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title = "A new look: ox-tufte"
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publishDate = 2023-10-23T00:00:00+02:00
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lastmod = 2024-11-18T18:28:15+01:00
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tags = ["orgmode", "web", "css", "tufte"]
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categories = ["emacs", "tech"]
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draft = false
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meta = true
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type = "list"
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[menu]
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[menu.posts]
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weight = 3010
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identifier = "a-new-look-ox-tufte"
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Struck by insomnia and dissatisfaction with the way my website has looked so far, I have opted for something less garish, and lighter, than before.
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<!--more-->
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I was lucky enough to have stumpled onto [this wonderful stylesheet based on Edward Tufte's work](https://edwardtufte.github.io/tufte-css/), and couldn't help but look for an implementation that would be compatible with [org-mode.](https://orgmode.org)
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Fortunately, I found one that seems to do _exactly_ what I wanted it to.
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[ox-tufte](https://github.com/ox-tufte/ox-tufte) is an HTML export backend for org-mode which makes the output HTML compatible with the stylesheet.
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I _did_ make a few adjustments, namely:
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- Removed left margin, instead I'm padding by 20px.
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- Added some additional CSS for source blocks, since those didn't seem to be getting styled correctly in my exports (and I don't want to have to hunt around to find the culprits.)
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- Removed a bit of padding on top.
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- Made the numerals generated by org-mode hidden, because otherwise foodnotes and footnote references had two of their number, instead of just the one they need.
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I think it looks rather good, and it'll let me go over my existing articles and add the side/margin notes {{< sidenote >}} Yay! This is how every footnote should be. None of that scrolling for miles to find what you're interested in stuff.] that I wanted, but couldn't before {{</ sidenote >}}.
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Overall, I am quite happy with this {{<sidenote>}}I know there is some js in the HTML that's generated. I aim to remove it at some point. No big deal for now.{{</sidenote>}}. And it only took... 3-4 hours of work, research included. Pretty cool!
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Very happy indeed.
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<span class="underline">[Join the FSF!](https://www.fsf.org/)</span>
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