[l2h] best way to handle \htmladdnormallink with underscore names ?

[Ross Moore]

Hi Nasser,

On 09/02/2012, at 11:30 AM, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:

> On 2/8/2012 1:09 PM, Ross Moore wrote:
>> Hello Nasser,
>> 
>> On 09/02/2012, at 12:14 AM, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:
>> 
>>> this is on linux and using l2h : 2008 (1.71)
>>> 
>>> when I write
>>> 
>>> \htmladdnormallink{a_b_c_d_e.m}{a_b_c_d_e.m}
>>> 
>>> I get error about missing $ becuase it think it is math.
>> And so it is, in the LaTeX part.
>> 
>> Why not use \htmlurl  or  \url ?
>> These just take a single argument.
>> 
> 
> Thanks Ross for the answer.
> 
> Actually this whole url business with l2h is confusing to me,
> I need to try to find one canonical setup for it and use it.
> 
> Here is why, If I just do
> 
> \documentclass[12pt]{article}
> \usepackage{html}
> \begin{document}
> \url{a_b.c}
> \end{document}
> 
> I get the same message about missing $. I click 'q' and
> let it go on, then look at the html output and the links are
> there OK.
> 
> If I add hyperref
> 
> \documentclass[12pt]{article}
> \usepackage{html}
> \usepackage{hyperref}


Try swapping the loading order:

\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{html}


html.sty  has coding that adjusts to what  hyperref
has already setup.


> \begin{document}
> \url{a_b.c}
> \end{document}
> 
> then I DO not get error about $ but l2h says:
> 
> *********** WARNINGS ***********
> No implementation found for style `hyperref'
> 
> I also know that \href{}{} gave me problems before, I do not know
> what those were, but in my notes, I said not to use it.
> 
> So that is why I was using  \htmladdnormallink all the time, since
> at least it was working except for this issue.
> 
> But I like \url more, so I am just ignoring the error about
> No implementation found, since it seems to work any way and
> I do not get the error about the missing $.
> 
>> You are loading  \usepackage{html}  as advised for
>> all LaTeX2HTML jobs?
>> 
> 
> yes ofocurse, it is the first thing I listed on my l2h setup page:
> 
> http://12000.org/my_notes/l2hwin/index.htm#SECTION00033000000000000000
> 
> regards,
> --Nasser



Cheers,

	Ross

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ross Moore                                       ross.moore at mq.edu.au 
Mathematics Department                           office: E7A-419      
Macquarie University                             tel: +61 (0)2 9850 8955
Sydney, Australia  2109                          fax: +61 (0)2 9850 8114
------------------------------------------------------------------------