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diff --git a/MANUAL.txt b/MANUAL.txt index 19e1764a1..78bd057ed 100644 --- a/MANUAL.txt +++ b/MANUAL.txt @@ -3195,18 +3195,22 @@ LaTeX macros #### Extension: `latex_macros` #### -For output formats other than LaTeX, pandoc will parse LaTeX `\newcommand` and -`\renewcommand` definitions and apply the resulting macros to all LaTeX -math. So, for example, the following will work in all output formats, -not just LaTeX: +For output formats other than LaTeX, pandoc will parse LaTeX +macro definitions and apply the resulting macros to all LaTeX +math and raw LaTeX. So, for example, the following will work in +all output formats, not just LaTeX: \newcommand{\tuple}[1]{\langle #1 \rangle} $\tuple{a, b, c}$ -In LaTeX output, the `\newcommand` definition will simply be passed -unchanged to the output. +In LaTeX output, the macro definitions will not be passed +through as raw LaTeX. +When `latex_macros` is disabled, the macro definitions will +be passed through as raw LaTeX, and the raw LaTeX and math will +not have macros applied. This is usually a better approach when +you are targeting LaTeX or PDF. Links ----- |