Merged changes from https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/blob/master/data/templates/default.latex

eisvogel.latex

@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ $endif$
 \usepackage[$for(microtypeoptions)$$microtypeoptions$$sep$,$endfor$]{microtype}
 \UseMicrotypeSet[protrusion]{basicmath} % disable protrusion for tt fonts
 }{}
+$if(indent)$
+$else$
+\IfFileExists{parskip.sty}{%
+\usepackage{parskip}
+}{% else
+\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
+\setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
+}
+$endif$
 \PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url} % url is loaded by hyperref
 $if(verbatim-in-note)$
 \usepackage{fancyvrb}
@@ -144,20 +153,6 @@ $endif$
 $if(geometry)$
 \usepackage[$for(geometry)$$geometry$$sep$,$endfor$]{geometry}
 $endif$
-$if(lang)$
-\ifnum 0\ifxetex 1\fi\ifluatex 1\fi=0 % if pdftex
-  \usepackage[shorthands=off,$for(babel-otherlangs)$$babel-otherlangs$,$endfor$main=$babel-lang$]{babel}
-$if(babel-newcommands)$
-  $babel-newcommands$
-$endif$
-\else
-  \usepackage{polyglossia}
-  \setmainlanguage[$polyglossia-lang.options$]{$polyglossia-lang.name$}
-$for(polyglossia-otherlangs)$
-  \setotherlanguage[$polyglossia-otherlangs.options$]{$polyglossia-otherlangs.name$}
-$endfor$
-\fi
-$endif$
 $if(natbib)$
 \usepackage{natbib}
 \bibliographystyle{$if(biblio-style)$$biblio-style$$else$plainnat$endif$}
@@ -203,15 +198,6 @@ $if(strikeout)$
 % avoid problems with \sout in headers with hyperref:
 \pdfstringdefDisableCommands{\renewcommand{\sout}{}}
 $endif$
-$if(indent)$
-$else$
-\IfFileExists{parskip.sty}{%
-\usepackage{parskip}
-}{% else
-\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
-\setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
-}
-$endif$
 \setlength{\emergencystretch}{3em}  % prevent overfull lines
 \providecommand{\tightlist}{%
   \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}
@@ -232,6 +218,21 @@ $else$
 \renewcommand{\subparagraph}[1]{\oldsubparagraph{#1}\mbox{}}
 \fi
 $endif$
+$if(lang)$
+\ifnum 0\ifxetex 1\fi\ifluatex 1\fi=0 % if pdftex
+  \usepackage[shorthands=off,$for(babel-otherlangs)$$babel-otherlangs$,$endfor$main=$babel-lang$]{babel}
+$if(babel-newcommands)$
+  $babel-newcommands$
+$endif$
+\else
+  % load polyglossia as late as possible as it *could* call bidi if RTL lang (e.g. Hebrew or Arabic)
+  \usepackage{polyglossia}
+  \setmainlanguage[$polyglossia-lang.options$]{$polyglossia-lang.name$}
+$for(polyglossia-otherlangs)$
+  \setotherlanguage[$polyglossia-otherlangs.options$]{$polyglossia-otherlangs.name$}
+$endfor$
+\fi
+$endif$
 $if(dir)$
 \ifxetex
   % load bidi as late as possible as it modifies e.g. graphicx