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+++ title = "A new look: ox-tufte" publishDate = 2023-10-23T00:00:00+02:00 lastmod = 2024-11-18T15:46:16+01:00 tags = ["orgmode", "web", "css", "tufte"] categories = ["emacs", "tech"] draft = false meta = true type = "list" [menu] [menu.posts] weight = 3010 identifier = "a-new-look-ox-tufte" +++
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.
I was lucky enough to have stumpled onto this wonderful stylesheet based on Edward Tufte's work, and couldn't help but look for an implementation that would be compatible with org-mode.
Fortunately, I found one that seems to do exactly what I wanted it to.
ox-tufte is an HTML export backend for org-mode which makes the output HTML compatible with the stylesheet.
I did make a few adjustments, namely:
- Removed left margin, instead I'm padding by 20px.
- 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.)
- Removed a bit of padding on top.
- 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.
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 >}}.
Overall, I am quite happy with this {{}}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.{{}}. And it only took... 3-4 hours of work, research included. Pretty cool!
Very happy indeed.