Re: [docbook-apps] Problems using PassiveTeX/JadeTeX for equations

["Giuseppe Greco" <giuseppe dot greco at agamura dot com>]

I've tried PassiveTeX, and despite it is my favorite,
I had to switch to fop because PassiveTeX doesn't handle
tables correctly... As soon as PassiveTeX will handle tables
correctly, it could be the tool of choice...

j3d.

> Marco Stolpe <x25ugip1@freenet.de> wrote on Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:07:27
> +0200:
>
>> PassiveTeX (TeXLive 7 distribution).
>>
>> I soon discovered that PassiveTeX doesn't work.
>
> PassiveTeX is quite delicate to get up and running. I suggest you make
> sure you have the latest xmltex and the latest passivetex from
> Sebastian Rahtz' site, and install them manually if necessary.
>
>> Am I right that version 4.3 of DocBook and the 1.65.1 stylesheets
>> don't work together with PassiveTeX? What versions would I have to use
>> if I wanted to use PassiveTeX?
>
> To the (great) extent that backward compatibility is maintained
> between DocBook versions, you can use the 1.65.1 stylesheets with any
> (later) version of DocBook. I use DocBook 4.3 with 1.65.1 with a
> customization layer that, among other things, adds support for recent
> additions to DocBook (<code> etc.).
>
> This works for me, including equations.
>
> FYI, I code my math as follows:
>
>   <informalequation>
>     <mediaobject>
>       <textobject role="tex">
>         <phrase><![CDATA[
>           \pi_i = P(X_0 = s_i)
>           ]]></phrase>
>       </textobject>
>       <textobject role="html">
>         <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude";
>           href="texmath-pii.xml"/>
>       </textobject>
>     </mediaobject>
>   </informalequation>
>
> where the file "texmath-pii.xml" contains a MathML representation that
> is generated automatically from the TeX math using ttm
> (http://hutchinson.belmont.ma.us/tth/mml/) plus some perl hackery.
>
> Justus
>
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