Hi Kurt, On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 03:50:55AM -0600, kkremitzki@gmail.com wrote: > Hello Nicholas, > > On Sun, 2017-11-26 at 22:06 -0500, Nicholas D Steeves wrote: > > Hi Kurt, > > > > On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 08:44:44AM -0600, Kurt Kremitzki wrote: > > > > > > TexMaths is an extension for LibreOffice designed to provide LaTeX > > > support. > > > LaTeX equations can be inserted as images (SVG or PNG formats) and > > > the LaTeX > > > code is saved into the image attribute for further editing. > > > > > > > I know it's missing from the upstream description, but if TexMaths > > can > > also generate an SVG or PNG (I'm assuming it can) can the Debian > > description read more like this?: > > > > - LaTeX equations can be inserted as images (SVG or PNG formats) and > > the LaTeX > > - code is saved into the image attribute for further editing. > > + TexMaths generates SVG or PNG images from LaTeX equations, inserts > > them into > > + the document, and the LaTeX code is embedded into the image > > attribute for > > + further editing. > > > > Thanks for the feedback, this sounds better. You're welcome. :-) > > Also, re: "the image attribute" I'm curious if it's embedded as > > SVG/PNG metadata ( maybe XMP, or something from > > https://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-PNG-20031110/#11textinfo )? Or is it > > as a LibreOffice property of the inserted image object? Either way, > > cool stuff! > > > > Cheers, > > Nicholas > > I can't exactly tell if it's SVG or LibreOffice metadata, but I created > a simple test.odt with only a TexMaths equation inside. After unzipping > this .odt, I can see the original LaTeX in content.xml in a <svg:desc> > node. I tried copying and pasting the image from LibreOffice to > Inkscape, but I couldn't find the original LaTeX in the resultant SVG. Thank you for investigating this. It sounds like the "image attribute" is an attribute specific to the "<svg:desc>" node, which is specific to the odt format (content.xml), and not to SVG or PNG metadata. Because of this, I think the following phrase should be changed like this: - and the LaTeX code is embedded into the image attribute for further - editing. + and the LaTeX [code|expression|equation|source, your choice. I like + "source"] is stored alongside the image in the ODT format. You can + later use TexMaths to edit the LaTeX [source] and regenerate the + image. If ever you find yourself without LibreOffice, you can unzip + the ODT and extract the source from content.xml to transfer the + LaTeX to another TeX editor. This is possibly a bit verbose, but I think it's important to say how work done with TexMaths can be transferred to another editor. eg: someone begins work with TexMaths and he/she needs to get some work done on a system where LibreOffice cannot be installed. And besides, isn't that sort of thing part of the beauty/utility of TeX? ;-) Kind regards, Nicholas
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