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\label{Print_Tricks} |
\label{Print_Tricks} |
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When you print a LonCAPA resource, the XML of your resource is translated into |
When you print a LON-CAPA resource, the XML of your resource is translated into |
LaTeX. The LaTeX is then processed and turned into a PDF document which can |
LaTeX. The LaTeX is then processed and turned into a PDF document which can |
be displayed with your browser's Acrobat plugin and subsequently printed. |
be displayed with your browser's Acrobat plugin and subsequently printed. |
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General information about printing within LonCAPA is also available: |
General information about printing within LonCAPA is also available: |
\ref{Print_Resource} |
\ref{Print_Resource} |
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\emph{\&prettyprint and \&dollarformat look ugly} |
\emph{The print rendition of some Perl functions looks ugly } |
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In particular these functions are: |
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\item \&prettyprint |
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\item \&dollarformat |
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\item \&xmlparse |
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\item \&chemparse |
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\end{itemize} |
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To make these two functions work correctly within the print translator, it is |
To make these two functions work correctly within the print translator, it is |
necessary to wrap them within a <DISPLAY> tag. For example: |
necessary to wrap them within a <display> tag. For example: |
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\begin{verbatim} |
\begin{verbatim} |
<p> |
<p> |
If I had <display>&dollarformat(100)</display> |
If I had <display>&prettyprint(100,'$2f')</display> |
</p> |
</p> |
\end{verbatim} |
\end{verbatim} |
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Note that the <display> tags must be tightly wrapped around the function call or |
Note that the \texttt{<display>} tags must be tightly wrapped around the function call or |
you will get a syntax error in web presentation mode. |
you will get a syntax error in web presentation mode. For additional information |
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about cases where you must use \texttt{<display>}, see ``Variables with tags don't print |
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correctly'' below. |
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\emph{Image placement and alignment is wrong} |
\emph{Image placement and alignment and text wrapping is wrong} |
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Unfortunately this is due to a large difference between the LaTeX and HTML page |
Unfortunately this is due to a large difference between the LaTeX and HTML page |
layout model. In HTML images are placed exactly where you ask them to be placed. |
layout model. In HTML images are placed exactly where you ask them to be placed. |
In LaTeX, images are considered {\em floats}, which LaTeX will place for you. |
In LaTeX, images are considered {\em floats}, which LaTeX will place for you. |
There are a few print options you can try to place images approximately where you |
Some of the common html tricks, using tables e.g. to control text wrapping around |
want them relative to sorrounding text \ref{Print_Options}. |
figures, will not always work in print mode; especially if the text is to the |
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right side of the figure in the table. |
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The alignment choice |
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affects whether or not the print rendering engine attempts to get text to wrap around the |
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image. With \texttt{align=``right''} or \texttt{align=``left''}, the print rendering engine |
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attempts to use the {\em wrapfigure} |
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environment to place text around the figure at the |
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appropriate side. If a figure is in a table, then the print engine, by default, |
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the print engine will use wrapfigure, set the alignment to ``right'' |
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unless you override it. Otherwise, the default alignment is ``bottom'' as it |
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is for html, and no wrapping will occur. |
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\\parpic style wrapping is also available by specifying \texttt{TeXwrap=``parpic''} |
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in the <img> tag. In some limited casese this gives a better result. |
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Other print specific <img> tag attributes are available. \ref{Print_Options}. |
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\emph{Variables with tags don't print correctly} |
\emph{Variables with tags don't print correctly} |
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If a variable contains XML, in general it is necessary to force the XML parser |
If a variable contains XML, in general it is necessary to force the XML parser |
to make a pass over the contents of the contents of the variable prior to rendering |
to make a pass over the contents of the contents of the variable prior to rendering |
the section of the resource that contains that substitution. For example: |
the section of the resource that contains that substitution. When output, |
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those variables must be bracketed inside of \texttt{<display> </display>} tags. |
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For example: |
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\begin{verbatim} |
\begin{verbatim} |
<problem> |
<problem> |