Re: [Docutils-users] custom directive

[Alan G I. <ai...@am...>]

On 9/9/2010 8:03 AM, Guenter Milde wrote:
> For math, the problem remains that LaTeX would expect the raw content
> (i.e. \sin(x) without escaped \textbackslash), while HTML would e.g.
> choke on<  and>. This also prevents the use of a "literal" wrapper.


How did Jens deal with this?
Is there a flaw in his design?
(I've found the output very usable.)

Something usable *now* is better than waiting for
perfection, especially if from the user perspective
there is just a math directive that produces better and
better output as docutils is slowly improved. If the
design is uncertain, just label it "experimental"
in the docs, and indicate it is subject to change.
As I recall it, David blessed using LaTeX for the
content of the math directive, so LaTeX writers
will surely just wrap this content.

Cheers,
Alan