--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Print_Tricks.tex 2005/09/07 10:43:33 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Print_Tricks.tex 2005/09/12 09:38:26 1.2 @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ it, please go to http://bugs.lon-capa.o General information about printing within LonCAPA is also available: \ref{Print_Resource} -\section{\&prettyprint and \&dollarformat look ugly} +\emph{\&prettyprint and \&dollarformat look ugly} + To make these two functions work correctly within the print translator, it is necessary to wrap them within a tag. For example: @@ -28,21 +29,33 @@ Note that the tags must be tig you will get a syntax error in web presentation mode. -\section{Image placement and alignment is wrong} +\emph{Image placement and alignment is wrong} + 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. 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 want them relative to sorrounding text \ref{Print_Options}. -\section{Variables with tags don't print correctly} +\emph{Variables with tags don't print correctly} + 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 the section of the resource that contains that substitution. For example: \begin{verbatim} - + + + +

This is a break $a and then some more text

+ +
\end{verbatim} +Without the xmlparse call and the display tag bracketing the variable, this +problem will display on the web just fine, but print incorrectly. +