Re: [Docutils-develop] LaTeX writer wishlist

[engelbert g. <be...@ch...>]

On Sun, 2 Mar 2003, Adam Chodorowski wrote:

> Since I'm already muttering about the LaTeX writer, I thought I might as well
> post a small wishlist. ;-)
>
> + A ``--stylesheet=<path>`` option, like the HTML writer has. Right now it is
>   hardcoded to ``style.tex`` in the current directory. In the README, there
>   are some references to ``--stylesheet-path``, but there is no such option in
>   reality.

i see to it. have to consult handling in the html-writer first.
and --include-stylesheet might be useful, so it must not be shipped.

BTW: what is in your stylesheet ?

> + A ``--no-stylesheet`` option. This could also be automatic: if the file that
>   is assumed to be the stylesheet (default ``style.tex``) is not found, do not
>   emit code to include it in the LaTeX file. It's a bit annoying that LaTeX
>   stops processing when it can't find ``style.tex`` when all you wanted was a
>   fast trial run...

Q: the automatic part assumes the paths match.

>
> Also, there is the matter of some way to auto-select the right file for the
> `image` and `figure` directives based on which writer is processing (EPS makes
> sense for LaTeX, PNG or JPEG for HTML) but that's a more general wish for the
> whole of docutils. Right now it can be hacked around in the Makefile by using
> symlinks, but it's ugly...

i use pdflatex which handles gifs, ... but this might give degraded output
for hardcopies.

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