[[!meta title="LaTeX export in org-mode: the overhaul"]] [[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2025 Pedro A. Aranda Gutiérrez"]] [[!inline pages="internal(2025/info/latex-nav)" raw="yes"]] # LaTeX export in org-mode: the overhaul Pedro A. Aranda Gutiérrez (he, him) - paaguti@gmail.com, [[!inline pages="internal(2025/info/latex-before)" raw="yes"]] During the last year, the LaTeX backend in Org mode has received an overhaul. The objectives, while keeping backward compatibility, were: - Better integration of the font-management features and packages with lualatex/xelatex - Reducing the amount of `#+LATEX_HEADER:` lines and avoiding to have to include a pure LaTeX file to profit from them - Flexibility, while using native Emacs Lisp features, like file/directory local variables In this talk, I will present the new font management features in the LaTeX backend and show a couple of examples of what can be achieved. About the speaker: After 30 years using Emacs, professionally and for my PhD, I'm currently quite involved in org-mode, where I'm revamping the LaTeX backend. ## Discussion / notes - Not a question but I will start using LaTeX fonts in org now - Q: How's about video (mp4) support for ox-latex? I start to give presentations with many videos. This is something that really push me back using ox-latex. - A: Experiment with a LaTeX file and then try to include the relevant snippets in #+BEGIN_EXPORT latex - [https://github.com/pdfpc/pdfpc/](https://github.com/pdfpc/pdfpc/){rel="noreferrer noopener"} can embed and play videos. For Org, latex fragments work fine. - Thank you for all your information, I will try it and see. Thank you. [[!inline pages="internal(2025/info/latex-after)" raw="yes"]] [[!inline pages="internal(2025/info/latex-nav)" raw="yes"]]