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On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 06:02:20PM +0200, Jirka Kosek wrote: > PassiveTeX reads directly XML source so there is no preprocessing stage > as in JadeTeX which can turn -- into -\/-\/. Standard TeX ligature > processing cann't be turned off AFAIK. Maybe Sebastian could talk more > on this topic. >=20 > > Any ideas on how to fix it, or even whereabouts the bug is? >=20 > If you want quick workaround, you can insert zero-width joining space > character (?) between two -: >=20 > <para>Two dashes or not two dashes: -​-?</para> We already have a preprocessing stage of course: XSL-T. Here is some XSL that works around the problem in a better way, by translating '--' in the XML source into '-​-' in the XSL-FO. Tim. */ <?xml version=3D'1.0'?> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:fo=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" version=3D'1.0'> <!-- This works around an xmltex bug: two or three dashes --> <!-- together become a ligature. --> <xsl:template name=3D"fix-dash"> <xsl:param name=3D"str"/> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test=3D"contains($str,'--')"> <xsl:call-template name=3D"fix-dash"> <xsl:with-param name=3D"str"> <xsl:value-of select=3D"substring-before($str,'--')"/> <xsl:text>-​-</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select=3D"substring-after($str,'--')"/> </xsl:with-param> </xsl:call-template> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:value-of select=3D"$str"/> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match=3D"text()"> <xsl:call-template name=3D"fix-dash"> <xsl:with-param name=3D"str" select=3D"."/> </xsl:call-template> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet> --GEn4szYucjS2InE7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE73o9hyaXy9qA00+cRAjeeAJ9YX2t3AsBR3Gs78zD5PLMJfHr3RACeIL31 /0pB0goPwZbXWh1/pMQXaJA= =Sro3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --GEn4szYucjS2InE7--