Re: [PATCH] ox-latex.el: Unify in one single list Babel and Polyglossia languages alists

[Juan Manuel Macías]

Max Nikulin writes:

> Form my point of view it is unnecessary magic. Originally #+latex_header 
> is intended for valid LaTeX code

OK, so why not just:

#+latex_header: % NOLANG

?

I think this has in its favor: a) it is simple and obvious to remember;
b) it's a single string, and of course c) it's valid LaTeX code. And it
can be easily controlled from org-latex-guess-babel/polyglossia-language
with a conditional.

Anyway, whatever the choice, I would vote for Org not to load babel or
polyglossia by default, and for the default option of the custom
variable that handles that globally to be nil. For example, I'm in the
group of users that load babel using an external preamble (a .tex or a
.sty file or a 'latex-class'), and frankly I don't want to have to add a
new line to all my documents to prevent Org from reloading babel for me
and return an error on the compilation.

Best regards,

Juan Manuel