shallit@water.waterloo.edu (Jeffrey Shallit) (10/09/90)
I need a program to convert TeX code to an ordinary ascii file. Obviously
the requirements are a bit underspecified. What I have in mind is something
that can handle things like \centerline and \noindent "properly", and
do intelligent things to other TeX commands, so I can easily take
a colloquium announcement (say) written in TeX and make it readable
on e-mail to the non-TeX-speakers.
For example, if the input were
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\centerline{Analytic and Algebraic Topology of Futharks}
\noindent{\it Abstract.}
We prove that $1 + 1 = 2$.
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I'd like the output to be:
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Analytic and Algebraic Topology of Futharks
Abstract.
We prove that 1 + 1 = 2.
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Yes, I could write it myself, but why reinvent the wheel? If you know
of such a program, please send mail to me -- I don't usually read this
group.
Jeff Shallit
shallit@water.waterloo.eduracine@yunexus.yorku.ca (Jeff Racine) (10/10/90)
In article <1990Oct9.014055.9719@water.waterloo.edu> shallit@water.waterloo.edu (Jeffrey Shallit) writes: >I need a program to convert TeX code to an ordinary ascii file. Obviously >the requirements are a bit underspecified. What I have in mind is something >that can handle things like \centerline and \noindent "properly", and >do intelligent things to other TeX commands, so I can easily take >a colloquium announcement (say) written in TeX and make it readable >on e-mail to the non-TeX-speakers. > >Jeff Shallit >shallit@water.waterloo.edu How about using DVITTY? Simply redirect output to a file. For example, dvitty foo.tex > foo.txt will do the trick. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Racine Tel (416)-656-2916 racine@nexus.yorku.ca racine@yunexus.UUCP /* Yo Mama */ --------------------------------------------------------------------