From: Massimiliano Gubinelli <m.gubine...@gmail.com> To: TeXmacs developer mailing list <texmacs-dev@gnu.org> Subject: Re: [Texmacs-dev] Copying tex and latex code from emacs to texmacs Date: 21/06/2021 17:35:55 Europe/Paris
Dear Herni, On 21. Jun 2021, at 16:42, henri-bi...@francemel.fr wrote: From: TeXmacs <texm...@lix.polytechnique.fr> To: texmacs-dev@gnu.org Subject: Re: [Texmacs-dev] Copying tex and latex code from emacs to texmacs Date: 21/06/2021 11:35:47 Europe/Paris Hi Henri, On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 03:22:57AM +0200, henri-bi...@francemel.fr wrote: > A summary of commands are listed here > > https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/Manuals/texinfo-3.9/html_chapter/texinfo_24.html Thanks for the reminder. The list is indeed somewhat long, so it would take some time to write a converter. But it would make sense if someone has the time. *** If it makes sense to you, I would be keen to test it. I have reservations about a converter from TeXmacs to Texinfo. Texinfo required additional information that would not make sense in TeXmacs. >I do not agree. The direction it makes more sense to me is from TeXmacs to >TeXinfo, i.e. >creating TeXinfo documents from TeXmacs. TeXmacs support a wide >variety of markup >content, and I see not a problem to support the editing of >the metainformations of TeXinfo >files. I suppose you know TeXmacs best. If it is done, I would test it and report back. *** But a converter from Texinfo to TeXmacs would be useful. You simply got to remove some @-cammands in Texinfo, convert the sectioning structures (and related constucts e.g. enumeration, references, footnotes) and handle mathematical expressions, and you are done. >I can see how this could be useful with legacy documents, but in this case one >can simply >generate TeX files from TeXinfo and then convert them to TeXmacs. >Would not this be >enough? Have not tried that idea. I shall have a go at it. Best regards, Massimiliano Gubinelli > My routine work usually involves converting equations. A useful thing would > be to construct mathematical expressions rapidly in TeXmacs, so I can paste > them > as standard plain text commands in texinfo math blocks > > Example: texinfo code using @tex command for plain tex mathematical > expressions. > > @tex > \noindent $\underline{\bf Morlet\; Wavelet}$ > $$ \displaystyle \psi > = \pi^{-1/4} e^{-{t^2 / 2}} (e^{i \xi_0 t} - e^{-\xi_0^2 / 2}) $$ > @end tex > > Currently this is easier to do with LyX rather than TeXmacs. In LyX you can > do > > View > Source Pane Of course, there is no TeX/LaTeX "source code" when you use TeXmacs, so this would not make sense. *** It is the reason I pointed out that a converter from TeXmacs to Texinfo will pose some serious problems. Have reservations the utility of adding texinfo commands in TeXmacs for export. But after doing 'Tools -> Miscellaneous -> Export selections as -> LaTeX', you can achieve the same effect without even having to switch to a source pane. So this actually even seems a bit better than LyX, but maybe I am missing something. *** Initially I thought you were missing something, but thinking more about it, that would work actually, and be useful. But there remains the plain TeX issue. Please let us know of possible problems that you might have with the LaTeX code that we are currently generating. I guess that there should be few differences between TeX and LaTeX when it comes to basic formulas. Maybe some of the symbols that come from special packages may cause problems with plain TeX? *** I will run a test session and report back. The Plain Tex converter would enhance TexMacs capabilities considerably, because it will make it easier to write texinfo documentation involving mathematical expressions. Best wishes, --Joris
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