[l2h] Subscripts without math mode?

[Ross Moore]

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> Molly Weems wrote:
> 
> > Is there any way to get latex2html to *not* go into math mode when
> > it encounters a superscript or subscript? I have a series of documents
> > that are liberally sprinkled with simple subscripts like C_b or L_wl.
> > Unfortunately, latex2html converts every one of these into an image.
> > This means that the conversion takes a long time, the number of image 
> > files is huge, the resulting HTML is unsearchable, and the display is 
> > ugly.
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> 
> Ross will probably jump in with the exact answer and details,
> but I'll try to point you in the right direction.
> 
> Since LaTeX, itself, always goes into math mode for sub/superscripts,
> you're kinda stuck there.  But what you really want is to use
> <sub>..</sub> <sup>..</sup>
> 
> There are a set of options that configure l2h to do as much math
> in html as it can, rather than use images for all math.
> 
> I've forgotten the options, but it involves the selection of the
> type of html, something like "html4,math" or something...
> You'll find it in the manual, once you ask the `right question' :>

    latex2html -nomath -html_version 3.2,math   yourfile.tex
or
    latex2html -nomath -html_version 4.0,math   yourfile.tex

will cause extensive parsing of math-mode (i.e. the contents of
$...$ and other math environments) --- due to the 'math' extension;
but avoid using <MATH..> tags  ---- due to the  -nomath  switch
or images when there is a reasonable alternative in pure HTML.

So if your mathematics isn't really mathematics at all, but
just subscripts (e.g. chemical symbols) then there can be
no images at all. You'll have complete consistency.


Hope this helps,

	Ross Moore
 
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