Is "exported" the correct term to use here? I would say the notes were written in LaTeX, and then compiled (in the software compiler sense) to a PDF.
Re:NIPS 2017 Notes [pdf]
by Dangeranger on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @08:18PM
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You are likely correct, exported is the wrong word, and my mind was within my personal org-mode workflow.
Re:NIPS 2017 Notes [pdf]
by AlexCoventry on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @09:41PM
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I was guessing org-mode -> LaTeX -> PDF. org-mode is much better for taking notes.
Re:NIPS 2017 Notes [pdf]
by castle-bravo on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @07:33PM
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It may have been done in org-mode and then exported to LaTeX. That's how I'd do it, anyway.
(David/author here): I haven't actually seen org-mode before. I'll take a look!
I wrote these in sharelatex using a template and commands file I put together that help write notes quickly in latex (they're available here if anyone is interested: https://github.com/david-abel/latex_docs).
Re:NIPS 2017 Notes [pdf]
by Dangeranger on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @02:00AM
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Gary Schwartz[0] and Howard Abrams[1][2] both have nice explainers about org-mode which explain the advantages and how to get started.
There's also a nice discussion on the Emacs Reddit page[3] about "Why Org-Mode?"
[0] https://harryrschwartz.com/2016/04/29/getting-started-with-o...
[1] http://www.howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/learning-org-mode.h...
[2] http://www.howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/journaling-org.html
[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3nvmvr/why_orgmode/
The formatting for this overview is pretty great though. PDF with a TOC makes a very nice means of navigation.