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

[Shixin Zeng <shixinzeng sjtu edu cn>]

Andreas J. Guelzow wrote:

> Hi,
>
>  
Hi,
Glad to see someone interested in it.

> Since there are several people that commented on the list that they
> handle the same issue by editing the LaTeX files after wards, it would
> clearly be useful to them to have this incorporated in the plugin
> distributed with Gnumeric.
>
> Are you submitting your code for inclusion in Gnumeric and distribution
> under the GPL?
>  
Yes,  I sent it for inclusion in Gnumeric and distribution under the GPL 
v2 or newer.

> Andreas
>
> PS: I haven't looked at your patch in detail yet, but on first glance it
> looks like something that could fit into the latex exporter, potentially
> with some little changes.
>
>
>
> On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 02:17, Shixin Zeng wrote:
>  
>
> > Hi, all
> > Is there anybody can remember that I had asked how to insert raw latex 
> > command in gnumeric for exporting latex?
> > http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnumeric-list/2004-June/msg00023.html
> > Some people on this list told me that no way. Now I implement it myself 
> > and the patch is attached(latex.patch).
> > Let me give some explanations:
> > 1. I tested on gnumeirc-1.2.13, it worked fine. If you don't want to 
> > compile it from source, you may try the pre-compiled file. Extract the 
> > attachment to overrite your original html plugins, backup your files first!
> > 2. To insert raw latex command, please put them between '\L{' and '}'. 
> > The '{'s and '}'s must be matched, that is to say you can't put a 
> > unmatched brackets in it, I think there is no need to to so in latex.
> >    What's in gnumeric                        What's in latex 
> > foo \L{E=m\cdot{}c^2} foo               foo E=m\cdot{}c^2 foo
> > foo \L{{aa}{bb}{a{b}c}} foo               foo {aa}{bb}{a{b}c} foo
> > foo \L{a}\L{b} foo                              foo ab foo
> >
> > I think this patch would be very convinient for those who take gnumeric 
> > as their latex table-maker, just as me. :-)
> >
> > Any reply please cc to me, for I don't subscribe the mailing list.
> >    

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Best regards
Shixin Zeng