Variable: org-babel-latex-process-alist

org-babel-latex-process-alist is a customizable variable defined in ob-latex.el.gz.

Value

((png :programs ("latex" "dvipng") :description "dvi > png" :message
      "you need to install the programs: latex and dvipng."
      :image-input-type "dvi" :image-output-type "png"
      :image-size-adjust (1.0 . 1.0) :latex-compiler
      ("latex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f"
       "latex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f"
       "latex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f")
      :image-converter ("dvipng -D %D -T tight -o %O %f")
      :transparent-image-converter
      ("dvipng -D %D -T tight -bg Transparent -o %O %f")))

Documentation

Definitions of external processes for LaTeX result generation.

See org-preview-latex-process-alist for more details.

The following process symbols are recognized:
- png :: Process used to produce .png output.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Org version
9.8.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/org/ob-latex.el.gz
(defcustom org-babel-latex-process-alist
  `((png :programs ("latex" "dvipng") :description "dvi > png"
	 :message
	 "you need to install the programs: latex and dvipng."
	 :image-input-type "dvi" :image-output-type "png"
	 :image-size-adjust (1.0 . 1.0) :latex-compiler
         ,(if (and (executable-find "latexmk") (executable-find "perl"))
              '("latexmk -f -pdf -latex -interaction=nonstopmode -output-directory=%o %f")
            '("latex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f"
              "latex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f"
              "latex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f"))
	 :image-converter ("dvipng -D %D -T tight -o %O %f")
	 :transparent-image-converter
	 ("dvipng -D %D -T tight -bg Transparent -o %O %f")))
  "Definitions of external processes for LaTeX result generation.
See `org-preview-latex-process-alist' for more details.

The following process symbols are recognized:
- `png' :: Process used to produce .png output."
  :group 'org-babel
  :package-version '(Org . "9.8")
  :type '(alist :tag "LaTeX to image backends"
		:value-type (plist))
  :risky t)