTF8 support (non-latin languages), pdflatex gets extremely complicated. So, I would not call the push "bizarre". But it indeed has major cons. -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode maintainer, Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
