[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [Elist Home]
Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: "--" again; this time via passivetex
Tim Waugh wrote: > <!DOCTYPE para ...> > <para>Two dashes or not two dashes: --?</para> > > gets converted using openjade to TeX correctly, so long as you use the > right patch from CVS. (The two dashes come out as '-\/-\/', and so > don't get interpreted together as a long dash.) > > But xmltex/passivetex gives incorrect output, that reads: > > "Two dashes or not two dashes: -?" (the single dash is long) PassiveTeX reads directly XML source so there is no preprocessing stage as in JadeTeX which can turn -- into -\/-\/. Standard TeX ligature processing cann't be turned off AFAIK. Maybe Sebastian could talk more on this topic. > Any ideas on how to fix it, or even whereabouts the bug is? If you want quick workaround, you can insert zero-width joining space character (?) between two -: <para>Two dashes or not two dashes: -​-?</para> Jirka ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jirka Kosek e-mail: jirka@kosek.cz http://www.kosek.cz
[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [Elist Home]
Powered by eList eXpress LLC