Re: Dia escapes LaTeX in PGF Export

[Steffen Macke <sdteffen gmail com>]

Hi Pooya,

> How to patch my version?
>   
That's up to you :-)
> a) Is it ok, to comment out the whole function? Or maybe I can modify the arguement of  each call to 
> function "g_string_append"?
>   
Commenting out the whole function will result in an error unless you
also remove all calls to this function. It might be easier simply to
remove the \\ that offends you. The code will not be nice,
but it should be the smallest possible change(s) to get your code up and
running.
> b) After patching this source code, how to compile this for my Dia version running on OS X from Mac?
>   
I assume that you've obtained your Mac version from
http://dia-installer.de. It's build using
MacPorts. The Port file can be found under

http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/gnome/dia/Portfile

And the MacPorts page contains detailed step-by-step installations how
to compile Dia
and many other packages on Mac OS X. Be warned, though. There might be a
bit of a learning curve.

> > > As these export options are not available: How about an additional PDF export filterh
> > >       
> that skips escaping?
>   
Yes. Sorry for not stating this clearly.
> Is there a possibility to add a checkbox for such an option in a dialog right before exporting?
>   
Well, that would be the famous "export option". Something that should be
much more complicated (please correct me if I'm wrong). Another export
format extends the long list of export formats, but
would be straightforward to implement.

> OT: I now subscribed to the mailing list. What does it mean, "moderating a message"?
>
>   
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Regards,

Steffen