Hi Loris, On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 02:51:36PM +0200, Loris Bennett wrote: > Hi Suvayu, > > Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+li...@gmail.com> writes: > > > Hi Loris, > > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:22:40AM +0200, Loris Bennett wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Using Emacs 24.2.1 (Org mode 8.1.1) and having read the page > >> > >> http://orgmode.org/worg/exporters/beamer/ox-beamer.html > >> > >> I assumed I would be able to set the Beamer theme using > >> > >> #+BEAMER_THEME: Madrid > >> > >> However, this did not work and I just got the default theme. However, > >> looking at > > > > Can you provide a minimal working example[1] with a sample of the exported > > LaTeX code for you? > > That was a good suggestion, as it helped me to find the problem. My > mistake was exporting to LaTeX > > As PDF file > > instead of > > As PDF file (Beamer) > > In principle it is clear when you do 'C-x C-e' that you should choose > the latter option if you are using Beamer. However, I didn't come > across any mention of export to Beamer being different from export to > non-beamer PDF in the documentation. So maybe it would be an idea to > add a section about exporting to the tutorial > > http://orgmode.org/worg/exporters/beamer/tutorial.html > > to help the easily-confused, like myself. > > As a matter of interest, has the new exporter always behaved like that? > And what is the rationale behind the distinction? >
The answer is: it is a feature. Documenting it is actually among my TODOs[1]. If you would like to add something to any of the articles, please feel free to contribute. <http://orgmode.org/worg/worg-about.html> In case sending SSH keys is not possible or complicated for you, you can send a patch, I can commit it for you. In any case, I will try to update the articles when I can find the time. Cheers, Footnotes: [1] <http://orgmode.org/worg/exporters/beamer/ox-beamer.html#sec-5-1> -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.
