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authorJohn MacFarlane <jgm@berkeley.edu>2018-01-14 16:05:13 -0800
committerJohn MacFarlane <jgm@berkeley.edu>2018-01-14 16:05:13 -0800
commit9184e1a55b60d3044e19c3a7896e55ba629219ea (patch)
treebd9f32619b62ea4161df4d0bd067d7e5eed41b69
parent615a99c2c20782daae5de38854025e2d40d85f29 (diff)
Clarified `latex_macros` extension.
-rw-r--r--MANUAL.txt11
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/MANUAL.txt b/MANUAL.txt
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+++ b/MANUAL.txt
@@ -3388,14 +3388,17 @@ all output formats, not just LaTeX:
$\tuple{a, b, c}$
-In LaTeX output, the macro definitions will not be passed
-through as raw LaTeX.
+Note that LaTeX macros will not be applied if they occur
+inside inside a raw span or block marked with the
+[`raw_attribute` extension](#extension-raw_attribute).
-When `latex_macros` is disabled, the macro definitions will
-be passed through as raw LaTeX, and the raw LaTeX and math will
+When `latex_macros` is disabled, the raw LaTeX and math will
not have macros applied. This is usually a better approach when
you are targeting LaTeX or PDF.
+Whether or not `latex_macros` is enabled, the macro definitions
+will still be passed through as raw LaTeX.
+
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