Emacs' org-mode: how to automatically "process to PDF" on save?

auctex, emacs24, org-mode, osx-mountain-lion

Solution

You can use this:

(defun org-export-as-pdf-and-open ()
  (interactive)
  (save-buffer)
  (org-open-file (org-latex-export-to-pdf)))

(add-hook 
 'org-mode-hook
 (lambda()
   (define-key org-mode-map 
       (kbd "<f5>") 'org-export-as-pdf-and-open)))

UPD

This requires `org-mode` 8.0.0 and up. It's easily installed with `list-packages`.

Problem

Org-mode's C-cep does `export as LaTeX and process to PDF`. How can C-cep be executed on each C-xs? Also, in all likelihood this probably isn't the optimal solution, so feel free to propose something better. As it is now, I have to do both C-cep and C-xs. Final solution A tiny modification of abo-abo's answer below that doesn't open the PDF, lets `Skim` pick up any change, and thus keeps the focus on Emacs. ``` (defun org-export-as-pdf () (interactive) (save-buffer) (org-latex-export-to-pdf)) (add-hook 'org-mode-hook (lambda() (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "<f5>") 'org-export-as-pdf))) ``` Also, one should upgrade Org to version 8 from a fresh Emacs session: that is, no Org-command should be executed prior to installing with the package-manager. Otherwise you'll hit the `Invalid function: org-with-silent-modifications` bug.

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