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- This is a first attempt at an RTF to TeX converter. The parts that
- handle fonts and such like seem to work pretty well, although they
- could be improved, but the table handling is a problem. I had a good
- deal of trouble trying to figure out what particular rtf control codes
- were supposed to do; this makes it hard to convert them into TeX.
-
- I have tried to produce good TeX, but this is not easy due to the
- sloppy way that many RTF writers generate redundant font and other
- changes.
-
- Many things are not handled at all, more due to my lacking motivation
- than to their intrinsic difficulty. For example, I don't support
- double columns, but it would be easy enough to do (I'd generate a
- control sequence to do it, and add the TeX code required to the
- TeX_defs file. I even have the TeX somewhere...).
-
- You will probably usually want to use the -i flag to include some
- needed TeX definitions:
- rtf2TeX -i TeX_defs.tex file.rtf > file.tex
- I am interested in opinions on whether this is a good way to do things,
- as well as enhancements to the TeX macros.
-
- I would be interested in seeing bug reports, and (especially) patches
- and enhancements. I don't envisage being able to spend much more time
- on this project, but I will be able to maintain a version as it improves
- under the efforts of the internet.
-
- Robert Lupton
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- rhl@astro.princeton.edu
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