Re: How to export the ampersand (&) symbol correctly for both LaTeX and HTML documents?

From: "Kyeong Soo (Joseph) Kim" <kyeongsoo.kim@gmail.com>
To: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to export the ampersand (&) symbol correctly for both LaTeX and HTML documents?
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:52:21 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=cTuMyu6yPvrnvc4RxbyhFt-x5=6SZw8jmfjA0@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87vd2jam6e.fsf@norang.ca>

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That's cool!
The new version automatically converts "\amp" to "\&" for LaTeX, not
"$\amp$" as in my current version (comes with Emacs).

Again, many thanks for your prompt response and I will update it per your
guidance.

Regards,
Joseph

On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 3:23 AM, Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:

> "Kyeong Soo (Joseph) Kim" <kyeongsoo.kim@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I will try to upgrade and test it soon.
> > Many thank.
> >
> > By the way, I wonder whether you have tested it with LaTeX export or not.
> > The HTML export works perfectly in my case, too, but LaTeX export does
> not as said.
>
> Sorry I misread your original post.
>
> I get the following for latex export using the same test.org
>
> ,----
> | ...
> | \title{Export test for ampersand}
> | \author{Bernt Hansen}
> | \date{23 December 2010}
> | \maketitle
> |
> | \setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
> | \tableofcontents
> | \vspace*{1cm}
> | This \& that is cool.
> | This \& that.
> | ...
> `----
>
> -Bernt
>
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joseph
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:
> >
> >     "Kyeong Soo (Joseph) Kim" <kyeongsoo.kim@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >     > This may be a FAQ, but I couldn't find it mentioned either in the
> Manual or in the mailing
> >     list.
> >     >
> >     > To use the ampersand symbol ('&') in HTML export, I use "\amp" per
> the manual and the
> >     "Publishing
> >     > Org-mode files to HTML" tutorial at Worg site. Later, however, I
> found that the "\amp" is
> >     exported
> >     > to "$\amp$" in LaTeX, which causes a compile error (i.e.,
> "undefined control sequence"); it
> >     should
> >     > be "\&" in a normal TeX/LaTeX document.
> >     >
> >     > I'm currently using 6.33x version of Org-mode with GNU Emacs 23.2.1
> on Windows 7.
> >     >
> >     > Any guidance on this issue would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >     Guidance: Upgrade your version of org-mode.
> >
> >     Exporting the following subtree to HTML works for me
> >
> >     ,----[ test.org ]
> >     | * Export test for ampersand
> >     | This & that is cool.
> >     | This \amp that.
> >     `----
> >
> >     ,----[ test.html ]
> >     | ...
> >     | <h1 class="title">Export test for ampersand</h1>
> >     |
> >     | <p>This &amp; that is cool.
> >     | This &amp; that.
> >     | </p><div id="postamble">
> >     | <p class="author"> Author: Bernt Hansen
> >     | </p>
> >     | ...
> >     `----
> >
> >     My version of org-mode is Org-mode version 7.4
> >     (release_7.4.89.g4ed00.dirty)
> >
> >     HTH,
> >     Bernt
>

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