1. Do I need to know Scheme or Common Lisp in order to be able to use TeX2page?
No. Even for those occasions where you need to modify TeX2page’s behavior, basic TeX macros are usually sufficient. However, if you wish to extend TeX2page in peculiar and/or idiosyncratic ways, familiarity with Scheme or Common Lisp will help.
2. But I do need Scheme or Common Lisp to run TeX2page?
You need either a Scheme dialect or Common Lisp.
3. This sounds like too much work! Look, I am on Linux or Cygwin. Shouldn’t I be able to install TeX2page like other GNU software and have it “just work”, instead of worrying about Scheme, Common Lisp and their myriad dialects?
Well, you do need to have a Scheme or Common Lisp installed on your system.
Type ./configure ‑‑help for guidance.
4. I need a converter for my LaTeX documents. Doesn’t TeX2page convert only plain TeX?
TeX2page converts LaTeX as well as plain TeX documents.
5. Do I need to make changes to my document to make it suitable for TeX2page?
Typically, this isn’t necessary. If TeX2page
fails to convert your legacy document, you can put
TeX2page-specific information in a .t2p file, without
modifying the legacy document. See the
manual.
6. Why does my document have broken images?
TeX2page makes images using a combination of TeX, Dvips, Ghostscript and the NetPBM library. Make sure you have running versions of these programs on your system. They are all freely available from the Web.
7. Couldn’t the images be a bit larger?
Use the \imgpreamble command to specify a higher
magnification for your images.
8. How do I make my HTML file be a little less drab?
You need style sheets. The TeX2page manual tells you how to incorporate them.
9. Is there a way to avoid having my converted document mention TeX2page?
Read about the \TZPcolophoncredit flag in the
TeX2page manual.
10. Do I really have to read the TeX2page manual?
I suppose you could consult it only when you run into problems, but do consider reading it. It is a fine manual.
11. Why can’t I just use LaTeX2HTML [1]?
You certainly can. Converting TeX source to other formats inevitably involves compromises, so different converters will have different strengths, different approaches to extensibility, and appeal to different tastes. You should pick the one that best fits your needs.
12. What are some of the other converters?
HeVeA [5], TeX4ht [3], TtH [4].
13. I like getting both a printable and an online document from the same source. But hasn’t Texinfo [2] already solved that problem?
Actually the problem TeX2page attempts to solve is getting high-quality online texts from arbitrary TeX source (which we already know to produce high-quality printed output). Texinfo requires its source to be in a restricted Texinfo format.
14. OK. I am ready to give TeX2page a try. Where do I get it?
The official TeX2page website is
http://ds26gte.github.io/tex2page/index.html.
The download link is just below the title. Appendix D
contains installation instructions.
| [1] |
Nikos Drakos.
LaTeX2html: bringing high-quality documents to the
web.
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| [2] |
FSF.
Texinfo: The GNU Documentation
System.
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| [3] |
Eitan M. Gurari.
TeX4ht: LaTeX and TeX for
hypertext.
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| [4] |
Ian Hutchinson.
TtH.
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| [5] |
Luc Maranget.
HeVeA.
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