Re: patch for inserting raw latex command to gnumeric for exporting latex files

[Shixin Zeng <shixinzeng sjtu edu cn>]

Alan Horkan wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004, Shixin Zeng wrote:
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> > Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:30:37 +0800
> > From: Shixin Zeng <shixinzeng sjtu edu cn>
> > To: Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>
> > Cc: gnumeric list <gnumeric-list gnome org>
> > Subject: Re: patch for inserting raw latex command to gnumeric for
> >    exporting latex files
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> > Alan Horkan wrote:
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> > > I had a very quick look at the patch and it mentions that the LaTeX is
> > > included in the output with no escaping
> > >
> > > Could the whole block by escaped using the XML tag for proccessing
> > > instructions <? like these ?> as these are processing instructions if
> > > I'm not mistaken or am I missing something?
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> > >      
> > Actually, I choose '\L{' and '}' as escaping string for no good reason,
> > and I didn't investigate into gnumeirc deeply, so I don't know which
> > tags should be more elegant for instructions processing for gnumeric.
> > you pointed out that <? and ?> are processing instructions, but whose
> > instructions? XML's or gnumeric? I don't know XML well either.
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> <? and ?> are XML all the way and not specific to Gnumeric
> they are intended for embedding information to be processed later by
> another application.
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> you might already have seen <?php  ?>
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> I cannot say for sure if this is a good idea, I'm hoping Jody or someone
> else will know better.
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It sounds a good idea, but I think I should wait for some time for 
further discussion before changing it. If nobody else gives a better 
solution, I'll take yours.

Thanks.

> - Alan
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Best regards
Shixin Zeng