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<TeXmacs|1.0.5.10>
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<style|tmdoc>
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<\body>
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<tmdoc-title|Limitations of the current <LaTeX> converters>
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<paragraph*|Limitations of the <TeXmacs> to <LaTeX> converter>
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Some of the <TeXmacs> primitives have no analogues in <LaTeX>. When
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converting such primitives from <TeXmacs> into <LaTeX>, they will usually
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be either ignored or replaced by an approximative translation. A (probably
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incomplete) list of <TeXmacs> features with no <LaTeX> counterparts is as
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follows:
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<\itemize>
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<item>Left primes.
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<item>Big separators between big parentheses.
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<item>Trees.
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<item>Certain features of tables (background color, cell span, vertical
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alignment, <abbr|etc.>).
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<item>Complex user macros.
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<item>Vertical spaces ``before'' and ``after''.
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<item>Indentation flags ``before'' and ``after''.
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<item>Most types of interactive content: hyperlinks, actions, sessions,
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tags for the presentation mode, animations and sounds, etc.
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</itemize>
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In addition, several issues are only partially implemented:
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<\itemize>
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<item>Non standard fonts.
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<item>Certain table properties
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<item>Style parameters.
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</itemize>
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Of course, there are also differences between the typesetting algorithms
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used by <TeXmacs> and <TeX>/<LaTeX>, so the <TeXmacs> to <LaTeX> is not
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intended to be <em|wysiwyg>.
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<paragraph*|Limitations of the <LaTeX> to <TeXmacs> converter>
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As explained in the introduction, the conversion of <LaTeX> documents into
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<TeXmacs> is more problematic than conversions the other way around. Only a
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subset of <LaTeX> can be converted to <TeXmacs> in a fully reliable way.
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This subset comprises virtually all common constructs, including macro
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definitions and the additional macros uses by the <TeXmacs> to <LaTeX>
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converter. However, the converter has no knowledge about style parameters.
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In particular, it cannot be used for the conversion of <LaTeX> style files.
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<tmdoc-copyright|1998--2005|Joris van der Hoeven>
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<tmdoc-license|Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
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document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
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or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
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Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free
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Documentation License".>
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</body>
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<\initial>
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<\collection>
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<associate|language|english>
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</collection>
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</initial>
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