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%\backgroundcolour{255;255;255}\textcolour{0;0;0}% Has an effect in HTML only
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\winhelpignore{\title{Manual for Tex2RTF 2.0: A \LaTeX\ to RTF and HTML converter}%
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\author{Julian Smart}%
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\date{November 1999}%
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}%
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\winhelponly{\title{Manual for Tex2RTF 2.0}%
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\author{by Julian Smart\\$$\image{1cm;0cm}{tex2rtf.wmf}$$}%
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}%
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\makeindex%
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\begin{document}%
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\maketitle%
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\pagestyle{fancyplain}%
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\bibliographystyle{plain}%
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\pagenumbering{roman}%
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\setheader{{\it CONTENTS}}{}{}{}{}{{\it CONTENTS}}%
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\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
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\tableofcontents%
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\chapter*{Copyright notice}%
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\setheader{{\it COPYRIGHT}}{}{}{}{}{{\it COPYRIGHT}}%
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\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
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Copyright (c) 1997 Julian Smart.
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Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
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documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the
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above copyright notice, author statement and this permission notice appear in
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all copies of this software and related documentation.
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS-IS'' AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS,
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IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF
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MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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IN NO EVENT SHALL JULIAN SMART OR THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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APPLICATIONS INSTITUTE OR UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BE LIABLE FOR ANY
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SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR
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ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
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WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY
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OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
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PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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\chapter{Introduction}%
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\pagenumbering{arabic}%
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\setheader{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}{}{}{}{}{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}%
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\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
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This document describes a utility for converting \popref{\LaTeX}{latexgloss}\ files into
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several other formats.
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Only a subset of \LaTeX\ can be processed by this utility, especially
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since the target document language will never perfectly match \LaTeX.
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Whether the quality of the results is good enough will depend upon the
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application and your own expectations. {\it This caveat is worth emphasizing}, because
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many people assume that any old \LaTeX\ document will go through without modification: it might,
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but the chances are you'll need to modify it a bit for Tex2RTF. Tex2RTF was written with
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portable document maintenance and generation in mind, with less emphasis on accepting all \LaTeX\ syntax.
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You have been warned!
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Tex2RTF is heavily biased towards making on-line, hypertext versions of
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\rtfsp\LaTeX\ documents, but the \popref{RTF}{rtf} converter can be used to generate linear,
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paper-based documents too.
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The latest version of Tex2RTF, plus source code, can be accessedfrom:
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\begin{verbatim}
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http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/tex2rtf
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ftp://www.remstar.com/pub/wxwin/tex2rtf
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\end{verbatim}
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It is available in Sun Open Look, Motif, Windows 3.1, Windows 95/NT, and
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non-GUI UNIX versions.
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Tex2RTF was developed using the free Open Look, Motif and Windows 3.1
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C++ class library \popref{wxWidgets}{wxwidgets}.
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\section{Status of Tex2RTF}\index{status of Tex2RTF}%
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Windows HTML help, and wxWidgets 2 wxHTML help, are now catered for using
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the htmlWorkshopFiles setting.
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Tex2RTF is very rarely updated these days: it would be nice to
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rewrite the parser (and indeed the rest of it) at some point,
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to improve error reporting, space handling and ability to
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handle more advanced Tex/Latex commands.
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\section{Acknowledgements}\index{acknowledgements}%
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Thanks are due to the many people in AIAI and on the Internet at large
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who have pointed out bugs or shortcomings in Tex2RTF. Michel Lavaud has been
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a great help in giving advice for improvements to the manual.
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\section{Change log}\index{change log}%
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Version 2.0, August 24th 1999
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added htmlWorkshopFiles setting, to output .hpp, .hhc
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and .hhk (HTML Workshop) files, for generating MS HTML Help or wxHTML Help.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.64, October 20th 1998
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added \verb$\insertatlevel$ command.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.63, October 21st 1997
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Debugged problem with Word bookmarks not being inserted for unnumbered
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sections.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.62, August 18th 1997
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added contributed changes by Andreas M<>nzenmaier to support German
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accents by allowing the characters to be placed in input files, and also
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converting them back to character codes in the WinHelp {\tt .cnt} file.
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\item Now \verb$\helpref$ causes page references to be inserted in linear RTF,
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or section references if not on Word mode.
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\item WinHelp table caption bug fixed.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.61, June 11th 1997
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item \verb$\fcol$ now works in HTML using the FONT tag.
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\item \verb$\twocollist$ works in indented paragraphs, and is now
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implemented properly using tables in HTML.
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\item New boolean option {\bf combineSubSections} added, which switches off
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the generation of separate HTML files below section level. This can reduce the
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number of HTML files substantially.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.60, February 18th 1997
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item The index command now allows complex LaTeX instead of inserting the
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first argument verbatim.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.59, February 14th 1997
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added special processing for a chapter called Popups.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.58, August 1st 1996
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added HTML settings: backgroundImage, backgroundColour, textColour,
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linkColour, followedLinkColour.
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\item Added \verb$\backgroundimage$, \verb$\backgroundcolour$, \verb$\linkcolour$,
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\verb$followedLinkColour$. \verb$\background$ now obsolete (but behaviour is
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backward compatible).
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\item The default background colour is now white.
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\item Debugged HTML \verb$\ss$ (put in wrong place in code).
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.57, July 27th 1996
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added upperCaseNames setting; now all links in HTML files are in lower
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case unless specified otherwise.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.56, May 25th 1996
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Debugged \verb$\special$ processing for HTML (escaped characters such ampersand).
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\item Added contentsDepth for Word RTF contents page.
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\item Removed overlapping href in HTML pages.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.55, May 6th 1996
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item \verb$\verb$ support corrected for HTML.
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\item Added {\it abstractName} setting.
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\item Debugged incorrect centring for HTML buttons.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.54, Feburary 28th 1996
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Bug fix for 24-bit bitmap inclusion when generating RTF:
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caused a floating point error.
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\item Added htmlIndex setting, to generate an {\tt .htx} index file of an HTML document for
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use in wxHelp version 2 or other programs.
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\item Fixed header/footer bug.
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\item Change colons to spaces for WinHelp RTF keywords, since the colon has a specific meaning in WinHelp.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.53, January 1995
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Now stores paths from file inclusions, so that if you include
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a file A from a separate directory, which then includes a file B
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relative to that directory, Tex2RTF will search in the path
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of A to find file B.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.52, December 1995
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item \verb$\helpref$ and related commands now generate italicized instead
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of bold `anchor' text for linear formats.
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\item Cured bug where Tex2RTF could hang on start up, while reading
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the {\tt tex2rtf.ini} file. This occurred when a comment finished with
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the end of file.
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\item Split the commands reference in two (\LaTeX\ and Tex2RTF commands),
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and added a {\it Commands by category} section.
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\item Removed a bug that caused HTML output to be garbled on the
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second pass.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.51: Windows 95 enhancements.
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added settings winHelpContents (for generating {\tt .cnt} file), winHelpVersion (for specifying
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target version of WinHelp).
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\item Added space to non-scrolling region of topic.
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\item If winHelpVersion is 4, makes non-scrolling region grey and the rest yellow.
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\item Added \verb$\settransparency$ command for WinHelp 4 transparent bitmaps.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.50:
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Tidied up HTML generation (headers and bodies in the right places).
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\item Eliminated extra space after verbatim in HTML.
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\item Added support for simple tables in HTML.
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\item Added \verb$\textcolour$, \verb$\background$ for colouring text and background in HTML.
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\item Added \verb$\copyright$, \verb$\registered$ symbols in HTML.
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\item Added \verb$\imagel$, \verb$\imager$ for left and right aligned images
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in HTML.
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\item Added \verb$\brclear$ for clearing image alignment in HTML.
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\item Added \LaTeX\ font size support in HTML (\verb$\small$, \verb$\large$ etc.) using Netscape font extensions.
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\item HTML button-bar change: always shows the same buttons, but may make one or more insensitive. Changing button positions
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could be very annoying.
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\item Tidied up RTF generation for non-Word viewers ({\it useWord} set to {\it false}). Will now look reasonable using
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Windows 95 Quick View and WordPad: WordPad doesn't do tables but does bitmaps, and QuickView does tables but not
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bitmaps. Such is life.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.49:
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Cured some bugs (char used for fgetc instead of int) so now compiles for
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WIN32s.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.48:
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added some LaTeX2e fonts commands such as \verb$\rmfamily$, \verb$\textrm$, \verb$\emph$.
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Most of these are aliases for other commands.
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\end{itemize}
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Up to version 1.47:
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\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added \verb$\backslashraw$, \verb$\rbraceraw$ and \verb$\lbraceraw$ commands
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to help output arbitrary RTF.
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\item Added \verb$\sethotspotcolour$, \verb$\sethotspotunderline$ commands for controlling
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WinHelp hotspot appearance.
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\item Added truncateFilenames option.
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\item Improved HTML inline image handling.
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\end{itemize}
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Up to version 1.46:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added \verb$\urlref$ command for specifying HTML URLs.
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\item Started support for translating .SHG files to HTML .map files
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(this works if compiled under Borland, not MS VC++ for some reason!)
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\item Fixed nasty memory bug in HTML code (thanks Petr).
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.40:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added {\it generateHPJ} option for generating the .HPJ WinHelp project file
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\item Added support for DDE via a small command set
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.39:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item Option for using Word's INCLUDEPICTURE or IMPORT field, since the method that
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works for Works, doesn't work for Word! See {\it bitmapMethod} in the
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settings section.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.37-1.38:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item Improved bibliography reading and cured some minor bugs
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\item Added \verb$\ss$ German sharp s
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\item Added rudimentary \verb$\special$ command (simply copies the argument
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to the output)
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\item Added missing '.' in subsubsection reference
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\item Added primitive internationalisation support with contentsName, tablesName etc.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.36:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item All HTML special characters now correctly delimited by a semicolon.
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\item Cured HTML section-duplicating bug I introduced in 1.35.
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\item Cured too much spacing after sections in RTF, introduced in 1.35.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.35:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added TCHECK tool, to help track down common Tex2RTF syntax problems.
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\item Included Kresten Thorup's LACHECK \LaTeX\ checking tool with DOS executable.
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\item Now ignores \verb|\@| command.
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\item Table of contents now includes numbered subsubsections.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.34:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added \verb$\multicolumn$ `support' to stop RTF readers crashing.
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\item Added {\it useWord, defaultColumnWidth, compatibility} options to {\tt .ini} file.
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\item \verb$\comment$ environment now doesn't complain about unknown syntax.
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\item Added \verb$\toocomplex$ environment that treats its contents as
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verbatim in output, treated as normal output in true \LaTeX.
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\item End-of-line comments allowed in in {\tt .ini} files, using semicolon,
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percent or hash characters to denote a comment.
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\item For linear RTF, Word for Windows support for \verb$\printindex$,\rtfsp
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\verb$\index$, \verb$\pageref$, \verb$\listoftables$, \verb$\listoffigures$, contents page.
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\item Added RTF support for various symbols.
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\item Added colour support, with \verb$\definecolour$, \verb$\fcol$ and \verb$\bcol$ commands.
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\item Fixed some bugs: page numbering problems, macros deleted after first pass.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.33:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item Added -charset command-line switch.
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\item Added \verb$\itemsep$, \verb$\twocolumn$, \verb$\onecolumn$, \verb$\setfooter$, \verb$\setheader$, \verb$\pagestyle$,
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\verb$\pagenumbering$, \verb$\thechapter$, \verb$\thesection$, \verb$\thepage$, \verb$\thebibliography$, \verb$\bibitem$ commands.
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\item New environment called \verb$\twocollist$ for making two-column lists,
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with formatting optimized for target file format.
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\item New \verb$\indented$ environment for controlling indentation.
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\item List indentation and bulleting improved.
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\item Added commands \verb$\normalbox$, \verb$\normalboxd$ for putting borders around text.
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\item Many options can now be specified in the {\tt .ini} file along with custom macros.
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\item Cured bug that put too much vertical space after some commands.
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\item Improved table formatting.
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\item Optional `Up' button in WinHelp files for easier navigation.
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\item Verbatim lines followed by \verb$\par$ in RTF, to improve WinHelp wrapping.
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\item Conversion may now be aborted under Windows by attempting to close the application.
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\item Added conditional output for all formats: \verb$\latexignore$, \verb$\latexonly$, \verb$\rtfignore$, \verb$\rtfonly$,
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\verb$\winhelpignore$, \verb$\winhelponly$, \verb$\htmlignore$, \verb$\htmlonly$, \verb$\xlpignore$, \verb$\xlponly$.
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\item HTML generator can now add Contents, Up, $<<$ and $>>$ buttons (text or bitmap) to
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each page except titlepage.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.32:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item \verb$\footnote$ command now supported in WinHelp RTF, and \verb$\footnotepopup$\rtfsp
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added.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.31:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item \verb$\footnote$ command now supported, in linear RTF only.
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\item Added {\tt -bufsize} option, for converting large documents.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.30:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item \verb$\image$ command now scales metafiles (but not bitmaps).
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\item Fixed macro loading bug, now informs the user of the found macro filename.
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\item Now supports paragraph and subparagraph commands.
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\item Support for some accents added.
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\item \verb$\verb$ command now supported.
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\item Bug in subsubsection handling fixed.
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\item Can save conversion log in a text file.
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\end{itemize}
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Version 1.22:
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\begin{itemize}
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\itemsep=0pt
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\item More informative, warns against use of some commands.
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\item Added compile-time support for non-GUI environments (such as plain UNIX).
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\item Improved HTML support.
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\end{itemize}
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|
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\chapter{Running Tex2RTF}\index{running Tex2RTF}%
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\setheader{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}{}{}{}{}{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}%
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\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
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|
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Tex2RTF may be run in a number of ways: with or without command line arguments,
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interactively or in batch mode, and with an optional initialisation file
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for specifying \LaTeX\ macros and detailed options.
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Tex2RTF accepts two arguments (input and output filenames) and trailing
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(optional) switches. If both filenames are given, the utility will work
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in batch mode. Otherwise, if Tex2RTF has been compiled for GUI
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operation, a main window will be shown, with appropriate menu items for
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selecting input and output filenames, starting off the conversion
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process, and so on.
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Note that if the file {\tt bullet.bmp}\index{bullets} is found by Tex2RTF, this bitmap
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will be used as the bullet for items in \verb$\itemize$ lists, for WinHelp
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output. Otherwise, a symbol will be inserted (linear RTF) or bold `o'
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will be used instead (all other formats).
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Syntax error reporting is fairly minimal. Unrecognised macro errors may
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actually be produced by an unbalanced brace or passing the wrong number of
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arguments to a command, so look in the vicinity of the error for the
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real cause.
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\normalbox{Some of the syntax that is OK for true \LaTeX\ but which trips up
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Tex2RTF, may be detected by the TCHECK\index{TCHECK} program included in the tools
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directory of the Tex2RTF distribution. Some \LaTeX\ errors may be picked up
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by the LACHECK\index{LACHECK} program, also found in the tools directory.}
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It is recommended that you run Tex2RTF twice in order to be sure of
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resolving all references and including an up-to-date contents page.
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|
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If importing RTF files into Word for Windows\index{Microsoft Word}, you may need to reformat
|
||
the document. The easiest way to do this is to select all text with
|
||
CTRL-A, then reformat with F9. Reformat again to ensure all references
|
||
are resolved. For the second format, respond with {\it Update Entire
|
||
Table} to prompts.
|
||
|
||
\winhelponly{
|
||
\section{Tex2RTF Interface}
|
||
|
||
This is the Tex2RTF interface under Windows. Click on an area of the
|
||
picture for more information.
|
||
|
||
$$\imagemap{1cm;0cm}{screen}{mapref}$$
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Menu bar}\label{menubar}
|
||
|
||
Use the menubar for interactive operations.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Message area}\label{messagearea}
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF writes warning and error messages on this window.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Status line}\label{statusline}
|
||
|
||
Displays help on menu items as the user drags the cursor over the menus.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Mode indicator}\label{modeindicator}
|
||
|
||
Displays the output mode Tex2RTF is currently in.
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
\section{Command line arguments}\index{command line arguments}%
|
||
|
||
These are the optional arguments you may give Tex2RTF on the command line.
|
||
|
||
\twocolwidtha{5cm}
|
||
\begin{twocollist}
|
||
\twocolitem{{\bf -bufsize}}{Specifies buffer size in K (default 60 under Windows,
|
||
500 under UNIX). Large files (particularly large verbatim environments)
|
||
may require a large buffer size, equal to the largest argument of a \LaTeX\ command.
|
||
Note that this value may not be larger than 64 under Windows.}
|
||
\twocolitem{{\bf -html}}{Specifies HTML (World Wide Web) output.}
|
||
\twocolitem{{\bf -interactive}}{Forces interactive mode even if both
|
||
filenames are given.}
|
||
\twocolitem{{\bf -charset charset}}{Specifies a character set for
|
||
RTF production. This can be one of ansi, mac, pc, and pca.
|
||
The default is ansi.}
|
||
\twocolitem{{\bf -macros filename}}{Specifies a file for the custom macro
|
||
file -- see \helpref{Macro not found error}{macronotfound}.}
|
||
\twocolitem{{\bf -rtf}}{Specifies linear RTF output.}
|
||
\twocolitem{{\bf -sync}}{Forces synchronous mode (no yielding to other
|
||
processes) -- usually use this in non-interactive mode.}
|
||
\twocolitem{{\bf -twice}}{Tells Tex2RTF to run the conversion twice to ensure all
|
||
references and citations are resolved and the contents page included.}
|
||
\twocolitem{{\bf -winhelp}}{Specifies Windows Help RTF output.}
|
||
\end{twocollist}
|
||
|
||
\section{Initialisation file syntax}\label{inifile}\index{initialisation file}%
|
||
|
||
The initialisation file contains further detailed options for
|
||
customising Tex2RTF's behaviour. A file may be specified
|
||
with the {\tt -macros} command line switch, otherwise Tex2RTF
|
||
looks for the file {\tt tex2rtf.ini} in the working directory
|
||
or input file directory.
|
||
|
||
The file may comprise macro\index{macros} (command) definitions or option settings.
|
||
|
||
The syntax for a macro definition is:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\name [number of args] {...LaTeX code...}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\crazy [2]{{\bf #2} is crazy but #1 is not}
|
||
\something [0]{}
|
||
\julian [0]{Julian Smart}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The syntax for an option setting is:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
name = value
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
or
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
name = "value"
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
conversionMode = RTF
|
||
runTwice = true
|
||
titleFontSize = 12
|
||
authorFontSize = 10
|
||
headerRule = yes
|
||
footerRule = yes
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
Options expecting boolean values accept {\it 1, 0, true, false, yes, no} in any combination of upper or
|
||
lower case.
|
||
|
||
End-of-line comments are allowed in an initialisation file, using the
|
||
hash, semicolon or percent signs to denote the start of a comment, which runs
|
||
until the end of the line.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Tex2RTF options}\index{options in initialisation file}\index{tex2rtf.ini}\index{initialisation file}\index{macros}%
|
||
|
||
These are the allowable options in an initialisation file.
|
||
|
||
\subsubsection{General options}\label{generaloptions}
|
||
|
||
\twocolwidtha{5cm}
|
||
\begin{twocollist}
|
||
\htmlignore{\twocolitemruled{Option}{Description}}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{compatibility}}{Set to true for maximum \LaTeX\ compatibility, e.g. if
|
||
tables crash RTF readers. Should be false (default) if the Tex2RTF guidelines
|
||
are followed, e.g. use of $\backslash${\tt row} command in tabular environment.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{conversionMode}}{One of RTF, WinHelp, XLP (or wxHelp), and HTML.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{ignoreInput}}{Adds the filename to the list of files ignored by the $\backslash${\tt input} command.
|
||
The only default filename in the list is {\tt psbox.tex}.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{isInteractive}}{If true, runs in interactive mode (the default).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{runTwice}}{If true, runs the converter twice.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{ignoreBadRefs}}{If true (or yes), ignores bad helpref references
|
||
and simply writes the text in the first argument. Useful when a program such as HelpGen
|
||
generates references to classes documented in another manual.}
|
||
\end{twocollist}
|
||
|
||
\subsubsection{Presentation options}\index{options, presentation}%
|
||
|
||
\begin{twocollist}
|
||
\htmlignore{\twocolitemruled{Option}{Description}}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{authorFontSize}}{Specifies the point size for the author and date (RTF only).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{chapterFontSize}}{Specifies the point size for chapter headings (RTF only).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{documentFontSize}}{One of 10, 11 and 12, to specify the main font size
|
||
independently of the \LaTeX\ document style command.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{sectionFontSize}}{Specifies the point size for section headings (RTF only).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{subsectionFontSize}}{Specifies the point size for subsection headings (RTF only).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{titleFontSize}}{Specifies the point size for the title (RTF only).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{chapterName}}{The string used when referencing chapters. The default is ``chapter".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{sectionName}}{The string used when referencing sections. The default is ``section".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{subsectionName}}{The string used when referencing subsections. The default is ``subsection".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{subsubsectionName}}{The string used when referencing subsubsections. The default is ``subsubsection".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{indexName}}{The string used for printing the index heading. The default is ``Index".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{contentsName}}{The string used for printing the contents heading. The default is ``Contents".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{abstractName}}{The string used for printing the abstract heading. The default is ``Abstract".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{tablesName}}{The string used for printing the list of tables heading. The default is ``List of Tables".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{tableName}}{The string used when referencing a table. The default is ``table".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{figuresName}}{The string used for printing the list of figures heading. The default is ``List of Figures".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{figureName}}{The string used when referencing a figure. The default is ``figure".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{glossaryName}}{The string used for printing the glossary heading. The default is ``Glossary".}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{referencesName}}{The string used for printing the references heading. The default is ``References".}
|
||
\end{twocollist}
|
||
|
||
\subsubsection{RTF and WinHelp options}\label{rtfwinhelpoptions}\index{options, RTF}\index{RTF}%
|
||
|
||
\begin{twocollist}
|
||
\htmlignore{\twocolitemruled{Option}{Description}}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{bitmapMethod}}{Can be ``hex'' (embed the hex data in the file with a $\backslash$dibitmap keyword),
|
||
``includepicture'' (use the MS Word 6.0 INCLUDEPICTURE field) or ``import'' (an earlier name
|
||
for INCLUDEPICTURE). ``hex'' may be used for importing into MS Works, but this doesn't work
|
||
for Word 6.0. The default is ``includepicture''.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{contentsDepth}}{The depth of headings that is displayed in the table of contents. The default
|
||
is 4 but you may wish to reduce this, for example for manuals that document C++ and have a large number of
|
||
headings for member functions.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{defaultColumnWidth}}{The width in points for columns in tables
|
||
where the width of the column is not set by using {\it p} in the tabular
|
||
argument. The default is 100.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{footerRule}}{If true, draws a rule above footers (linear RTF only).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{generateHPJ}}{If true, generates a .HPJ project file (WinHelp mode only).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{headerRule}}{If true, draws a rule below headers (linear RTF only).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{listLabelIndent}}{Specifies the size of list item label indentation, in points.
|
||
The default is 18.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{listItemIndent}}{Specifies the size of list item indentation, in points. The default
|
||
is 40.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{indexSubsections}}{If true (the default), subsection and subsubsection
|
||
titles are indexed in RTF mode.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{mirrorMargins}}{If true, margins are mirrored in twosided documents (linear RTF only).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{useWord}}{If true (the default), Word for Windows RTF
|
||
formatting is used where possibly, e.g. for the table of contents, list of
|
||
tables, and list of figures.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{useHeadingStyles}}{If true (the default), sections are marked with
|
||
appropriate heading styles for generating the table of contents in RTF.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{useUpButton}}{If true (the default), WinHelp files will be generated with an {\bf Up}\rtfsp
|
||
button to make browsing easier. Note that you need to put an extra line in the CONFIG section
|
||
of your .HPJ file:
|
||
|
||
{\tt CreateButton("Up", "\&Up", "JumpId(`name.hlp', `Contents')")}
|
||
|
||
where {\tt name.hlp} is the name of your help file.}
|
||
%%% NEED TO BREAK THE LIST AT THE PAGE BREAK BECAUSE LATEX IS STUPID
|
||
%%% UNFORTUNATELY, Tex2RTF IS STUPIDER SO NEED TO COMMENT OUT THIS
|
||
%%% LINE WHEN MAKING HTML, RTF, XLP
|
||
%\latexonly{\end{twocollist}\newpage\begin{twocollist}}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{winHelpContents}}{If yes, ok or true, a WinHelp {\tt .cnt} file will be generated (used in Windows 95 for either old WinHelp
|
||
files or new WinHelp 4 files).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{winHelpVersion}}{The version of WinHelp being targetted. This affects the generated {\tt .hpj} file and features
|
||
such as transparent bitmaps which are new to version 4 or later. The default is 3.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{winHelpTitle}}{Windows Help file title, inserted into the project file if {\it generateHPJ} is true.}
|
||
\end{twocollist}
|
||
|
||
\subsubsection{HTML options}\label{htmloptions}\index{options, HTML}\index{HTML}%
|
||
|
||
\begin{twocollist}
|
||
\htmlignore{\twocolitemruled{Option}{Description}}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{htmlBrowseButtons}}{Allows generation of Contents, Up, browse back and browse forward
|
||
buttons on each HTML page except title page. Specify none, text or bitmap. If you specify
|
||
bitmap, make sure that the files {\tt contents.gif}, {\tt up.gif}, {\tt back.gif} and {\tt forward.gif} are in the
|
||
directory where the HTML files will reside: samples are given in the docs directory.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{truncateFilenames}}{If true, uses {\tt .htm} suffix instead of {\tt .html},
|
||
and truncates filenames within HTML documents.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{htmlIndex}}{If true, specifies generation of an {\tt .htx} index file for an HTML document.
|
||
This file can be used in wxHelp version 2 or other programs. The file consists of a number of lines,
|
||
each line with three fields separated by bar characters: the indexed phrase, the file, and a label in the file.}
|
||
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{htmlWorkshopFiles}}{If true, specifies generation of {\tt .hpp, .hhc} and {\tt .hhk} files
|
||
which can be used to create both MS HTML Help and wxHTML Help files. wxHTML Help
|
||
is the HTML help facility that can be used by wxWidgets 2 applications (see the wxWidgets manual
|
||
and the wxWidgets HTML sample).}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{upperCaseNames}}{If true, filenames in links are in upper case. By default
|
||
filenames are in lower case.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{backgroundColour}}{Specifies the RGB background colour for the document, e.g. {\tt 255;255;255} for white.
|
||
The default is white.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{backgroundImage}}{Specifies the RGB background image for the document, e.g. {\tt tile.gif}.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{textColour}}{Specifies the RGB text colour for the document, e.g. {\tt 0;0;0} for black.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{linkColour}}{Specifies the RGB link colour for the document, e.g. {\tt 0;0;255} for blue.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{followedLinkColour}}{Specifies the RGB followed link colour for the document, e.g. {\tt 0;0;255} for blue.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{combineSubSections}}{If true (or yes), switches off
|
||
the generation of separate HTML files below section level. This can reduce the
|
||
number of HTML files substantially. A subsection contents list is inserted before
|
||
the first subsection.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{htmlFaceName}}{A string specifying the overall font face, such as ``"Arial, Lucida, Helvetica".}
|
||
\end{twocollist}
|
||
|
||
\section{DDE commands}\index{DDE}%
|
||
|
||
A Windows program can hold a conversation with Tex2RTF using DDE. The Tex2RTF server name is
|
||
``TEX2RTF'', and the topic name to use is also ``TEX2RTF''.
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF functionality is accessed using the DDE {\it Execute} message.
|
||
The {\it Execute} data should consist of a command name and possibly one
|
||
argument, e.g.
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
INPUT c:\docs\mine.tex
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
If the command is not recognised, a standard TEX2RTF.INI option is assumed.
|
||
|
||
The {\it Request} DDE message can be used to query the return status of an {\it Execute}
|
||
command, and will be one of {\it OK} (no error), {\it CONVERSION ERROR}, or a more
|
||
specific error string.
|
||
|
||
The following DDE commands may be used:
|
||
|
||
\begin{twocollist}
|
||
\htmlignore{\twocolitemruled{Command}{Description}}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{EXIT}}{Takes no argument, and exits Tex2RTF.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{GO}}{Takes no argument, and initiates the conversion.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{INPUT}}{Takes a file name as the argument, and sets the input file to be this name.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{MINIMIZE}}{Takes no argument, and minimizes Tex2RTF.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{OUTPUT}}{Takes a file name as the argument, and sets the input file to be this name.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{RESTORE}}{The same as SHOW.}
|
||
\twocolitem{\inioption{SHOW}}{Takes no argument, and unminimizes Tex2RTF.}
|
||
\end{twocollist}
|
||
|
||
\section{Performance issues}\index{performance}%
|
||
|
||
Since Tex2RTF reads the whole file into memory, a lot of memory is needed.
|
||
For very large documents, 16MB of RAM is adviseable.
|
||
|
||
I tested conversion of the wxWidgets 1.63 manual on both VC++ 1.5 and
|
||
Watcom WIN32s versions of Tex2RTF, both running under Windows 3.11 on a
|
||
Gateway P60 with 16MB of RAM and a 2MB disk cache. Two passes were
|
||
made, with 1.5MB of WinHelp RTF being generated. The unoptimized 16-bit
|
||
version took 169 seconds. The optimized WIN32s version took 126 seconds,
|
||
a significant improvement. Systems with faster disk subsystems should see
|
||
an even better relative performance of the 32-bit version.
|
||
|
||
\chapter{Writing documents with Tex2RTF}\index{LaTeX}%
|
||
\setheader{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}{}{}{}{}{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}%
|
||
\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
|
||
|
||
\section{Why use \LaTeX?}
|
||
|
||
\LaTeX\ happens to be a very convenient format if you need to produce
|
||
documents (such as manuals, help facilities, up-to-date information) in
|
||
both printed and on-line media. Being a language rather than a WYSIWYG system,
|
||
it allows explicit specification of layout and document structure, lending
|
||
itself well to hypertext applications and automatic document generation.
|
||
Many people also prefer to use \LaTeX\ for ordinary use since it encourages
|
||
a logical document structure and the user is not distracted by having to perfect
|
||
the appearance; many layout decisions are taken by \LaTeX\ automatically.
|
||
|
||
Although \LaTeX\ is not as fancy as modern word processors and desk-top
|
||
publishing packages, it is for many purposes quite adequate, and sometimes
|
||
more flexible than its modern counterparts.
|
||
|
||
The conversion utility gives \LaTeX\ a new lease of life by allowing
|
||
virtually all other wordprocessor formats to be generated from documents
|
||
containing a reasonable subset of \LaTeX\ syntax. From the same \LaTeX\
|
||
sources, we can now generate printed manuals, Windows Help files, \popref{wxHelp}{wxhelp}\rtfsp
|
||
files, RTF-compatible word processor formats such as MS Word, and \popref{HTML}{html}\rtfsp
|
||
files for use in the World Wide Web. Since the conversion tool is
|
||
free, as are \LaTeX, HTML viewers, wxHelp and (effectively) Windows
|
||
Help, there are no financial or time penalties for providing
|
||
documentation in a wide range of printed and hypertext formats.
|
||
|
||
\section{Help versus the printed page}\index{on-line help}%
|
||
|
||
The purist may argue, quite rightly, that on-line help systems and
|
||
printed manuals have different characteristics; help windows tend to be
|
||
much smaller than pages, help topics should be more stand-alone than
|
||
pages in a manual, navigation methods are very different, etc. Therefore,
|
||
help systems should be {\it based} on printed documentation but
|
||
separately hand-crafted into hypertext help, preferably by an
|
||
independent person or team.
|
||
|
||
This might be the ideal, but many organisations or individuals simply
|
||
do not have the time: on-line help wouldn't get done if the
|
||
documentation effort had to be doubled. However, Tex2RTF does provide
|
||
some commands to allow tailoring the documentation to printed or
|
||
on-line form, such as \verb$\helponly$ and \verb$\helpignore$. An awareness
|
||
of the design issues should go a long way to making the compromise
|
||
a good one, so a book such as {\it Developing On-line Help for Windows} \cite{helpbook} is highly recommended.
|
||
|
||
\section{Output Formats}\index{output formats}%
|
||
|
||
At present the following output formats are supported:
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}
|
||
\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item RTF (Rich Text Format)\index{RTF}. This is the most well developed
|
||
converter. RTF is commonly used as a document exchange format amongst
|
||
Windows-based applications, and is the input for the Windows Help
|
||
Compiler. Tex2RTF supports both linear documents and Windows Help
|
||
hypertext format.
|
||
\item HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)\index{HTML}. This an SGML-based format
|
||
commonly used by documents in the World Wide Web distributed hypertext
|
||
system, and formats text dynamically rather like Windows Help.
|
||
\item wxHelp\index{wxHelp}. This is the platform-independent help system for
|
||
the class library wxWidgets (see the wxWidgets User Manual \cite{smart93a}).
|
||
It can display ASCII files with embedded codes
|
||
for changing font styles, but no formatting is done by wxHelp.
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\section{What compromises must I make?}\index{compromises}\index{LaTeX}%
|
||
|
||
As a \LaTeX\ user, you need to be aware that some commands or facilities
|
||
don't transfer to other formats, either because they are not supported
|
||
by the target format or because the converter does not support them.
|
||
Maths formatting is a good example of an unsupported feature.
|
||
|
||
Sometimes \LaTeX\ facilities must be accessed in a slightly different
|
||
way to support the variety of formats, particularly hypertext formats
|
||
where \LaTeX\ references are often replaced by hypertext jumps (but must
|
||
still look right in printed documentation). Tables don't transfer well
|
||
to RTF and HTML (and not at all to wxHelp) but an attempt is made
|
||
to approximate tables so long as special row commands are used, instead
|
||
of the usual end of row delimiter.
|
||
|
||
Bibliographies are handled quite well since the utilities can read in\rtfsp
|
||
{\tt .bib} files and resolve citations. Numbers are used in citations;
|
||
the references are not yet sorted alphabetically.
|
||
|
||
Pictures\index{pictures} are handled in a limited way: if the PSBOX\index{PSBOX} macro package is
|
||
used, an \verb$\image$ command can be used to place Encapsulated PostScript
|
||
files in \LaTeX, and Windows RGB-encoded bitmap files or placeable
|
||
metafiles when converting to RTF.
|
||
|
||
Nested file inclusion\index{file inclusion} is handled with \verb$\input$, \verb$\include$ and \verb$\verbatiminput$,
|
||
and the comment environment is supported. However, using \verb$\input$\rtfsp
|
||
to include macro packages is not advisable. If you do this,
|
||
make sure you add a line in the Tex2RTF initialisation file to ignore
|
||
this file, unless it's a simple \LaTeX\ file that conforms to Tex2RTF
|
||
restrictions. The file {\tt psbox.tex} is the only file ignored
|
||
by Tex2RTF by default.
|
||
|
||
Because of the way \LaTeX\ is parsed, some syntax\index{syntax restrictions} has to conform to a
|
||
few simple rules. Commands such as \verb$\bf$ and \verb$\it$ need to occur
|
||
immediately after a left brace, and have a block of their own, since
|
||
the text within their scope is regarded as its argument. This syntax
|
||
means the same thing as using \verb$\begin ... \end$, which is usually
|
||
a one argument command (the argument is the text between the \verb$\begin$\rtfsp
|
||
and \verb$\end$). See \helpref{Space}{space}.
|
||
|
||
As a Windows hypertext help writer\index{on-line help}, you don't have access to all RTF
|
||
commands but you'll be able to get most of what you want. In particular,
|
||
any \LaTeX\ document you write will automatically be a hypertext
|
||
document, because the converter takes advantage of the hierarchy of
|
||
sections. Further jumps can be placed using the commands
|
||
\rtfsp\commandrefn{label}{label}, \commandrefn{helpref}{helpref},
|
||
\rtfsp\commandrefn{helprefn}{helprefn}, and \commandrefn{popref}{popref}.
|
||
Tex2RTF outputs help files that may be read linearly using the
|
||
\rtfsp$<<$ and $>>$ buttons, with an additional Up button for
|
||
ease of navigation.
|
||
|
||
When writing HTML, multiple files are generated from one \LaTeX\ file
|
||
since browsing HTML works best with many small files rather than a few
|
||
large ones.
|
||
|
||
wxHelp files are least well supported since there is no formatting
|
||
support, only font style, sizes and colours. Still, some hypertext help
|
||
support on UNIX/X platforms is better than none. wxHelp is now being rewritten (March 1996)
|
||
to use HTML files.
|
||
|
||
Sometimes you will use a local macro package that is unrecognised by
|
||
the converters. In this case, you may define a custom macro file
|
||
where macros are defined in terms of supported \LaTeX\ commands
|
||
and text. Even if the result is not the same as in \LaTeX, you
|
||
can probably end up with something adequate, and at least avoid
|
||
undefined macro errors. See \helpref{Initialisation file syntax}{inifile} for
|
||
further information.
|
||
|
||
\section{Changes to LaTeX syntax}
|
||
|
||
Here are the conventions you need to observe to satisfy the Tex2RTF
|
||
parser.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Space}\label{space}\index{space}%
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF attempts to insert spaces where \LaTeX\ assumes whitespace.
|
||
However, for the benefit of RTF conversion, you need to use the \commandrefn{rtfsp}{rtfsp} command
|
||
where a command or brace within a paragraph begins or ends with a macro. For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
Within a paragraph, you need to be careful about commands
|
||
\rtfsp{\it that begin at the start of a line.}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
As normal with \LaTeX, two newlines represents a paragraph break,
|
||
although \commandrefn{par}{par} can also be used at the end of a paragraph.
|
||
|
||
You need to have a blank line between section and some environment
|
||
commands and the first paragraph or your document will look rather
|
||
weird, e.g. headings running into paragraphs.
|
||
|
||
wxHelp is more fussy than \LaTeX\ or RTF: you need to use percent
|
||
characters at line ends liberally to eliminate newlines after commands
|
||
on single lines.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Command arguments}\index{LaTeX commands}%
|
||
|
||
Commands that have one or more arguments can be used in the following
|
||
three ways:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\bf{Some text.}
|
||
|
||
\begin{bf}
|
||
Some text.
|
||
\end{bf}
|
||
|
||
{\bf Some text.}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The first method is a normal \LaTeX\ command.
|
||
|
||
The second method is called an {\it environment}; \LaTeX\ has specific
|
||
environments that do not always correspond to normal commands, but
|
||
Tex2RTF recognizes environments and normal commands interchangeably, so
|
||
long as the command has no more than two arguments.
|
||
|
||
With the third method, it is important that the command has its own
|
||
pair of braces, and that the command immediately follows the first brace.
|
||
Otherwise, the parser cannot parse the argument(s) properly.
|
||
With multiple arguments, each should be enclosed in braces.
|
||
|
||
Optional arguments are specified using square brackets or parentheses.
|
||
|
||
The braces that start command arguments must not be separated from
|
||
the other arguments by whitespace. For example, the following produces
|
||
an error:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\image{5cm;0cm}
|
||
{picture.eps}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
and should be replaced by
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\image{5cm;0cm}{picture.eps}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Avoid the setlength command}
|
||
|
||
Using the $\backslash$setlength command doesn't work, since its first
|
||
argument looks like a command with the wrong number of arguments. Use an
|
||
alternative form instead, e.g.
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\parindent 0pt
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
instead of
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Units}\index{units}%
|
||
|
||
Only a subset of \LaTeX\ units may be used for specifying dimensions.
|
||
Valid units are {\tt pt, mm, cm} and {\tt in}. Units should usually
|
||
be specified for dimensions or the results may be unexpected.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Labels}\index{labels}%
|
||
|
||
The \verb$\label$ command may be used for sections and figure captions,
|
||
but must come immediately after the section or caption commands with no
|
||
intervening whitespace.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Tables}\label{tables}\index{tables}%
|
||
|
||
For best layout, table rows should be enclosed in a \verb$\row$\rtfsp
|
||
or \verb$\ruledrow$ command, since Tex2RTF can't cope with parsing
|
||
the \LaTeX\ tabular syntax unaided. However, if you really don't want
|
||
to go through \LaTeX\ files inserting new syntax, set the {\it compatibility}\rtfsp
|
||
flag to TRUE in your {\tt tex2rtf.ini} file. In this mode, Tex2RTF tries to make
|
||
the best of a bad job, but the results won't be optimal (e.g., no table
|
||
borders). Without this flag set, normal \LaTeX\ tables can crash RTF readers
|
||
such as Word for Windows.
|
||
|
||
\section{Tex2RTF for non-LaTeX users}\index{LaTeX}%
|
||
|
||
You don't need to have \LaTeX\ installed to use Tex2RTF. You
|
||
can still output RTF files to be imported into your favourite
|
||
word processor, and hypertext files for on-line help.
|
||
|
||
This chapter gives a very brief introduction to \LaTeX. For further
|
||
information, Kopka and Daly's {\it A Guide to \LaTeX} \cite{kopka} is
|
||
recommended.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{What is \LaTeX?}
|
||
|
||
\LaTeX\ is a macro package built on top of the typesetting package,
|
||
\TeX. \TeX\ was written by Donald Knuth in the 1970s, and Leslie
|
||
Lamport wrote \LaTeX\ as a higher-level, easier way to write \TeX.
|
||
|
||
\TeX\ was quite advanced for its day, and is still used (particularly by
|
||
academics) because of its free availability and its flexibility in
|
||
typesetting maths and other symbols. It's more like a programming
|
||
language than a word processor, with embedded commands prefixed by a
|
||
backslash and block structure. Like programs, \TeX\ documents are
|
||
processed by a `compiler', outputting a .dvi file, which is a device
|
||
independent file which can be read by many converters for output
|
||
onto physical devices, such as screens and printers.
|
||
|
||
A reason for its longevity is the ability to add facilities to
|
||
\TeX, using macro packages that define new commands.
|
||
|
||
\LaTeX\ is the most popular way to write \TeX. Although WYSIWYG
|
||
word processors and DTP packages are outstripping \LaTeX, the increasing
|
||
interest in hypertext and mark-up languages makes \LaTeX\ relevant as
|
||
a similar language to SGML documents (such as World Wide Web HTML files).
|
||
|
||
Also, languages such as \LaTeX\ (and Rich Text Format, which it resembles
|
||
in many ways) are {\it complementary} to WYSIWYG packages. These languages
|
||
allow automatic production and translation of documents, where manual
|
||
mark-up is impractical or undesirable.
|
||
|
||
Since the source code of \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ is in the public domain,
|
||
there are many free and commercial implementations of \LaTeX\ for almost
|
||
every computer in existance. Of PC implementations, EmTeX is arguably
|
||
the best and most complete. You can download it from various FTP sites.
|
||
|
||
If you don't want to use \LaTeX\ itself, you may wish to use a program
|
||
called lacheck to check your documents before using Tex2RTF, since it
|
||
catches some mistakes that Tex2RTF doesn't.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Document structure}
|
||
|
||
Here is a sample of a typical \LaTeX\ document:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\documentstyle[a4,texhelp]{report}
|
||
\title{A title}
|
||
\author{Julian Smart}
|
||
\date{October 1993}
|
||
\begin{document}
|
||
\maketitle
|
||
|
||
\chapter{Introduction}
|
||
|
||
...
|
||
|
||
\section{A section}
|
||
|
||
...
|
||
|
||
\end{document}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The first line is always a \verb$\documentstyle$ command. The square brackets
|
||
enclose optional {\it style} files (suffix {\tt .sty}) that alter the appearance
|
||
of the document or provide new commands, and the curly brackets enclose
|
||
the mandatory style, in this case `report'.
|
||
|
||
Before the document begins properly with \verb$\begin{document}$,
|
||
you can write various commands that have an effect on the appearance of the
|
||
document or define title page information. The \verb$\maketitle$ command
|
||
writes the title page using information defined previously (title, author,
|
||
date).
|
||
|
||
A report has chapters, which are divided into sections, and can be further
|
||
divided into subsections and subsubsections. To start a new section, you
|
||
write the appropriate section command with the section heading; there is
|
||
no specific end section command, since a new section heading or the end
|
||
of the document will indicate the end of the previous section.
|
||
|
||
An article is divided into sections, subsections and subsubsections, but
|
||
has no chapters. This is so an article can be included in a report as a chapter.
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF is written to deal with reports best, so stick with the report
|
||
style if you can.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Command syntax}
|
||
|
||
There are several kinds of commands in \LaTeX. Most involve a keyword
|
||
prefixed with a backslash. Here are some examples:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\titlepage
|
||
|
||
\centerline{This is a centred line}
|
||
|
||
\begin{center}
|
||
This is a centred
|
||
paragraph
|
||
\end{center}
|
||
|
||
{\bf This is bold font}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The first example has no arguments. The second has one argument. The third
|
||
example is an {\it environment} which uses the begin and end keywords instead
|
||
of a pair of braces to enclose an argument (usually one). The fourth is an example
|
||
of using a command within a pair of braces: the command applies to the scope within
|
||
the braces. Tex2RTF treats this form as if it were a command with one argument,
|
||
with the right brace delimiting the argument. In this case, the command must
|
||
immediately follow a left brace as shown.
|
||
|
||
Commands may be nested, but not overlapped.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Space}\index{space}%
|
||
|
||
In \LaTeX, white space is mostly ignored, line breaks make no difference.
|
||
However, \LaTeX\ interprets two successive newlines (a blank line) as
|
||
denoting a paragraph break. You may also use the \verb$\par$ command to end
|
||
a paragraph.
|
||
|
||
\section{Hypertext features}\index{hypertext}%
|
||
|
||
\LaTeX\ is inherently suitable for specifying hypertext documents since
|
||
it encourages description of the logical structure of a document using
|
||
section commands. Therefore, a \LaTeX\ document is automatically
|
||
a hypertext document, without any further editing.
|
||
|
||
For Windows Help, a single RTF file is generated with topics
|
||
corresponding to sections. A top level contents page shows each chapter
|
||
or top-level section, and each chapter or section ends with a list of
|
||
further sections or subsections. Tex2RTF outputs help files that may be
|
||
read linearly using the \rtfsp$<<$ and $>>$ buttons.
|
||
|
||
Similarly, a single wxHelp XLP file is generated.
|
||
|
||
For HTML, a different file is generated for each section, since the
|
||
XMOSAIC browser works best with a large number of small files. The files
|
||
are named automatically based on the name of the output file, with the
|
||
contents page filename being formed from the output filename with {\tt
|
||
\_contents} appended to the name. If the truncateFilenames option is
|
||
begin used, then the contents page is just the root name, with a .htm
|
||
suffix. The conversion may result in the generation of several hundred
|
||
files for a large \LaTeX\ input file.
|
||
|
||
To specify explicit jumps around a hypertext file, the \commandrefn{helpref}{helpref} command is
|
||
used. The first argument is the text to be displayed at the point of reference,
|
||
which will be highlighted in a hypertext file to allow jumping to a reference.
|
||
The second argument is the reference label (there should be a corresponding
|
||
\rtfsp\commandrefn{label}{label} command in the file, following a section or figure).
|
||
|
||
To use extra Tex2RTF features in proper \LaTeX, such as \verb$\helpref$\rtfsp
|
||
and the C++ and CLIPS class reference documentation features, include
|
||
the style file {\tt texhelp.sty}.
|
||
|
||
\section{Special sections}\index{special sections}%
|
||
|
||
The treatment of bibliography, glossary and index are worth special mention.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Bibliography}\label{bibsection}\index{bibliography}%
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF recognises standard \LaTeX\ bibliography files (usually with {\tt .bib} extension)
|
||
and resolves citations. The \commandrefn{bibliography}{bibliographycmd}\rtfsp
|
||
command reads the given {\tt .bib} file and includes a list of
|
||
references at that point in the input. Only numbered, unsorted
|
||
references are catered for at the moment, with no variation in
|
||
bibliography style. A {\bf References} heading is placed in the contents
|
||
section. Note that Tex2RTF must be run twice to ensure the citations are
|
||
resolved properly.
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF can also cope with the \verb$\thebibliography$ environment, with \rtfsp
|
||
\verb$\bibitem$ commands, so long as the text following the first \verb$\bibitem$\rtfsp
|
||
argument is enclosed in braces as if it were a second argument.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Glossary}\label{glossarysection}\index{glossary}%
|
||
|
||
Glossaries are formatted according to the following scheme.
|
||
The \commandrefn{helpglossary}{helpglossary} environment is used together with
|
||
the \commandrefn{gloss}{gloss} command for glossary entries. In \LaTeX\ this
|
||
is interpreted as a description list, and each glossary entry is an item.
|
||
In on-line help, each glossary entry is a section.
|
||
|
||
A labelled glossary entry command may be referenced by \commandrefn{popref}{popref}\rtfsp
|
||
to provide a quick popup explanation of a term.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Index}\index{index}%
|
||
|
||
The explicit index is assumed to be redundant in on-line help, since
|
||
search facilities are provided. Therefore the \verb$\printindex$ command
|
||
does nothing in on-line versions. In linear RTF an index field is
|
||
added, and \commandrefn{index}{index} marks words for inserting in the index.
|
||
|
||
In Windows Help, all section headings and C++ function names are treated
|
||
as keywords. A keyword may be ambiguous, that is, refer to more than one
|
||
section in the help file. This automatic indexing may not always be
|
||
adequate, so the \LaTeX\ \commandrefn{index}{index} command may be used
|
||
to add keywords.
|
||
|
||
In wxHelp, all section headings are indexed.
|
||
|
||
\section{Authoring HTML documents}
|
||
|
||
When an HTML document is generated, the suffix `\_contents' is appended
|
||
to the input file root. This will be the contents page for the document.
|
||
A number of further HTML files will be generated, possibly a large number
|
||
for a document with a large number of sections. If you are running
|
||
a 16-bit Windows version of Tex2RTF, you may wish to use
|
||
the {\it truncateFilenames} option to generate DOS filenames with
|
||
appropriately truncated references inside the HTML files.
|
||
|
||
\normalbox{Tip: to reduce the number of sections generated and make
|
||
the document more linear, you could define new chapter and section
|
||
commands. Alias them to the normal commands in real LaTeX (edit {\tt texhelp.sty}), and
|
||
to appropriate bold/large headings (but not section commands) in
|
||
the Tex2RTF initialisation file.}
|
||
|
||
Each HTML section file (except for the contents page) is given browse
|
||
buttons, similar to a Windows Help file: Contents, Up, Down, Back, Forward.
|
||
You can set {\it htmlBrowseButtons} to specify whether bitmaps or text should
|
||
be used for these buttons. On a text-only browser, the buttons will show
|
||
as text even if images have been specified.
|
||
|
||
As well as the usual jumps within a document, you can use the \commandref{urlref}{urlref} command to jump
|
||
to other documents. `Advanced features' which are implemented for HTML include:
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item Simple tables: \commandref{tabular}{tabular} command
|
||
\item Background colour/bitmap: \commandref{backgroundcolour}{backgroundcolour} and
|
||
\rtfsp\commandref{backgroundimage}{backgroundimage}
|
||
\item Text colour: \commandref{textcolour}{textcolour} command
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
See \helpref{HTML options}{htmloptions} for relevant initialisation file
|
||
switches.
|
||
|
||
\section{Authoring Windows Help documents}\index{WinHelp files}%
|
||
|
||
To produce a Windows Help file, you need to generate a WinHelp RTF file
|
||
with Tex2RTF and then invoke a Windows Help compiler (such as hc505.exe)
|
||
to translate this to a .hlp file.
|
||
|
||
WinHelp support has split into two streams, Windows 3.1 help format
|
||
and Windows 95 (WinHelp 4) format. You control this with the {\it winHelpVersion} option,
|
||
setting it to 3 for Windows 3.1, and 4 for Windows 95. In the latter case,
|
||
you also need the Help Compiler for Windows (hcw.exe and associated components)
|
||
which are available in the WIN32 SDK and with Windows 95 compilers.
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF can produce a Windows 95 {\tt .cnt} file if {\it winHelpContents}\index{CNT file} is switched
|
||
on. This file is used to generate the new-style contents page, allowing
|
||
hierarchical browsing of the topic contents. In fact this file can be used
|
||
with ordinary Windows 3.1 files on Windows 95: so to hedge your bets,
|
||
generate a Windows 3.1 help file along with {\tt .cnt} file.
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF also generates (optionally) a {\tt .hpj} (Help Project) file\index{HPJ file} which is
|
||
fed to the help compiler and specifies the RTF file being used amongst
|
||
other things. In WinHelp 4 mode, Tex2RTF adds entries to the project
|
||
to enhance the appearance of the help file. In particular, the
|
||
non-scrolling (topic title) region is coloured grey, and the rest
|
||
is coloured a light yellow in keeping with other Windows 95 help
|
||
files.
|
||
|
||
\normalbox{Tip: you can maintain two versions of a help file
|
||
by specifying an alternative {\tt .ini} file on the command
|
||
line when invoking Tex2RTF, and compiling to a different directory.
|
||
Tex2RTF instructs the help compiler to use the input file directory
|
||
to find bitmaps and metafiles, so using a different output directory
|
||
is not a problem. See the Tex2RTF {\tt src/makefile.dos} for an example
|
||
of maintaining both formats.}
|
||
|
||
There is a slight wrinkle with generation of the {\tt .cnt} file:
|
||
to work around a `feature' in the Windows 95 help compiler, Tex2RTF may insert
|
||
extra book icons in the contents page. So your contents page
|
||
may not exactly match the structure in your LaTeX file.
|
||
|
||
`Advanced features' which are implemented for WinHelp include:
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item Transparency: \commandref{settransparency}{settransparency} command
|
||
\item Colour: \commandref{definecolour}{definecolour}, \commandref{fcol}{fcol}, \commandref{bcol}{bcol} commands
|
||
\item Hot spot appearance: \commandref{sethotspotcolour}{sethotspotcolour}, \commandref{sethotspotunderline}{sethotspotunderline} commands
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF automatically generates browse buttons for jumping to the
|
||
above, previous and next topics.
|
||
|
||
See \helpref{RTF/WinHelp options}{rtfwinhelpoptions} for
|
||
relevant initialisation file switches.
|
||
|
||
\section{Authoring linear RTF documents}\index{RTF}%
|
||
|
||
Linear RTF documents come in two main flavours. It can produce simple
|
||
RTF that can be read by a wide variety of readers, such as
|
||
Windows 95 WordPad, the Windows 95 viewer, and most word processors.
|
||
Tex2RTF can also output MS Word compatible RTF which has special
|
||
fields for contents page and index formatting, headings, and
|
||
other enhancements.
|
||
|
||
Use the {\it useWord} initialisation file flag to switch Word mode
|
||
on or off.
|
||
Hypertext links (using \verb$\helpref$ and other commands) will be formatted as
|
||
bold `anchor' text plus a section or figure number in parentheses.
|
||
|
||
In Word mode, using an index section generates a proper Word index.
|
||
Similarly, a Word table of contents, list of figures, list of tables
|
||
and page reference may be generated.
|
||
|
||
See \helpref{RTF/WinHelp options}{rtfwinhelpoptions} for
|
||
relevant initialisation file switches.
|
||
|
||
\section{Authoring wxHelp documents}\index{wxHelp}%
|
||
|
||
The wxHelp (.xlp) file is the most basic kind of file that Tex2RTF
|
||
can handle. Since spacing is passed through to the output, you need to
|
||
format your input document appropriately, with lines of reasonable length.
|
||
|
||
The generated xlp file is an ASCII file that can be read directly by
|
||
wxHelp, the generic wxWidgets help viewer.
|
||
|
||
\chapter{Command reference}\index{command reference}%
|
||
\setheader{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}{}{}{}{}{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}%
|
||
\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
|
||
|
||
The following lists commands which are recognised by the converters. The reader
|
||
can assume that commands not mentioned here are unrecognised or ignored.
|
||
|
||
Each command is listed with its name, the number of arguments it takes
|
||
(excluding optional arguments), and a description. Note that if the
|
||
command is used as an environment (using \verb$\begin$ and \verb$\end$) then
|
||
the number of arguments must be either one or two. For example, the\rtfsp
|
||
\verb$\tabular$ environment takes two arguments: a first argument for
|
||
specifying the formatting, and the second argument for the body of the
|
||
environment.
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}
|
||
\row{One&Two}
|
||
\row{Three&Four}
|
||
\end{tabular}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
\section{\LaTeX\ Commands}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{abstract:1}\label{abstract}
|
||
|
||
This standard \LaTeX\ environment prepares an abstract page, and is
|
||
treated as an ordinary chapter or section in on-line help.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{addcontentsline:3}\label{addcontentsline}
|
||
|
||
Adds a chapter title to the contents page. Linear RTF. Rarely required.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{appendix}
|
||
%\subsection*{arabic}
|
||
%\subsection*{array}
|
||
\subsection*{author:1}\label{author}
|
||
|
||
Defines the author, for output when \verb$\maketitle$ is used.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{backslash:0}\label{backslash}
|
||
|
||
Outputs a backslash in math mode (should be enclosed by two dollar symbols).
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{bf:1}\label{bf}
|
||
|
||
Specifies bold font.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{bffamily:1}\label{bffamily}
|
||
|
||
Specifies bold font.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{bibitem:2}\label{bibitem}
|
||
|
||
For parsing convenience, \verb$\bibitem$ requires two arguments: a cite key and item.
|
||
\rtfsp\LaTeX\ syntax permits writing this as if it were two arguments,
|
||
even though it is in fact only one. This command is used within
|
||
a \commandrefn{thebibliography}{thebibliography} environment. The preferred
|
||
method is to store references in {\tt .bib} files and use the \commandrefn{bibliography}{bibliographycmd}\rtfsp
|
||
command to generate a bibliography section automatically.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{bibliographystyle:1}\label{bibliographystyle}
|
||
|
||
Currently doesn't affect the style of bibliography, but probably will
|
||
in the future.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{bibliography:0}\label{bibliographycmd}
|
||
|
||
Includes the bibliography at this point in the document. See the section
|
||
on \helpref{bibliographies}{bibsection}.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{caption*}
|
||
\subsection*{caption:1}\label{caption}
|
||
|
||
Specifies a caption (within a \commandrefn{figure}{figure} or \commandrefn{table}{table} environment). This may
|
||
be followed immediately by a \commandrefn{label}{label} command.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{cdots:0}\label{cdots}
|
||
|
||
Outputs three dots.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{centerline:1}\label{centerline}
|
||
|
||
Centres (or centers!) a line of text.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{centering}
|
||
\subsection*{center:1}\label{center}
|
||
|
||
Centres a block of text.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{chapter:1}\label{chapter}
|
||
|
||
Outputs a chapter heading. If the chapter's name is Popups\index{popups}, the chapter title will not be
|
||
put in the contents, to allow popups to be placed in a document without the popup
|
||
sections being directly accessible.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{chapter*:1}\label{chaptersX}
|
||
|
||
Outputs a chapter heading with no contents entry.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{cite:1}\label{cite}
|
||
|
||
Cite a reference. The argument is a reference key as defined in a \LaTeX\ {\tt .bib}\rtfsp
|
||
file.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{comment:1}\label{comment}
|
||
|
||
An environment that allows large comments in \LaTeX\ files: the argument
|
||
is ignored in all formats. Useful for commenting out parts of files that
|
||
cannot be handled by \LaTeX, such as the picture environment. See also\rtfsp
|
||
\commandrefn{toocomplex}{toocomplex}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{date:1}\label{date}
|
||
|
||
Specifies the date of a document; only output by \commandrefn{maketitle}{maketitle}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{description:1}\label{description}
|
||
|
||
A list environment, where each \commandrefn{item}{item} command must be
|
||
followed by optional square-bracketed text which will be highlighted.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{destruct:1}\label{destruct}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{document:1}\label{document}
|
||
|
||
This environment should enclose the body of a document.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{documentstyle:1}\label{documentstyle}
|
||
|
||
Specifies the main style (report, article etc.) and, optionally, style files
|
||
such as {\tt texhelp.sty}. A report has \commandrefn{chapters}{chapter}, while an article's top-level
|
||
sections are specified using \commandrefn{section}{section}.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{doublespace}\label{doublespace}
|
||
\subsection*{em:1}\label{em}
|
||
|
||
Emphasizes text (italic in RTF).
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{emph:1}\label{emph}
|
||
|
||
Same as \commandrefn{em}{em}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{enumerate:1}\label{enumerate}
|
||
|
||
Enumerate list environment: numbers the \commandrefn{items}{item}.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{equation}\label{equation}
|
||
%\subsection*{evensidemargin}
|
||
%\subsection*{fbox:1}\label{fbox}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{figure:1}\label{figure}
|
||
|
||
A figure environment: does nothing special, except allows interpretation of
|
||
embedded \helpref{caption}{caption} commands as figures rather than (say) tables.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{flushleft:1}\label{flushleft}
|
||
|
||
Flushes the given text to the left margin.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{flushright:1}\label{flushright}
|
||
|
||
Flushes the given text to the right margin.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{footheight}\label{footheight}
|
||
\subsection*{footnote:1}\label{footnote}
|
||
|
||
In linear RTF, a footnote is created. Whether this appears at the end of
|
||
the section or the bottom of the page appears to depend on the current
|
||
document style, at least for MS Word 6.0 for Windows. The default seems
|
||
to be to put the footnotes at the end of the section, which is probably
|
||
not the best assumption.
|
||
|
||
In WinHelp RTF, a bracketed number is generated for the footnote
|
||
and the footnote becomes a popup topic. It is probably preferable
|
||
to change footnote commands to \commandref{footnotepopup}{footnotepopup},
|
||
or \commandref{popref}{popref} references to glossary entries.
|
||
|
||
This command is not supported for formats other than \LaTeX,
|
||
linear RTF and WinHelp RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{hline:0}\label{hline}
|
||
|
||
Within a \commandrefn{tabular}{tabular} environment, draws a horizontal
|
||
rule below the current row. Note that this does not work in RTF for the
|
||
last row of a table, in which case the command \commandrefn{ruledrow}{ruledrow}\rtfsp
|
||
should be used instead.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{hrule:0}\label{hrule}
|
||
|
||
Draws a horizontal line below the current paragraph. For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
This paragraph should have a horizontal rule following it.\hrule
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
gives:
|
||
|
||
This paragraph should have a horizontal rule following it.\hrule
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{hspace*}\label{hspaceX}
|
||
%\subsection*{hspace}\label{hspace}
|
||
%\subsection*{hskip*}\label{hskipX}
|
||
%\subsection*{hskip}\label{hskip}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{huge:1}\label{huge1}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the argument in huge text.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{Huge:1}\label{Huge2}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the argument in huger text than \commandrefn{huge}{huge1}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{HUGE:1}\label{HUGE3}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the argument in huger text than \commandrefn{Huge}{Huge2}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{include:1}\label{include}
|
||
|
||
Include the given file. The command must not be preceded by any whitespace,
|
||
and spurious whitespace between elements of the command will also
|
||
trip up Tex2RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{index:1}\label{index}
|
||
|
||
In WinHelp mode, adds a keyword to the keyword list for the current
|
||
topic. This keyword must currently be straight text, with no embedded
|
||
commands. The conversion process must be run twice (without quitting
|
||
Tex2RTF inbetween) to resolve the keyword references.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{input:1}\label{input}
|
||
|
||
Include the given file. The command must not be preceded by any whitespace,
|
||
and spurious whitespace between elements of the command will also
|
||
trip up Tex2RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{insertatlevel:2}\label{insertatlevel}
|
||
|
||
Insert some text at a particular level of the document. For example,
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\insertatlevel{2}{Some text}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
inserts "Some text" at level 2 (for a report, the current section). This
|
||
allows you to insert headings into an automatically-generated section contents,
|
||
for example.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{it:1}\label{it}
|
||
|
||
Marks the argument in italic.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{itemize:1}\label{itemize}
|
||
|
||
Indents each \commandrefn{item}{item} of a list and precedes with a bullet.
|
||
If the file {\tt bullet.bmp} is found by Tex2RTF, this bitmap will be
|
||
used as the bullet (WinHelp RTF); otherwise, a symbol or bold `o' will be used instead,
|
||
depending on output format.
|
||
|
||
Use \commandrefn{itemsep}{itemsep} to specify the separation between
|
||
list items. Currently this only works for linear or WinHelp RTF output.
|
||
If the value is more than zero, an extra paragraph is inserted.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{item:0}\label{item}
|
||
|
||
Marks an item of a \commandrefn{itemize}{itemize}, \commandrefn{description}{description} or \commandrefn{enumerate}{enumerate}
|
||
list. Items within a description environment should have an `optional' argument
|
||
in square brackets which will be highlighted.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{itemsep:0}\label{itemsep}
|
||
|
||
Use this command to specify the separation between
|
||
list items. Currently this only works for linear or WinHelp RTF output.
|
||
If the value is zero, no extra paragraph is inserted; if the value
|
||
is more than zero, an extra paragraph is inserted.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{itshape:1}\label{itshape}
|
||
|
||
Marks the argument in italic.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{kill}\label{kill}
|
||
\subsection*{label:1}\label{label}
|
||
|
||
Labels the chapter, section, subsection, subsubsection or figure caption
|
||
with the given label. This must be an ASCII string, and duplicate items
|
||
with different case letters are not allowed.
|
||
|
||
The command must follow immediately after the section or caption command,
|
||
with no intervening whitespace.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{large:1}\label{large1}
|
||
|
||
Marks the argument in large text.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{Large:1}\label{Large2}
|
||
|
||
Makes the argument display in larger text than \commandrefn{large}{large1}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{LARGE:1}\label{LARGE3}
|
||
|
||
Makes the argument display in larger text than \commandrefn{Large}{Large2}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{LaTeX:0}\label{LaTeX}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the annoying \LaTeX\ upper and lower case name.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{ldots:0}\label{ldots}
|
||
|
||
Outputs three dots.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{linebreak}\label{linebreak}
|
||
%\subsection*{listoffigures}\label{listoffigures}
|
||
%\subsection*{listoftables}\label{listoftables}
|
||
%\subsection*{makeglossary}\label{makeglossary}
|
||
%\subsection*{makeindex}\label{makeindex}
|
||
\subsection*{maketitle:0}\label{maketitle}
|
||
|
||
Makes the article or report title by outputting the \commandrefn{title}{title},
|
||
\rtfsp\commandrefn{author}{author} and optionally \commandrefn{date}{date}.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{markright}\label{markright}
|
||
%\subsection*{markboth}\label{markboth}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{marginparwidth:1}\label{marginparwidth}
|
||
|
||
Specifies the width of a margin paragraph.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{marginpar:1}\label{marginpar}
|
||
|
||
Inserts a marginal note. It is best to use the Tex2RTF extensions \rtfsp
|
||
\commandrefn{marginparodd}{marginparodd} and \commandrefn{marginpareven}{marginpareven} \rtfsp
|
||
for best results.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{marginpareven:1}\label{marginpareven}
|
||
|
||
Inserts a marginal note on even pages. This is required for RTF generation since
|
||
it is impossible for Tex2RTF to know in advance which side of paper the marginal note
|
||
will fall upon, and the text has to be positioned using absolute dimensions.
|
||
If only one sided output is required, use \commandrefn{marginparodd}{marginparodd} \rtfsp
|
||
instead.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{marginparodd:1}\label{marginparodd}
|
||
|
||
Inserts a marginal note on odd pages. This is required for RTF generation since
|
||
it is impossible for Tex2RTF to know in advance which side of paper the marginal note
|
||
will fall upon, and the text has to be positioned using absolute dimensions.
|
||
|
||
Also, even if one-sided output is required, this command should be used instead
|
||
of \verb$\marginpar$ because the \LaTeX\ command allows it to be used
|
||
just before a paragraph. Normally, if this were done, the marginal note would
|
||
not be aligned with the paragraph succeeding it. For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\marginparodd{{\it Note:} if nothing happens, perhaps you
|
||
have not plugged your computer in at the mains.}%
|
||
To start using your computer, push the Power button
|
||
and wait for text to appear on the screen.
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
Note the percent sign after the \verb$\marginparodd$ command: without it,
|
||
\LaTeX\ refuses to believe that the following text is part of the
|
||
same paragraph, and will print the note at the wrong place.
|
||
|
||
You should use \commandrefn{textwidth}{textwidth} to allow space for marginal
|
||
notes, and also \commandrefn{marginparwidth}{marginparwidth} to specify the size of
|
||
the marginal note.
|
||
|
||
In WinHelp, HTML and wxHelp, marginal notes are treated as normal text delineated
|
||
with horizontal rules above and below.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{mbox:1}\label{mbox}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{mdseries:1}\label{mdseries}
|
||
|
||
Changes to a medium-weight font. Un-emboldens in RTF mode, no effect in other modes.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{multicolumn:3}\label{multicolumn}
|
||
|
||
Used in \commandrefn{tabular}{tabular} environment to denote a cell that
|
||
spans more than one column. Only supplied for compatibility with
|
||
existing \LaTeX\ files, since all it does in RTF is output the correct
|
||
number of cell commands, with the multicolumn text squashed into one cell.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{newcommand:3}\label{newcommand}
|
||
|
||
Define a new command; arguments are the command, the number of
|
||
arguments, and the command body. For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\newcommand{\crazy}[2]{{\bf #1} is crazy but {\bf #2} is not.}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The command must have no whitespace at the start of the line or between
|
||
the three arguments.
|
||
|
||
New commands may also be defined in the {\tt tex2rtf.ini} file using
|
||
slightly different syntax (see \helpref{Macro not found error}{macronotfound}).
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{newcounter}\label{newcounter}
|
||
%\subsection*{newline}\label{newline}
|
||
\subsection*{newpage:0}\label{newpage}
|
||
|
||
Inserts a page break.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{nocite:1}\label{nocite}
|
||
|
||
Specifies that this reference should appear in the bibliography,
|
||
but the citation should not appear in the text.
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{cite}{cite}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{noindent:0}\label{noindent}
|
||
|
||
Sets paragraph indentation to zero. See also \commandrefn{parindent}{parindent}.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{nolinebreak}\label{nolinebreak}
|
||
%\subsection*{nopagebreak}\label{nopagebreak}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{normalsize:1}\label{normalsize}
|
||
|
||
Sets the font size back to normal.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{onecolumn:0}\label{onecolumn}
|
||
|
||
Sets the number of columns to one. \LaTeX\ and linear RTF only.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{oddsidemargin}\label{oddsidemargin}
|
||
%\subsection*{pagebreak}\label{pagebreak}
|
||
\subsection*{pageref:1}\label{pageref}
|
||
|
||
In linear RTF, generates a page reference to the given label.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{pagestyle:1}\label{pagestyle}
|
||
|
||
If argument is {\tt fancyplain} or {\tt fancy}, Tex2RTF
|
||
separates the header from the rest of the page with a rule.
|
||
This command must be defined for headers and footers to
|
||
work properly. See also \commandrefn{setheader}{setheader},
|
||
\commandrefn{setfooter}{setfooter}.
|
||
|
||
\LaTeX\ and linear RTF only.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{pagenumbering:1}\label{pagenumbering}
|
||
|
||
The argument may be one of:
|
||
|
||
\begin{description}
|
||
\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item[alph] a, b, ...
|
||
\item[Alph] A, B, ...
|
||
\item[arabic] 1, 2, ...
|
||
\item[roman] i, ii, ...
|
||
\item[Roman] I, II, ...
|
||
\end{description}
|
||
|
||
\LaTeX\ and linear RTF only.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{paragraph:0}\label{paragraph}
|
||
|
||
Behaves as for a subsubsection.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{paragraph*:0}\label{paragraphX}
|
||
|
||
Behaves as for a subsubsection.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{parindent:1}\label{parindent}
|
||
|
||
Indents the first line of succeeding paragraphs by the given amount.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{parskip:1}\label{parskip}
|
||
|
||
Changes the spacing between paragraphs. In fact, in RTF this will cause
|
||
two \commandrefn{par}{par} commands to be output if parskip is greater
|
||
than zero.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{part*}\label{partX}
|
||
%\subsection*{part}\label{part}
|
||
\subsection*{par:0}\label{par}
|
||
|
||
Causes the paragraph to end at this point. \LaTeX\ and Tex2RTF also
|
||
treat two consecutive newlines as a paragraph break.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{pfunc}\label{pfunc}
|
||
%\subsection*{picture}\label{picture}
|
||
\subsection*{printindex:0}\label{printindex}
|
||
|
||
In linear RTF, inserts an index.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{quote:1}\label{quote}
|
||
|
||
Indents a short quotation.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{quotation:1}\label{quotation}
|
||
|
||
Indents a long quotation.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{raggedbottom}\label{raggedbottom}
|
||
%\subsection*{raggedleft}\label{raggedleft}
|
||
%\subsection*{raggedright}\label{raggedright}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{ref:1}\label{ref}
|
||
|
||
In \LaTeX\ and linear RTF, refers to a \commandrefn{label}{label} and
|
||
causes the number of that section or figure to be printed.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{rm:1}\label{rm}
|
||
|
||
Causes the argument to be formatted in a plain, roman font.
|
||
In fact, does nothing in RTF, HTML and XLP modes.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{rmfamily:1}\label{rmfamily}
|
||
|
||
Causes the argument to be formatted in a plain, roman font.
|
||
In fact, does nothing in RTF, HTML and XLP modes.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{roman}\label{roman1}
|
||
%\subsection*{Roman}\label{Roman2}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{sc:1}\label{sc}
|
||
|
||
Prints the output in small capitals.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{scshape:1}\label{scshape}
|
||
|
||
Prints the output in small capitals.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{section:1}\label{section}
|
||
|
||
Section header, with an entry in the contents page.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{section*:1}\label{sectionX}
|
||
|
||
Section header, with no entry in the contents page.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{setcounter}\label{setcounter}
|
||
\subsection*{sf:1}\label{sf}
|
||
|
||
Should format in a sans-serif font. Does nothing in Tex2RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{sffamily:1}\label{sffamily}
|
||
|
||
Should format in a sans-serif font. Does nothing in Tex2RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{shortcite:1}\label{shortcite}
|
||
|
||
The same as \commandrefn{cite}{cite}.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{singlespace}\label{singlespace}
|
||
%\subsection*{sloppypar}\label{sloppypar}
|
||
%\subsection*{sloppy}\label{sloppy}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{sl:1}\label{sl}
|
||
|
||
In Tex2RTF, the same as \commandrefn{it}{it}. The LaTeX interpretation is `slanted text'.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{slshape:1}\label{slshape}
|
||
|
||
In Tex2RTF, the same as \commandrefn{itshape}{itshape}. The LaTeX interpretation is `slanted text'.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{small:1}\label{small}
|
||
|
||
Prints the argument in a small font.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{special:1}\label{special}
|
||
|
||
Simply copies the argument to the output file without processing
|
||
(except \verb$\}$ is translated to \verb$}$, and \verb$\{$ is
|
||
translated to \verb${$, to allow for insertion of braces).
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{ss:0}\label{ss}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the German sharp S character \ss.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{subitem}\label{subitem}
|
||
\subsection*{subparagraph:1}\label{subparagraph}
|
||
|
||
Behaves as for a subsubsection.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{subparagraph*:1}\label{subparagraphX}
|
||
|
||
Behaves as for a subsubsection.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{subsection:1}\label{subsection}
|
||
|
||
Subsection header, with an entry in the contents page.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{subsection*:1}\label{subsectionX}
|
||
|
||
Subsection header, with no entry in the contents page.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{subsubsection:1}\label{subsubsection}
|
||
|
||
Subsubsection header, with an entry in the contents page.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{subsubsection*:1}\label{subsubsectionX}
|
||
|
||
Subsubsection header, with no entry in the contents page.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{tabbing:1}\label{tabbing}
|
||
|
||
Tabbing environment: doesn't work properly in RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{table:1}\label{table}
|
||
|
||
An environment for tables. The only thing that Tex2RTF does with this
|
||
is to interpret an embedded \helpref{caption}{caption} command differently
|
||
from figures.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{tableofcontents:0}\label{tableofcontents}
|
||
|
||
Inserts the table of contents at this point. In linear RTF mode, a
|
||
proper Word for Windows table of contents will be inserted unless either
|
||
of the variables {\it insertTOC} or {\it useWord} is set to {\it false}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{tabular:2}\label{tabular}
|
||
|
||
Tabular environment: an attempt is made to output something
|
||
reasonable in RTF and HTML formats, although currently only simple
|
||
tables will work. The first argument specifies the column formatting.
|
||
a pipe symbol (\verb$|$) denotes a vertical border, one of {\tt l, r, c}\rtfsp
|
||
signifies a normal column of default width, and {\tt p} followed by
|
||
a dimension specifies a column of given width. It is recommended that
|
||
the {\tt p} is used since Tex2RTF cannot deduce a column width in the
|
||
same way that \LaTeX\ can.
|
||
|
||
Horizontal rules are achieved with \commandrefn{hline}{hline}; two together
|
||
signify a double rule. Note that in HTML, all rows and the table itself are bordered
|
||
automatically.
|
||
|
||
Use the Tex2RTF \commandrefn{row}{row} and \commandrefn{ruledrow}{ruledrow} commands
|
||
for best effect.
|
||
|
||
For two-column tables that work in WinHelp files, use \commandrefn{twocollist}{twocollist} instead.
|
||
|
||
Example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\begin{tabular}{|l|p{8.5cm}|}\hline
|
||
\row{{\bf A.I.}&{\bf Simulation}}\hline\hline
|
||
\row{rules&constraints/methods}
|
||
\row{planning&design of experiments}
|
||
\row{diagnosis&analysis of results}
|
||
\ruledrow{learning&detection of connections}
|
||
\end{tabular}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
This produces:
|
||
|
||
\begin{tabular}{|l|p{8.5cm}|}\hline
|
||
\row{{\bf A.I.}&{\bf Simulation}}\hline\hline
|
||
\row{rules&constraints/methods}
|
||
\row{planning&design of experiments}
|
||
\row{diagnosis&analysis of results}
|
||
\ruledrow{learning&detection of connections}
|
||
\end{tabular}
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{tab:1}\label{tab}
|
||
\subsection*{TeX:0}\label{TeX}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the annoying \TeX\ upper and lower case name.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{textbf:1}\label{textbf}
|
||
|
||
Same as \commandrefn{bf}{bf}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{textit:1}\label{textit}
|
||
|
||
Same as \commandrefn{it}{it}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{textrm:1}\label{textrm}
|
||
|
||
Same as \commandrefn{rm}{rm}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{textsf:1}\label{textsf}
|
||
|
||
Same as \commandrefn{sf}{sf}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{textsc:1}\label{textsc}
|
||
|
||
Same as \commandrefn{sc}{sc}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{textsl:1}\label{textsl}
|
||
|
||
Same as \commandrefn{sl}{sl}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{texttt:1}\label{texttt}
|
||
|
||
Same as \commandrefn{tt}{tt}.
|
||
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{textwidth:1}\label{textwidth}
|
||
|
||
Sets the text width (valid for RTF only). This might be used
|
||
in conjunction with \commandrefn{marginpar}{marginpar}, for example,
|
||
to leave space for marginal notes.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{textheight}\label{textheight}
|
||
\subsection*{thebibliography:1}\label{thebibliography}
|
||
|
||
An environment for specifying the bibliography as a series of\rtfsp
|
||
\commandrefn{bibitem}{bibitem} commands; the preferred method is to use
|
||
\rtfsp{\tt .bib} files and \commandrefn{bibliography}{bibliographycmd} instead.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{titlepage:0}\label{titlepage}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{title:1}\label{title}
|
||
|
||
Sets the title, to be output when the command \commandrefn{maketitle}{maketitle}\rtfsp
|
||
is used.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{tiny:1}\label{tiny}
|
||
|
||
Prints the argument in a very small font.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{today:0}\label{today}
|
||
|
||
Outputs today's date.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{topmargin}\label{topmargin}
|
||
%\subsection*{topskip}\label{topskip}
|
||
\subsection*{tt:1}\label{tt}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the argument in teletype font.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{ttfamily:1}\label{ttfamily}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the argument in teletype font.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{typein}\label{typein}
|
||
\subsection*{typeout:1}\label{typeout}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the text on the Tex2RTF text window.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{twocolumn:0}\label{twocolumn}
|
||
|
||
Sets the number of columns to two. \LaTeX\ and linear RTF only.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{underline:1}\label{underline}
|
||
|
||
Underlines the argument.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{upshape:1}\label{upshape}
|
||
|
||
Changes to an upright font. Un-italicizes in RTF mode, no effect in other modes.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{verbatiminput:1}\label{verbatiminput}
|
||
|
||
Include the given file as if it were within a \commandrefn{verbatim}{verbatim}\rtfsp
|
||
environment. The command must not be preceded by any whitespace,
|
||
and spurious whitespace between elements of the command will also
|
||
trip up Tex2RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{verbatim:1}\label{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
Uses a fixed-width font to format the argument without interpreting
|
||
any \LaTeX\ commands.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{verb}\label{verb}
|
||
|
||
The \verb$\verb$ command is like the \commandref{verbatim}{verbatim} environment,
|
||
but for small amounts of text. The syntax is:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\verb<char><text><char>
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The character {\it char} is used as a delimiter; it may be any character
|
||
not ocurring in the following text, except asterisk.
|
||
|
||
For example, \verb@\verb$\thing%^&$@ produces \verb$\thing%^&$.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{verse}\label{verse}
|
||
%\subsection*{vfill}\label{vfill}
|
||
%\subsection*{vline}\label{vline}
|
||
%\subsection*{void}\label{void}
|
||
%\subsection*{vrule}\label{vrule}
|
||
%\subsection*{vspace*}\label{vspaceX}
|
||
%\subsection*{vskip*}\label{vskipX}
|
||
%\subsection*{vspace}\label{vspace}
|
||
%\subsection*{vskip}\label{vskip}
|
||
|
||
|
||
\section{Tex2RTF Commands}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{backgroundcolour:1}\label{backgroundcolour}
|
||
|
||
Specifies the page background colour, in HTML only. The argument consists
|
||
of three numbers from 0 to 255 separated by semicolons, for red, green and blue values respectively.
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\backgroundcolour{255;255;255}
|
||
\backgroundcolour{0;0;255}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The first example sets the background to white, the second sets the background to blue.
|
||
|
||
Instead of using a LaTeX command, you may find it more convenient to use the equivalent {\tt .ini} file
|
||
setting, {\it backgroundColour}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{backgroundimage:1}\label{backgroundimage}
|
||
|
||
Specifies the page background image, in HTML only. The argument
|
||
is a URL for the GIF file to be used as the background.
|
||
|
||
For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\backgroundimage{tile.gif}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
This sets the background to a tile file.
|
||
|
||
Instead of using a LaTeX command, you may find it more convenient to use the equivalent {\tt .ini} file
|
||
setting, {\it backgroundImage}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{backslashraw:0}\label{backslashraw}
|
||
|
||
Outputs a raw backslash into the output (not LaTeX). Useful when
|
||
inserting RTF (for example) that cannot be dealt with by Tex2RTF.
|
||
E.g.
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\backslashraw{'e3}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
inserts the text \verb$\'e3$ into the RTF file.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{bcol:2}\label{bcol}
|
||
|
||
Sets the background colour for a block of text (RTF only). Has no known effect
|
||
in the RTF readers currently tried (Word for Window and Windows Help).
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{definecolour}{definecolour}, \commandrefn{fcol}{fcol}.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{baselineskip}
|
||
%\subsection*{boxit:1}\label{boxit}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{brclear:0}\label{brclear}
|
||
|
||
Stops aligning content following a left or right-aligned image in HTML only.
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{imagel}{imagel}, \commandrefn{imager}{imager}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{cextract:0}\label{cextract}
|
||
|
||
Prints a C++ extraction operator (\cextract).
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{chapterheading:1}\label{chapterheading}
|
||
|
||
Like \commandrefn{chapter}{chapter}, but does not increment the chapter
|
||
number and does not print a chapter number in the printed documentation
|
||
contents page, or in the chapter heading. Used to implement \helpref{glossaries}{glossarysection} and
|
||
other sections that are not real chapters.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{cinsert:0}\label{cinsert}
|
||
|
||
Prints a C++ insertion operator (\cinsert).
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{class:1}\label{class}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the argument, an index entry (\LaTeX\ only) and a keyword entry (WinHelp only).
|
||
Used in class reference documentation.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{cleardoublepage}
|
||
%\subsection*{clearpage}
|
||
%\subsection*{cline}
|
||
\subsection*{clipsfunc:3}\label{clipsfunc}
|
||
|
||
Formats a CLIPS function, given the return value, function name, and
|
||
arguments.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{columnsep}
|
||
\subsection*{copyright:0}\label{copyright}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the copyright symbol.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{cparam:2}\label{cparam}
|
||
|
||
Formats a CLIPS type and argument. Used within the third argument of
|
||
a \commandrefn{clipsfunc}{clipsfunc} command.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{definecolour:4}\label{definecolour}
|
||
|
||
Defines a new colour that can be used in the document (RTF only). This
|
||
command can also be spelt \verb$\definecolor$.
|
||
|
||
The first argument is the lower-case name of the colour, and the following
|
||
three arguments specify the red, green and blue intensities, in the range 0 to 255.
|
||
|
||
The default colours are equivalent to the following definitions:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\definecolour{black}{0}{0}{0}
|
||
\definecolour{cyan}{0}{255}{255}
|
||
\definecolour{green}{0}{255}{0}
|
||
\definecolour{magenta}{255}{0}{255}
|
||
\definecolour{red}{255}{0}{0}
|
||
\definecolour{yellow}{255}{255}{0}
|
||
\definecolour{white}{255}{255}{255}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
To use colours in a document, use the \commandrefn{fcol}{fcol} and \commandrefn{bcol}{bcol} commands.
|
||
|
||
Note that a document that defines its own colours should be converted twice within
|
||
the same Tex2RTF session.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{fcol:2}\label{fcol}
|
||
|
||
Sets the foreground colour for a block of text (RTF and HTML).
|
||
|
||
For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
This sentence is brightened up by some \fcol{red}{red text}.
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
gives:
|
||
|
||
This sentence is brightened up by some \fcol{red}{red text}.
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{definecolour}{definecolour}, \commandrefn{bcol}{bcol}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{followedlinkcolour:1}\label{followedlinkcolour}
|
||
|
||
Specifies the followed link colour for the whole page, HTML only. The argument consists
|
||
of three numbers from 0 to 255 separated by semicolons, for red, green and blue values respectively.
|
||
|
||
For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\followedlinkcolour{255;255;255}
|
||
\followedlinkcolour{0;0;255}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The first example sets the followed link text to white, and the second sets the followed link text to blue.
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{backgroundcolour}{backgroundcolour}, \commandrefn{textcolour}{textcolour},
|
||
\rtfsp\commandrefn{linkcolour}{linkcolour}.
|
||
|
||
Instead of using a LaTeX command, you may find it more convenient to use the equivalent {\tt .ini} file
|
||
setting, {\it followedLinkColour}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{footnotepopup:2}\label{footnotepopup}
|
||
|
||
In linear RTF, a footnote is created following the first argument, as with
|
||
\commandref{footnote}{footnote}.
|
||
|
||
In WinHelp RTF, a the first argument is highlighted and becomes
|
||
a popup reference to the second argument. See also \commandref{footnote}{footnote}\rtfsp
|
||
and \commandref{popref}{popref}.
|
||
|
||
This command is not supported for formats other than \LaTeX,
|
||
linear RTF and WinHelp RTF.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{footskip}\label{footskip}
|
||
%\subsection*{framebox:1}\label{framebox}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{functionsection:1}\label{functionsection}
|
||
|
||
Defines a subsection, adding the C++ function name to the \LaTeX\ index or the
|
||
WinHelp keyword list.
|
||
|
||
Should be followed by a \commandrefn{func}{func} command to specify function
|
||
details.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{func:3}\label{func}
|
||
|
||
Defines a C++ function, given the return type, function name, and parameter list.
|
||
|
||
Should occur after a \commandrefn{functionsection}{functionsection} command.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{glossary:}\label{glossary}
|
||
\subsection*{gloss:1}\label{gloss}
|
||
|
||
Marks a glossary entry. In \LaTeX, this is a synonym for an \commandrefn{item}{item}
|
||
with an optional argument, within a \commandrefn{description}{description} environment,
|
||
and the argument is added to the index.
|
||
|
||
In Windows Help, this is identical to a \commandrefn{section*}{sectionX} in a report.
|
||
|
||
If labels are associated with the glossary entries, they can be referenced by
|
||
\commandref{helpref}{helpref} or \commandref{popref}{popref} jumps. A glossary entry is
|
||
currently the only type of destination that popref may refer to.
|
||
|
||
This is an example of making a glossary in a report:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\begin{helpglossary}
|
||
|
||
\gloss{API}\label{api}
|
||
|
||
Application Programmer's Interface - a set of calls and
|
||
classes defining how a library (in this case, wxWidgets)
|
||
can be used.
|
||
|
||
\gloss{Canvas}\label{canvas}
|
||
|
||
A canvas in XView and wxWidgets is a subwindow...
|
||
|
||
\gloss{DDE}\label{dde}
|
||
|
||
Dynamic Data Exchange - Microsoft's interprocess
|
||
communication protocol. wxWidgets provides an abstraction
|
||
of DDE under both Windows and UNIX.
|
||
|
||
\end{helpglossary}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{headheight}\label{headheight}
|
||
\subsection*{helpglossary:1}\label{helpglossary}
|
||
|
||
An environment for making a glossary (not standard \LaTeX). See \commandrefn{gloss}{gloss} for
|
||
usage.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{helpignore:1}\label{helpignore}
|
||
|
||
Ignores the argument in Tex2RTF generated files, but not \LaTeX.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{helponly:1}\label{helponly}
|
||
|
||
Only outputs the argument in Tex2RTF generated files.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{helpinput:1}\label{helpinput}
|
||
|
||
Only includes the given file in Tex2RTF generated files.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{helpfontfamily:1}\label{helpfontfamily}
|
||
|
||
Specifies the font family for Tex2RTF generated files. The argument
|
||
may be Swiss or Times.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{helpfontsize:1}\label{helpfontsize}
|
||
|
||
Specifies the font size for Tex2RTF generated files.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{helpref:2}\label{helpref}
|
||
|
||
Specifies a jump to a labelled chapter, section, subsection subsubsection
|
||
or figure.
|
||
|
||
The first argument is text to be highlighted (mouseable in help systems)
|
||
and the second is the reference label. In linear documents, the section number
|
||
is given following the text, unless the \commandrefn{helprefn}{helprefn} command
|
||
is used instead, where the section number is suppressed.
|
||
|
||
Note that when generating HTML, the label {\it contents} is automatically defined,
|
||
and may be referenced using \verb$\helpref$.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{helprefn:2}\label{helprefn}
|
||
|
||
Specifies a jump to a labelled chapter, section, subsection subsubsection
|
||
or figure.
|
||
|
||
The first argument is text to be highlighted (mouseable in help systems)
|
||
and the second is the reference label. See \commandrefn{helpref}{helpref} for
|
||
the form where the section number is printed in linear documents.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{hfill}\label{hfill}
|
||
\subsection*{htmlignore:1}\label{htmlignore}
|
||
|
||
Ignores the argument in HTML.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{htmlonly:1}\label{htmlonly}
|
||
|
||
Only outputs the argument in HTML.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{image:2}\label{image}
|
||
|
||
This is translated to a PSBOX macro package \verb$\psboxto$ command in \LaTeX,
|
||
the first argument being a sizing command and the second a filename.
|
||
|
||
In HTML mode, the second argument is used to generate a PostScript file reference.
|
||
|
||
In RTF mode, the second argument is tried with first a BMP extension and
|
||
then a WMF extension to find a suitable Windows bitmap file, placeable
|
||
metafile, or segmented hypergraphics file (.SHG). If a suitable file is
|
||
found, in Windows Help mode a {\tt bmc}\rtfsp command is inserted into
|
||
the RTF file with a reference to the file. In linear RTF mode, the
|
||
bitmap or metafile is converted into hex and inserted into the RTF
|
||
document.
|
||
|
||
Note that only RGB-encoded Windows bitmaps, or placeable metafiles, are
|
||
valid for input to Tex2RTF. You can convert a RLE (run length encoded)
|
||
bitmap file into a (bigger) RGB file using a program such as Paintshop
|
||
Pro. A placeable metafile has a special header with dimension
|
||
information. One may be constructed by a wxWidgets program by calling
|
||
the function wxMakeMetafilePlaceable. The Microsoft Windows SDK has a
|
||
sample program that loads and steps through placeable and ordinary
|
||
metafiles.
|
||
|
||
Another wrinkle is that programs differ in the methods they
|
||
use to recognise pictures in RTF files. You may need to use the {\it bitmapMethod} setting,
|
||
which can be ``hex'' (embed the hex data in the file with a \verb$\dibitmap$ keyword),
|
||
``includepicture'' (use the MS Word 6.0 INCLUDEPICTURE field) or ``import''
|
||
(an earlier name for INCLUDEPICTURE).
|
||
|
||
Here is an example of using the \verb$\image$ command.
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\begin{figure}
|
||
$$\image{5cm;0cm}{heart.ps}$$
|
||
|
||
\caption{My picture}\label{piccy}
|
||
\end{figure}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The dollars centre the image in the horizontal plane. The syntax
|
||
of the first argument to \verb$\image$ is taken from syntax used by the \verb$\psbox$\rtfsp
|
||
package: it allows specification of the horizontal and vertical
|
||
dimensions of the image. Scaling will take place for PostScript
|
||
and metafile images. A value of zero indicates that the image should
|
||
be scaled in proportion to the non-zero dimension. Zeros for both
|
||
dimensions will leave the image unscaled in the case of metafiles,
|
||
or scaled to fit the page in the case of PostScript.
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{imagel}{imagel}, \commandrefn{imager}{imager} for aligned images in
|
||
HTML.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{imagel:2}\label{imagel}
|
||
|
||
Similar to \commandrefn{image}{image}, but left-aligns the image with respect to the following
|
||
content. Use \commandrefn{brclear}{brclear} to stop aligning the content to the right of the image.
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{imager}{imager}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{imagemap:3}\label{imagemap}
|
||
|
||
This is translated to an HTML image map reference, or (in LaTeX) a PostScript psbox
|
||
command. This allows images in HTML to have hotspots, where the user clicks on a
|
||
part of the image and the browser jumps to a particular file.
|
||
|
||
The first argument is the same as the first argument to the \commandref{image}{image}\rtfsp
|
||
command (ignored in HTML). The second argument must be the name of the
|
||
image map entry, and the second is the filename to be displayed inline.
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\imagemap{}{tree.gif}{myname}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
translates to:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
<a href="/cgi-bin/imagemap/mymap">
|
||
<img src="tree.gif" ismap></a><p>
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The snag with this is that, apart from the inconvenience of having to
|
||
register a map file with the server, the map file will also have
|
||
references to particular HTML files. If they exist in the current
|
||
document, these names are not known until the file is generated. In which case, the
|
||
map entries should probably refer to symbolic links that can be easily
|
||
changed later.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{imager:2}\label{imager}
|
||
|
||
Similar to \commandrefn{image}{image}, but right-aligns the image with respect to the following
|
||
content. Use \commandrefn{brclear}{brclear} to stop aligning the content to the left of the image.
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{imagel}{imagel}.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{includeonly}\label{includeonly}
|
||
\subsection*{indented:2}\label{indented}
|
||
|
||
Environment supplied by Tex2RTF to allow (possibly nested) indentation of
|
||
\LaTeX\ and RTF text. The first argument is the amount to be indented.
|
||
|
||
For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\begin{indented}{2cm}
|
||
This text should be indented by a couple of centimetres.
|
||
This can be useful to highlight paragraphs.
|
||
\end{indented}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
produces:
|
||
|
||
\begin{indented}{2cm}
|
||
This text should be indented by a couple of centimetres. This can be
|
||
useful to highlight paragraphs.
|
||
\end{indented}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{latexignore:1}\label{latexignore}
|
||
|
||
Ignores the argument in \LaTeX.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{latexonly:1}\label{latexonly}
|
||
|
||
Only prints the argument in \LaTeX.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{lbox}\label{lbox}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{lbraceraw:0}\label{lbraceraw}
|
||
|
||
Outputs a raw left brace into the output (not LaTeX). Useful when
|
||
inserting RTF (for example) that cannot be dealt with by Tex2RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{linkcolour:1}\label{linkcolour}
|
||
|
||
Specifies the link colour for the whole page, HTML only. The argument consists
|
||
of three numbers from 0 to 255 separated by semicolons, for red, green and blue values respectively.
|
||
|
||
For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\linkcolour{255;255;255}
|
||
\linkcolour{0;0;255}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The first example sets the link text to white, and the second sets the link text to blue.
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{backgroundcolour}{backgroundcolour}, \commandrefn{textcolour}{textcolour},
|
||
\rtfsp\commandrefn{followedlinkcolour}{followedlinkcolour}.
|
||
|
||
Instead of using a LaTeX command, you may find it more convenient to use the equivalent {\tt .ini} file
|
||
setting, {\it linkColour}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{membersection:1}\label{membersection}
|
||
|
||
Used when formatting C++ classes to print a subsection for the member name.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{member:1}\label{member}
|
||
|
||
Used to format a C++ member variable name.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{normalbox:1}\label{normalbox}
|
||
|
||
Draws a box around the given paragraph in \LaTeX\ and RTF. In HTML
|
||
and XLP formats, horizontal rules are drawn before and after the text.
|
||
|
||
For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\normalbox{This should be a boxed paragraph for highlighting
|
||
important information, such as information for registering
|
||
a shareware program.}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
gives:
|
||
|
||
\normalbox{This should be a boxed paragraph for highlighting important
|
||
information, such as information for registering a shareware program.}
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{normalboxd}{normalboxd} for double-bordered text.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{normalboxd:1}\label{normalboxd}
|
||
|
||
Draws a double border around the given paragraph in \LaTeX\ and RTF. In
|
||
HTML and XLP formats, horizontal rules are drawn before and after the
|
||
text.
|
||
|
||
For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\normalboxd{This should be a boxed paragraph for
|
||
highlighting important information, such as information
|
||
for registering a shareware program.}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
gives:
|
||
|
||
\normalboxd{This should be a boxed paragraph for highlighting important
|
||
information,such as information for registering a shareware program.}
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{normalbox}{normalbox} for single-bordered text.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{param:1}\label{param}
|
||
|
||
Formats a C++ type and argument pair. Should be used within the third argument
|
||
of a a \commandrefn{func}{func} command.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{popref:2}\label{popref}
|
||
|
||
Similar to \commandrefn{helprefn}{helprefn}, except that in Windows Help,
|
||
the destination text is popped up in a small window to be dismissed with
|
||
a mouse click, instead of going to a separate section.
|
||
|
||
Currently this command can only refer to a labelled glossary entry; see
|
||
\commandrefn{gloss}{gloss}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{psboxto:2}\label{psboxto}
|
||
|
||
Identical to \commandrefn{image}{image}.
|
||
|
||
%\subsection*{psbox}\label{psbox}
|
||
\subsection*{rbraceraw:0}\label{rbraceraw}
|
||
|
||
Outputs a raw right brace into the output (not LaTeX). Useful when
|
||
inserting RTF (for example) that cannot be dealt with by Tex2RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{registered:0}\label{registered}
|
||
|
||
Outputs the `registered' symbol in HTML, and (r) in other formats.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{row:1}\label{row}
|
||
|
||
A Tex2RTF command signifying the row of a table within the \commandrefn{tabular}{tabular}\rtfsp
|
||
environment. See also \commandrefn{ruledrow}{ruledrow}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{ruledrow:1}\label{ruledrow}
|
||
|
||
A Tex2RTF command signifying a ruled row of a table within the \commandrefn{tabular}{tabular}\rtfsp
|
||
environment. See also \commandrefn{row}{row}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{rtfignore:1}\label{rtfignore}
|
||
|
||
Ignores the argument in linear RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{rtfonly:1}\label{rtfonly}
|
||
|
||
Only outputs the argument in linear RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{rtfsp:0}\label{rtfsp}
|
||
|
||
Outputs a space in RTF. Tex2RTF tries to insert a space where one is implied
|
||
by a newline, but cannot cope where a line starts or ends with a command,
|
||
in the middle of a paragraph. Use this command to insert a space explicitly.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{sectionheading:1}\label{sectionheading}
|
||
|
||
Like \commandrefn{section}{section}, but does not increment the section
|
||
number and does not print a section number in the printed documentation
|
||
contents page, or in the section heading.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{setfooter:6}\label{setfooter}
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF has a non-standard way of setting headers and footers,
|
||
but the default macro definitions in {\tt texhelp.sty} may be altered
|
||
to your current method.
|
||
|
||
The arguments are as follows:
|
||
|
||
\begin{enumerate}
|
||
\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item Left footer, even pages
|
||
\item Centre footer, even pages
|
||
\item Right footer, even pages
|
||
\item Left footer, odd pages
|
||
\item Centre footer, odd pages
|
||
\item Right footer, odd pages
|
||
\end{enumerate}
|
||
|
||
For many documents, the first three arguments will be left empty.
|
||
|
||
The behaviour for first pages of a chapter, section or document
|
||
is to have a blank header, but print the footer.
|
||
|
||
For best results, define headers and footers for {\it each chapter or
|
||
section}.
|
||
|
||
Note that this command works only for \LaTeX\ and linear RTF. See also\rtfsp
|
||
\commandrefn{setheader}{setheader}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{setheader:6}\label{setheader}
|
||
|
||
Tex2RTF has a non-standard way of setting headers and footers,
|
||
but the default macro definitions in {\tt texhelp.sty} may be altered
|
||
to your current method.
|
||
|
||
The arguments are as follows:
|
||
|
||
\begin{enumerate}
|
||
\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item Left header, even pages
|
||
\item Centre header, even pages
|
||
\item Right header, even pages
|
||
\item Left header, odd pages
|
||
\item Centre header, odd pages
|
||
\item Right header, odd pages
|
||
\end{enumerate}
|
||
|
||
For many documents, the first three arguments will be left empty.
|
||
If \commandrefn{pagestyle}{pagestyle} is not plain or empty, the
|
||
header will separated from the rest of the page by a rule.
|
||
|
||
The behaviour for first pages of a chapter, section or document
|
||
is to have a blank header, but print the footer.
|
||
|
||
For best results, define headers and footers for {\it each chapter or
|
||
section}.
|
||
|
||
Note that this command works only for \LaTeX\ and linear RTF. See also\rtfsp
|
||
\commandrefn{setfooter}{setfooter}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{sethotspotcolour:1}\label{sethotspotcolour}
|
||
|
||
If the argument is yes, on or ok, subsequent WinHelp hotspots will be green.
|
||
If any other value, the hotspots will be the normal text colour. Note that this
|
||
doesn't apply to section hotspots, only to helpref hotspots.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{sethotspotunderline:1}\label{sethotspotunderline}
|
||
|
||
If the argument is yes, on or ok, subsequent WinHelp hotspots will be
|
||
underlined (the default). If any other value, the hotspots will not be
|
||
underlined. Note that this doesn't apply to section hotspots, only to
|
||
helpref hotspots.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{settransparency:1}\label{settransparency}
|
||
|
||
WinHelp mode only (version 4 of WinHelp). If the argument is yes, on or ok, subsequent bitmaps
|
||
will be inserted in transparent mode: areas of white will be made transparent.
|
||
If the argument is any other value (such as no, ok or false), the bitmaps will not be transparent.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{textcolour:1}\label{textcolour}
|
||
|
||
Specifies the text foreground colour for the whole page, HTML only. The argument consists
|
||
of three numbers from 0 to 255 separated by semicolons, for red, green and blue values respectively.
|
||
|
||
For example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\textcolour{255;255;255}
|
||
\textcolour{0;0;255}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The first example sets the text to white, and the second sets the text to blue.
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{backgroundcolour}{backgroundcolour}, \commandrefn{linkcolour}{linkcolour},
|
||
\rtfsp\commandrefn{followedlinkcolour}{followedlinkcolour}.
|
||
|
||
Instead of using a LaTeX command, you may find it more convenient to use the equivalent {\tt .ini} file
|
||
setting, {\it textColour}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{toocomplex:1}\label{toocomplex}
|
||
|
||
An environment for dealing with complex \LaTeX\ commands that
|
||
Tex2RTF cannot handle. In normal \LaTeX, the argument will be output
|
||
as normal. In Tex2RTF output, the argument will be output as verbatim text,
|
||
for the user to hand-translate into the desired output format.
|
||
|
||
See also \commandrefn{comment}{comment}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{twocolitem:2}\label{twocolitem}
|
||
|
||
Used to specify a row for a two column list, a Tex2RTF
|
||
extension to optimize two-column lists for different
|
||
file formats. See \commandrefn{twocollist}{twocollist},
|
||
\rtfsp\commandrefn{twocolitemruled}{twocolitemruled}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{twocolitemruled:2}\label{twocolitemruled}
|
||
|
||
Used to specify a ruled row for a two column list, a Tex2RTF
|
||
extension to optimize two-column lists for different
|
||
file formats. See \commandrefn{twocollist}{twocollist},
|
||
\rtfsp\commandrefn{twocolitem}{twocolitem}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{twocollist:1}\label{twocollist}
|
||
|
||
A Tex2RTF environment for specifying a table of two columns, often
|
||
used in manuals and help files (for example, for listing commands and
|
||
their meanings). The first column should be one line only, and
|
||
the second can be an arbitrary number of paragraphs.
|
||
|
||
The reason that a normal tabular environment cannot be used is that
|
||
WinHelp does not allow borders in table cells, so a different method
|
||
must be employed if any of the rows are to be ruled. In \LaTeX, a table
|
||
is used to implement this environment. In RTF, indentation is used instead.
|
||
|
||
Use this environment in conjunction with \commandrefn{twocolitem}{twocolitem} and\rtfsp
|
||
\commandrefn{twocolitemruled}{twocolitemruled}. To set the widths of the first
|
||
and second column, use \commandrefn{twocolwidtha}{twocolwidtha} and\rtfsp
|
||
\commandrefn{twocolwidthb}{twocolwidthb}.
|
||
|
||
Example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\htmlignore{\begin{twocollist}}
|
||
\twocolitemruled{{\bf Command}}{{\bf Description}}
|
||
\twocolitem{File}{The file menu is used to select various
|
||
file-related operations, such as saving and loading.}
|
||
\twocolitem{Edit}{The Edit menu is used for
|
||
selection, copying, pasting, etc.}
|
||
\end{twocollist}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
This produces:
|
||
|
||
\begin{twocollist}
|
||
\twocolitemruled{{\bf Command}}{{\bf Description}}
|
||
\twocolitem{File}{The file menu is used to select various file-related
|
||
operations, such as saving and loading.}
|
||
\twocolitem{Edit}{The Edit menu is used for selection, copying, pasting, etc.}
|
||
\end{twocollist}
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{twocolwidtha:1}\label{twocolwidtha}
|
||
|
||
Sets the width of the first column in a two column list to the given
|
||
dimension. See also \commandrefn{twocollist}{twocollist} and \commandrefn{twocolwidthb}{twocolwidthb}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{twocolwidthb:1}\label{twocolwidthb}
|
||
|
||
Sets the width of the second column in a two column list to the given
|
||
dimension. See also \commandrefn{twocollist}{twocollist} and \commandrefn{twocolwidtha}{twocolwidtha}.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{urlref:2}\label{urlref}
|
||
|
||
Specifies a jump to a URL (univeral resource location).
|
||
|
||
The first argument is text to be highlighted (mouseable in HTML browsers)
|
||
and the second is the URL. In linear documents, the URL
|
||
is given following the text.
|
||
|
||
Example:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
See also the \urlref{wxWidgets manual}
|
||
{http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~jacs.html}.
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
(the line is broken only to keep to this manual's page width).
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{winhelpignore:1}\label{winhelpignore}
|
||
|
||
Ignores the argument in WinHelp RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{winhelponly:1}\label{winhelponly}
|
||
|
||
Only outputs the argument in WinHelp RTF.
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{xlpignore:1}\label{xlpignore}
|
||
|
||
Ignores the argument in XLP mode (wxHelp files).
|
||
|
||
\subsection*{xlponly:1}\label{xlponly}
|
||
|
||
Only outputs the argument in XLP mode (wxHelp files).
|
||
|
||
\section{Accents}\label{accents}
|
||
|
||
The following \LaTeX\ accents work for RTF and HTML production:
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}%
|
||
\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \verb$\'{a}$ produces \'{a}. Valid for a, e, i, o, u, A, E, I, O, U
|
||
\item \verb$\`{a}$ produces \`{a}. Valid for a, e, i, o, u, y, A, E, I, O, U, Y
|
||
\item \verb$\^{a}$ produces \^{a}. Valid for a, e, i, o, u, A, E, I, O, U
|
||
\item \verb$\~{a}$ produces \~{a}. Valid for a, n, o, A, N, O
|
||
\item \verb$\"{a}$ produces \"{a}. Valid for a, e, i, o, u, y, A, E, I, O, U, Y
|
||
\item \verb$\.{a}$ produces \.{a}. Valid for a, A
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\section{Commands by category}\index{commands}%
|
||
|
||
Below are categories of \LaTeX\ commands, to help you find the right
|
||
command for a particular purpose.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Font commands}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{bf}{bf}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{bffamily}{bffamily}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{em}{em}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{emph}{emph}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{huge}{huge1}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{Huge}{Huge2}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{HUGE}{HUGE3}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{it}{it}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{itshape}{itshape}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{large}{large1}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{Large}{Large2}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{LARGE}{LARGE3}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{mdseries}{mdseries}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{normalsize}{normalsize}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{rm}{rm}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{rmfamily}{rmfamily}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{sc}{sc}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{scshape}{scshape}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{sf}{sf}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{sffamily}{sffamily}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{sl}{sl}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{slshape}{slshape}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{small}{small}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{textbf}{textbf}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{textit}{textit}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{textrm}{textrm}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{textsf}{textsf}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{textsc}{textsc}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{textsl}{textsl}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{texttt}{texttt}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{tiny}{tiny}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{tt}{tt}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{ttfamily}{ttfamily}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{underline}{underline}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{upshape}{upshape}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Paragraph formatting}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{centerline}{centerline}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{comment}{comment}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{flushleft}{flushleft}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{footnote}{footnote}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{indented}{indented}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{marginparwidth}{marginparwidth}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{marginpar}{marginpar}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{marginpareven}{marginpareven}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{marginparodd}{marginparodd}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{multicolumn}{multicolumn}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{newpage}{newpage}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{noindent}{noindent}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{onecolumn}{onecolumn}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{parindent}{parindent}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{parskip}{parskip}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{par}{par}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{quote}{quote}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{quotation}{quotation}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{textwidth}{textwidth}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{twocolumn}{twocolumn}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{verbatim}{verbatim}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{verb}{verb}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Special effects}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{backgroundcolour}{backgroundcolour}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{backgroundimage}{backgroundimage}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{backslashraw}{backslashraw}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{bcol}{bcol}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{definecolour}{definecolour}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{fcol}{fcol}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{followedlinkcolour}{followedlinkcolour}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{helpfontfamily}{helpfontfamily}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{helpfontsize}{helpfontsize}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{hrule}{hrule}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{linkcolour}{linkcolour}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{normalbox}{normalbox}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{normalboxd}{normalboxd}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{sethotspotcolour}{sethotspotcolour}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{sethotspotunderline}{sethotspotunderline}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{settransparency}{settransparency}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{textcolour}{textcolour}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{typeout}{typeout}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Lists}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{description}{description}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{enumerate}{enumerate}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{itemize}{itemize}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{item}{item}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{itemsep}{itemsep}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{twocolitem}{twocolitem}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{twocolitemruled}{twocolitemruled}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{twocollist}{twocollist}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{twocolwidtha}{twocolwidtha}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{twocolwidthb}{twocolwidthb}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Sectioning}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{chapter}{chapter}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{chapter*}{chaptersX}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{chapterheading}{chapterheading}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{insertatlevel}{insertatlevel}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{paragraph}{paragraph}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{paragraph*}{paragraphX}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{section}{section}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{section*}{sectionX}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{sectionheading}{sectionheading}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{subparagraph}{subparagraph}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{subparagraph*}{subparagraphX}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{subsection}{subsection}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{subsection*}{subsectionX}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{subsubsection}{subsubsection}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{subsubsection*}{subsubsectionX}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Pictures}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{brclear}{brclear}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{image}{image}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{imagel}{imagel}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{imagemap}{imagemap}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{imager}{imager}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{psboxto}{psboxto}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{References and jumps}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{footnotepopup}{footnotepopup}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{helpref}{helpref}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{helprefn}{helprefn}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{label}{label}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{pageref}{pageref}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{popref}{popref}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{ref}{ref}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{urlref}{urlref}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Tables and figures}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{caption}{caption}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{figure}{figure}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{hline}{hline}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{ruledrow}{ruledrow}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{tabbing}{tabbing}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{tabular}{tabular}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Table of contents}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{addcontentsline}{addcontentsline}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{author}{author}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{date}{date}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{maketitle}{maketitle}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{tableofcontents}{tableofcontents}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{title}{title}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Special sections}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{bibitem}{bibitem}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{bibliographystyle}{bibliographystyle}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{bibliography}{bibliographycmd}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{cite}{cite}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{gloss}{gloss}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{helpglossary}{helpglossary}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{index}{index}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{nocite}{nocite}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{printindex}{printindex}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{shortcite}{shortcite}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{thebibliography}{thebibliography}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Symbols}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{backslash}{backslash}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{cdots}{cdots}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{cextract}{cextract}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{cinsert}{cinsert}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{copyright}{copyright}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{LaTeX}{LaTeX}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{lbraceraw}{lbraceraw}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{ldots}{ldots}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{rbraceraw}{rbraceraw}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{registered}{registered}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{rtfsp}{rtfsp}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{ss}{ss}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{TeX}{TeX}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{today}{today}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Document organisation}
|
||
|
||
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
|
||
\item \commandpageref{document}{document}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{documentstyle}{documentstyle}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{helpignore}{helpignore}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{helponly}{helponly}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{helpinput}{helpinput}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{htmlignore}{htmlignore}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{htmlonly}{htmlonly}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{include}{include}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{input}{input}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{latexignore}{latexignore}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{latexonly}{latexonly}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{newcommand}{newcommand}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{pagestyle}{pagestyle}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{pagenumbering}{pagenumbering}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{rtfignore}{rtfignore}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{rtfonly}{rtfonly}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{setfooter}{setfooter}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{setheader}{setheader}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{special}{special}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{toocomplex}{toocomplex}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{verbatiminput}{verbatiminput}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{winhelpignore}{winhelpignore}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{winhelponly}{winhelponly}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{xlpignore}{xlpignore}
|
||
\item \commandpageref{xlponly}{xlponly}
|
||
\end{itemize}
|
||
|
||
\chapter{Bugs and troubleshooting}\label{errors}\index{bugs}\index{errors}\index{troubleshooting}%
|
||
\setheader{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}{}{}{}{}{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}%
|
||
\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
|
||
|
||
\section{Bugs}
|
||
|
||
\begin{description}
|
||
\item[Command parsing.] If a command is used followed by inappropriate
|
||
argument syntax, Tex2RTF can crash. This an occur when a command is
|
||
used in an asterisk form that is only formed in the non-asterisk
|
||
variety. The non-asterisk form is assumed, which makes the following
|
||
asterisk trip up the parser.
|
||
\item[Setlength.] Using the $\backslash$setlength command doesn't work,
|
||
since its first argument looks like a command with the wrong number
|
||
of arguments. Use an alternative form instead, e.g. \verb$\parindent 0pt$ instead
|
||
of \verb$\setlength{parindent}{0pt}$.
|
||
\item[Newcommand bug.] Environments in a command definition confuse
|
||
Tex2RTF. Use the command form instead (e.g. $\backslash$flushleft\{...\} instead
|
||
of $\backslash$begin\{flushleft\} ... $\backslash$end\{flushleft\}.
|
||
\item[Bibliography.] There's no flexibility in the way references
|
||
are output: I expect I'll get round to doing something better,
|
||
but only if people tell me they need it!
|
||
\item[Tables.] Tables can't handle all \LaTeX\ syntax, and require
|
||
the Tex2RTF \verb$\row$ commands for decent formatting. Still, it's
|
||
better than it was (RTF only).
|
||
\item[Indexes and glossaries.] Not completely supported.
|
||
\item[Crashes.] Crashes may be due to an input file exceeding the fixed-size
|
||
buffer used for converting command arguments, especially for the \verb$\verbatim$\rtfsp
|
||
command. Use the {\tt -bufsize} switch to increase the buffer size.
|
||
\item[Verbatiminput.] Verbatiminput files which do not end with a blank line
|
||
can trip up following commands.
|
||
\end{description}
|
||
|
||
\section{Troubleshooting}
|
||
|
||
Below are some common problems and possible solutions.
|
||
|
||
\normalbox{Some of the syntax that is OK for true \LaTeX\ but which trips up
|
||
Tex2RTF, may be detected by the TCHECK program included in the tools
|
||
directory of the Tex2RTF distribution. Some \LaTeX\ errors may be picked up
|
||
by the LACHECK program, also found in the tools directory.}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Macro not found}\label{macronotfound}\index{macro not found error}%
|
||
|
||
This error may indicate that Tex2RTF has not implemented a standard
|
||
\rtfsp\LaTeX\ command, or that a local macro package is being used that
|
||
Tex2RTF does not know about. It can cause spurious secondary
|
||
errors, such as not recognising the end document command.
|
||
|
||
You can get round this by defining a macro file (default name {\tt tex2rtf.ini})
|
||
containing command definitions, such as:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\crazy [2]{{\bf #2} is crazy but #1 is not}
|
||
\something [0]{}
|
||
\julian [0]{Julian Smart}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
New commands may be defined in \LaTeX\ files, but custom macro files
|
||
will have to be defined when local style files are being used. See\rtfsp
|
||
\helpref{Initialisation file syntax}{inifile} for further details.
|
||
|
||
The `Macro not found' error can also be caused by a syntax error such as
|
||
an unbalanced brace or passing the wrong number of arguments to a command,
|
||
so look in the vicinity of the reported error for the real cause.
|
||
|
||
Here is one obscure situation that causes this error:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\begin{center}
|
||
{\large{\underline{A}}}
|
||
\end{center}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
The problem is too many curly brackets. This should be rewritten as:
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
\begin{center}
|
||
{\large \underline{A}}
|
||
\end{center}
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
Often you get a `Macro not found' error for \verb$\end{document}$. This
|
||
is a spurious side-effect of an earlier error, usually an incorrect number
|
||
of arguments to a command. The location of the true error is then anywhere
|
||
in the document. To home in on the error, try putting a verbatim environment
|
||
\rtfsp\verb$\begin{comment}...\end{comment}$ around much of the document,
|
||
and then move the \verb$\begin{comment}$ line down until the error
|
||
manifests itself.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Unresolved reference}\index{references, unresolved}%
|
||
|
||
References and citations are usually resolved on a second pass of
|
||
Tex2RTF. If this doesn't work, then a missing label or bibliographical
|
||
entry is to blame.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Output crashes the RTF reader}
|
||
|
||
This could be due to confusing table syntax. Set {\it compatibility} to\rtfsp
|
||
{\it TRUE} in {\tt .ini} file; also check for end of row characters backslash characters
|
||
on their own on a line, and insert correct number of ampersands for the number of
|
||
columns. E.g.
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
hello & world\\
|
||
\\
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
becomes
|
||
|
||
\begin{verbatim}
|
||
hello & world\\
|
||
&\\
|
||
\end{verbatim}
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Erratic list indentation}
|
||
|
||
Try increasing the value of the variable {\it listItemIndent} (default 40
|
||
points) to give more space between label and following text. A global
|
||
replacement of \verb$\item [$ with \verb$\item[$ may also be helpful to remove
|
||
unnecessary space before the item label.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Missing figure or section reference}
|
||
|
||
Ensure all labels {\it directly} follow captions or sections (no intervening
|
||
white space).
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Linear RTF looks odd}
|
||
|
||
For viewing by programs other than MS Word, you should set the variable {\it useWord} to {\it false}. This
|
||
will turn off some of the special RTF keywords recognised by Word (and possibly other advanced RTF readers).
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Paragraphs preceding lists are formatted weirdly.}
|
||
|
||
If a list has spurious spacing in it, e.g. before a \verb$\item$ command, the preceding
|
||
paragraph can take on some of the list's indentation. This may be a WinHelp bug, or an aspect
|
||
of RTF I don't fully understand. The solution is to remove unnecessary space.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{Unresolved references in Word for Windows}\index{Microsoft Word}%
|
||
|
||
If question marks appear instead of numbers for figures and tables,
|
||
select all (e.g. CTRL-A), then press F9 {\it twice} to reformat the
|
||
document twice. For the second format, respond with {\it Update Entire
|
||
Table} to any prompts.
|
||
|
||
\subsection{The Windows 95 help file contents hierarchy looks wrong}\index{WinHelp files}%
|
||
|
||
WinHelp version 4 (or the WIN32 Help Compiler) does not allow a
|
||
book in the contents list to be followed by a page at the same level.
|
||
A book must be followed by a book, for some strange reason, otherwise
|
||
the page will be tacked on to the pages of the book above it, i.e. placed
|
||
at the wrong level.
|
||
|
||
To get around this, Tex2RTF inserts a book in some places, if there
|
||
was a book preceding it on the same level. This results in more
|
||
navigation than necessary, but is better than a wrong contents page.
|
||
|
||
\newpage
|
||
|
||
% Puts books in the bibliography without needing to cite them in the
|
||
% text
|
||
\nocite{smart93a}%
|
||
\nocite{kopka}%
|
||
\nocite{pfeiffer}%
|
||
|
||
\bibliography{refs}
|
||
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Bibliography}
|
||
\setheader{{\it REFERENCES}}{}{}{}{}{{\it REFERENCES}}%
|
||
\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
|
||
|
||
\begin{helpglossary}
|
||
\setheader{{\it GLOSSARY}}{}{}{}{}{{\it GLOSSARY}}%
|
||
\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
|
||
|
||
\gloss{GUI}
|
||
|
||
Graphical User Interface, such as Windows 3 or X.
|
||
|
||
\gloss{HTML}\label{html}
|
||
|
||
Hypertext Markup Language; an SGML document type, used for providing
|
||
hypertext information on the World Wide Web, a distributed hypertext
|
||
system on the Internet.
|
||
|
||
\gloss{LaTeX}\label{latexgloss}
|
||
|
||
A typesetting language implemented as a set of \TeX\ macros. It is
|
||
distinguished for allowing specification of the document structure,
|
||
while taking care of most layout concerns. It represents the opposite
|
||
end of the spectrum from WYSIWYG word processors.
|
||
|
||
\gloss{RTF}\label{rtf}
|
||
|
||
Rich Text Format: an interchange format for word processor files,
|
||
used for importing and exporting formatted documents, and as the
|
||
input to the Windows Help compiler.
|
||
|
||
\gloss{wxHelp}\label{wxhelp}
|
||
|
||
wxHelp is the hypertext help facility used to provide on-line
|
||
documentation for UNIX-based wxWidgets applications. Under Windows 3.1,
|
||
Windows Help is used instead.
|
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\gloss{wxWidgets}\label{wxwidgets}
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wxWidgets is a free C++ toolkit for writing applications that are
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portable across several platforms. Currently these are Motif, Open Look,
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Windows 3.1 and Windows NT. Tex2RTF is written using wxWidgets.
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\end{helpglossary}
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\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Index}
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\setheader{{\it INDEX}}{}{}{}{}{{\it INDEX}}%
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\setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}%
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\printindex%
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\end{document}
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