Re: latex-export + columnview: misinterpretation of section prefixes as emphasis

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

On Jun 1, 2010, at 12:51 PM, Tim Burt wrote:

>
>
> Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hi Juan,
>> On May 31, 2010, at 5:38 AM, Juan Pechiar wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> The test file below contains a columnview table showing section
>>> headers.
>>>
>>> Export to HTML works OK: the asterisks inside the table are
>>> transformed into indentation.
>>>
>>> Export to LaTeX: asterisk pairs are interpreted as emphasis,  
>>> resulting
>>> in an incorrect renering of asterisks and bold asterisks.
>>>
>>> Following the code, I got lost at org-export-latex-fontify.
>>>
>>> I will keep searching for what is happening, but any guidance will  
>>> be
>>> appreciated.
>>
>> I have fixed at least part of the problem, so the stars will no  
>> longer
>> be
>> interpreted as emphasis.
>>
>> However, I am still getting strange results.  FOrmatting a latex file
>> with this:
>>
>> \begin{center}
>> \begin{tabular}{l}
>> ITEM                     \\
>> \hline
>> * There comes the table  \\
>> * first                  \\
>> ** second                \\
>> *** third                \\
>> *** other third          \\
>> **** fourth              \\
>> ** other second          \\
>> \end{tabular}
>> \end{center}
>>
>> somehow swallows some of the stars, but seemingly random.
>> For example, the star before "There" remains, but the star
>> before "first" disappears.
>>
>> This must be some strange LaTeX thing - does anyone
>> understand what is going on here?
>
> This is indeed a LaTeX thing.  The newline sequence (\\) has more than
> one signature
> - \\ :: simple newline
> - \\[additionalSpace] :: newline with additionalSpace
> - \\*[additionalSpace] :: same as above but will not break a page
> After the \\ sequence, LaTeX looks for a [ or a * in case the optional
> argument exists.  In the example above the star is found as _part of a
> command sequence_ and is therefore not available as something to
> typeset.
>
> One solution in this situation is to put an empty group before the
> stars:
>   \begin{center}
>   \begin{tabular}{l}
>    ITEM                     \\
>   \hline
>   {}* There comes the table  \\
>   {}* first                  \\
>   {}** second                \\
>   {}*** third                \\
>   {}*** other third          \\
>   {}**** fourth              \\
>   {}** other second          \\
>   \end{tabular}
>   \end{center}
>
> I will think on other possible options.  I hope this helps.

Well, it certainly helps!  Thanks a lot. At least I understand
now what is going on.  I guess one solution would be to add an empty  
column into the Org table and export this as an empty column.   
Whatever we do, it will be a hack.

- Carsten


> Tim
>
>
>>
>> - Carsten
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> .j.
>>>
>>>
>>> Test file:
>>> ========================================
>>> #+COLUMNS: %25ITEM
>>>
>>> * There comes the table
>>>
>>> #+BEGIN: columnview :vlines 1 :id global
>>> |   | ITEM                    |
>>> |---+-------------------------|
>>> |   | * There comes the table |
>>> |   | * first                 |
>>> |   | ** second               |
>>> |   | *** third               |
>>> |   | *** other third         |
>>> |   | **** fourth             |
>>> |   | ** other second         |
>>> | / | <>                      |
>>> #+END:
>>>
>>> * first
>>> ** second
>>> *** third
>>> *** other third
>>> **** fourth
>>> ** other second
>>> ========================================
>>>
>>> LaTeX output:
>>> ========================================
>>> \begin{tabular}{l}
>>> ITEM                     \\
>>> \hline
>>> * There comes the table  \\
>>> * first                  \\
>>> ** second                \\
>>> *** third                \\
>>> \textbf{*} other third   \\
>>> \textbf{**} fourth       \\
>>> ** other second          \\
>>> \end{tabular}
>>> ========================================
>>>
>>> And the PDF display reads:
>>> ========================================
>>> ITEM
>>> * There comes the table
>>> first
>>> * second
>>> ** third
>>> * other third
>>> ** fourth
>>> * other second
>>> ========================================
>>>
>>>
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>> - Carsten
>>
>>
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- Carsten