* How to overwrite values from default file in the document @ 2023-05-21 8:05 Oliver Baumann [not found] ` <e8781103-e0b6-4194-975b-960965ac0e91n-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: Oliver Baumann @ 2023-05-21 8:05 UTC (permalink / raw) To: pandoc-discuss [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 996 bytes --] Hi there, I am using Defaults files to give my documents a standard look. This works absolutely fantastic. However sometimes I want to overwrite settings from the Defaults file in the document YAML block, but this doesn't always work. Here an example when I cannot overwrite the Defaults settings: *The Defaults file:* from: markdown to: pdf standalone: true variables: documentclass: scrartcl geometry: - a4paper *The YAML block in the Markdown document:* --- geometry: - a5paper - textheight=18cm ... Any idea how I can overwrite the geometry info in the document? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pandoc-discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pandoc-discuss+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/e8781103-e0b6-4194-975b-960965ac0e91n%40googlegroups.com. [-- Attachment #1.2: Type: text/html, Size: 1652 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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* Re: How to overwrite values from default file in the document [not found] ` <e8781103-e0b6-4194-975b-960965ac0e91n-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> @ 2023-05-21 14:19 ` Albert Krewinkel [not found] ` <877ct1sqx0.fsf-9EawChwDxG8hFhg+JK9F0w@public.gmane.org> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: Albert Krewinkel @ 2023-05-21 14:19 UTC (permalink / raw) To: pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw Oliver Baumann <news-WPTjrydoUPgeaOpM6FAJmQkbCANdLtlA@public.gmane.org> writes: > Hi there, I am using Defaults files to give my documents a standard > look. This works absolutely fantastic. > However sometimes I want to overwrite settings from the Defaults file > in the document YAML block, but this doesn't always work. The defaults files should be thought of defining default values for *command line arguments*. This is important in this context, because metadata values given on the command line will always override those defined in the document. That means that metadata defined in a defaults file can only be overridden via command line options, not via values in the document. Instead, you may want to use `--metadata-file`, which can be thought of a defaults file for metadata, as those values _can_ be overridden by the YAML in the document itself. -- Albert Krewinkel GPG: 8eed e3e2 e8c5 6f18 81fe e836 388d c0b2 1f63 1124 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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* Re: How to overwrite values from default file in the document [not found] ` <877ct1sqx0.fsf-9EawChwDxG8hFhg+JK9F0w@public.gmane.org> @ 2023-05-22 4:14 ` oliver 0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: oliver @ 2023-05-22 4:14 UTC (permalink / raw) To: pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1339 bytes --] On 22 May 2023, at 0:19, Albert Krewinkel wrote: > Oliver Baumann <news-WPTjrydoUPgeaOpM6FAJmQkbCANdLtlA@public.gmane.org> writes: > >> Hi there, I am using Defaults files to give my documents a standard >> look. This works absolutely fantastic. >> However sometimes I want to overwrite settings from the Defaults file >> in the document YAML block, but this doesn't always work. > > The defaults files should be thought of defining default values for > *command line arguments*. Good point. Thanks! > Instead, you may want to use `--metadata-file`, which can be thought > of > a defaults file for metadata, as those values _can_ be overridden by > the > YAML in the document itself. Tried this - and it *sort of* works. Problem is, list fields like `geometry` or `header-includes` are overwritten, not added to. But I guess that’s just what it is... Thanks in any case! Olli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pandoc-discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pandoc-discuss+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/B45E906F-AE1C-4BF7-BDE7-DCE54E83EEEC%40halloleo.hailmail.net. [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/html, Size: 2773 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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