NAME

       plastex - a collection of Python frameworks that allow you to process LaTeX documents

SYNOPSIS

       plastex mylatex.tex [--config=config-file | -c config-file] [--kpsewhich=program]
               [--renderer=renderer-name] [--theme=theme-name] [--copy-theme-extras |
               --no-theme-extras] [--base-url=url] [--index-columns=integer] [--title=string]
               [--toc-depth=integer] [--toc-non-files]
               [--counter=[  {counter-name} {initial-value}... ]]
               [--links=[  {key} [url] {title} ]] [--bad-filename-chars=string]
               [--bad-filename-chars-sub=string] [--dir=directory | -d directory]
               [--escape-high-chars] [--filename=filename] [--input-encoding=encoding]
               [--output-encoding=encoding] [--split-level=integer] [--image-base-url=url]
               [--image-compiler=program] [--enable-images | --disable-images]
               [--enable-image-cache | --disable-image-cache] [--imager=program]
               [--image-filenames=filename] [--vector-imager=program]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents the plastex command.

       This manual page was written for the Debian(TM) distribution because the original program
       does not have a manual page.

       plasTeX is a collection of Python frameworks that allow you to process LaTeX documents.
       This processing includes, but is not limited to, conversion of LaTeX documents to various
       document formats. Of course, it is capable of converting to HTML or XML formats such as
       DocBook and tBook, but it is an open framework that allows you to drive any type of
       rendering. This means that it could be used to drive a COM object that creates a MS Word
       Document.

       The plasTeX framework allows you to control all of the processes including tokenizing,
       object creation, and rendering through API calls. You also have access to all of the
       internals such as counters, the states of “if” commands, locally and globally defined
       macros, labels and references, etc. In essence, it is a LaTeX document processor that
       gives you the advantages of an XML document in the context of a language as superb as
       Python.

OPTIONS

       These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with
       two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see
       the Info files.

       --config=config-file, -c config-file
           Specifies a configuration file to load. This should be the first option specified on
           the command-line.

       --kpsewhich=program
           specifies the kpsewhich program to use to locate LaTeX files and packages.

       --renderer=renderer-name
           specifies which renderer to use.

       --theme=theme-name
           specifies which theme to use.

       --copy-theme-extras, --no-theme-extras
           indicates whether or not extra files that belong to a theme (if there are any) should
           be copied to the output directory.

       --base-url=url
           specifies a base URL to prepend to the path of all links.

       --index-columns=integer
           specifies the number of columns to group the index into.

       --sec-num-depth=integer
           specifies the section level depth that should appear in section numbers. This value
           overrides the value of the secnumdepth counter in the document.

       --title=string
           specifies a title to use for the document instead of the title given in the LaTeX
           source document.

       --toc-depth=integer
           specifies the number of levels to include in each table of contents.

       --toc-non-files
           specifies that sections that do not create files should still appear in the table of
           contents. By default, only sections that create files will show up in the table of
           contents.

       --counter=[ counter-name initial-value ... ]
           specifies the initial counter values.

       --links=[ key optional-url title ]
           specifies links to be included in the navigation object. Since at least two values are
           needed in the links (key and title, with an optional URL), the values are grouped in
           square brackets on the command-line ([ ]).

       --bad-filename-chars=string
           specifies all characters that should not be allowed in a filename. These characters
           will be replaced by the value in --bad-filename-chars-sub.

       --bad-filename-chars-sub=string
           specifies a string to use in place of invalid filename characters (specified by the
           --bad-chars-sub option).

       --dir=directory, -d directory
           specifies a directory name to use as the output directory.

       --escape-high-chars
           some output types allow you to represent characters that are greater than 7-bits with
           an alternate representation to alleviate the issue of file encoding. This option
           indicates that these alternate representations should be used.

       --filename=string
           specifies the templates to use for generating filenames. The filename template is a
           list of space separated names. Each name in the list is returned once.

       --input-encoding=string
           specifies which encoding the LaTeX source file is in.

       --output-encoding=string
           specifies which encoding the output files should use. Note: This depends on the output
           format as well. While HTML and XML use encodings, a binary format like MS Word, would
           not.

       --split-level=integer
           specifies the highest section level that generates a new file. Each section in a LaTeX
           document has a number associated with its hierarchical level. These levels are -2 for
           the document, -1 for parts, 0 for chapters, 1 for sections, 2 for subsections, 3 for
           subsubsections, 4 for paragraphs, and 5 for subparagraphs. A new file will be
           generated for every section in the hierarchy with a value less than or equal to the
           value of this option. This means that for the value of 2, files will be generated for
           the document, parts, chapters, sections, and subsections.

       --image-base-url=url
           specifies a base URL to prepend to the path of all images.

       --image-compiler=program
           specifies which program to use to compile the images LaTeX document.

       --enable-images, --disable-images
           indicates whether or not images should be generated.

       --enable-image-cache --disable-image-cache
           indicates whether or not images should use a cache between runs.

       --imager=program
           specifies which converter will be used to take the output from the LaTeX compiler and
           convert it to images. You can specify a space delimited list of names as well. If a
           list of names is specified, each one is verified in order to see if it works on the
           current machine. The first one that succeeds is used.

           You can use the value of “none” to turn the imager off.

       --image-filenames=filename-template
           specifies the image naming template to use to generate filenames. This template is the
           same as the templates used by the --filename option

       --vector-imager=program
           specifies which converter will be used to take the output from the LaTeX compiler and
           convert it to vector images. You can specify a space delimited list of names as well.
           If a list of names is specified, each one is verified in order to see if it works on
           the current machine. The first one that succeeds is used.

           You can use the value of “none” to turn the vector imager off.

AUTHOR

       Carl Fürstenberg
           This manual page was written for the Debian(TM) system (but may be used by others), it
           borrows heavily on the documentation shipped with the plastex source package.
           Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms
           of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free
           Software Foundation.

               On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be
               found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2007 Carl Fürstenberg