--- 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.
+