Re: Insert ampersand in HTML export?

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

Hi Uriel,

On Feb 11, 2011, at 5:48 PM, Uriel Avalos wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:34:08 +0100
> Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:25 PM, Uriel Avalos wrote:
>>
>>> How do you insert the actual & character in an HTML export?
>>>
>>> I'm trying to write a macro to insert a MATHML snippet but org-mode
>>> converts & to &amp;.
>>>
>>> How can I prevent that behavior?
>>
>> Hi Uriel,
>>
>> do you really want everyone here to construct their own test case for
>> this?
>>
>> Please provide an example file with the macro definition and its
>> use to make it as easy as possible for someone to try it out and  
>> fix it.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> - Carsten
>>
>
> Look, there isn't really a "test" case. I'm just asking if this  
> feature is available.

But with a test line, it is soo much easier to understand what you are  
looking for even if your question itself might not be clear - as it  
was for me in this case.

> The docs just say that & exports to &amp; in HTML export and \$ in  
> latex export.
> I'm asking if there's a way to disable that feature on a case-by- 
> case basis i.e.,
> I want & to export to & in HTML export for some situations. Hope  
> that's clear enough.
>
> Here's a test macro:
>
> #+MACRO: ANG @<math>@<mrow>@<mo>&x2220;@</mo>@<mi>$1@</mi>@</mrow>@/ 
> math>
>
> This should be "angle $1". The MATML snippet works fine in a HTML  
> file in firefox linux but the macro does not. I get this in the HTML  
> export:
>
> <math> <mo> &amp; #x2220; </mo> <mi> ... </mi> </mrow> </math>
>
> & gets incorrectly converted to &amp;


Now I see, thank you for the example.  Maybe you can use

#+MACRO: ANG @<math>@<mrow>@<mo> \angle @</mo>@<mi>$1@</mi>@</mrow>@/ 
math>

Org has a whole slew of special characters defined this way, and they  
translate correctly to both HTML and LaTeX.



- Carsten