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From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
To: Scott Randby <srandby@gmail.com>
Cc: "Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>,
	Scott Otterson <scotto@sharpleaf.org>
Subject: Re: Multiple underscores crash org latex export; other exporters survive
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:50:32 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mvg8ipmf.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e7dcc945-e1f2-4d57-719f-e9b3f1afd99e@gmail.com> (Scott Randby's message of "Mon, 5 Dec 2016 20:33:57 -0500")

Hello,

Scott Randby <srandby@gmail.com> writes:

> I don't think you can blame Org for the crashes you've experienced. Org
> exports the string "a_variable_deleteThisAndItWorks" to
> "a\(_{\text{variable}}_{\text{deleteThisAndItWorks}}\)" which is not a
> valid LaTeX expression. This invalid output is not the fault of Org, it
> is the fault of the input string. Since there are different ways of
> interpreting "a_variable_deleteThisAndItWorks," you have to tell Org
> which interpretation you want it to make when you export to LaTeX. This
> means additional markup of the string is required.
>
> That the exported LaTeX file crashes your installation of pdfTeX (or
> whatever TeX engine you use) when you process it is not the fault of
> Org. The exported LaTeX file contains an invalid LaTeX expression that
> came from a ambiguous string, so pdfTeX shows an error when processing
> the LaTeX file. Using additional markup of the string so that Org
> exports it as a valid LaTeX expression is the solution to the problem.

Even though the OP used an ambiguous string, I don't think Org should
generate invalid LaTeX.

I fixed it in maint. Basically, a_b_c is translated as a\(_b\)\(_c\).

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou

  parent reply	other threads:[~2016-12-06 23:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-12-03 19:40 Multiple underscores crash org latex export; other exporters survive Scott Otterson
2016-12-03 21:24 ` Scott Randby
2016-12-03 22:31   ` Charles C. Berry
2016-12-04  4:53     ` Scott Randby
2016-12-04 10:13       ` Nicolas Goaziou
2016-12-04 16:03         ` Scott Randby
2016-12-05  8:36         ` Scott Otterson
2016-12-06  1:33           ` Scott Randby
     [not found]             ` <CAPY3P0QcpouDjmNpmaY6FzNSNjZyHAGufrbVtSuBzPxr6mUAzg@mail.gmail.com>
2016-12-06 18:18               ` Scott Randby
2016-12-06 23:50             ` Nicolas Goaziou [this message]
2016-12-07  2:06               ` Scott Randby
2016-12-07 11:21                 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2016-12-10 23:24                   ` Scott Randby
2016-12-11  0:05                     ` Nicolas Goaziou
2016-12-12  3:37                       ` Scott Randby
2016-12-12  7:46                         ` Nicolas Goaziou
2016-12-12 15:18                           ` Scott Otterson
2016-12-13 12:54                             ` Nicolas Goaziou
2016-12-05 17:30         ` Charles C. Berry

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