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authorNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900
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+This is a first attempt at an RTF to TeX converter. The parts that
+handle fonts and such like seem to work pretty well, although they
+could be improved, but the table handling is a problem. I had a good
+deal of trouble trying to figure out what particular rtf control codes
+were supposed to do; this makes it hard to convert them into TeX.
+
+I have tried to produce good TeX, but this is not easy due to the
+sloppy way that many RTF writers generate redundant font and other
+changes.
+
+Many things are not handled at all, more due to my lacking motivation
+than to their intrinsic difficulty. For example, I don't support
+double columns, but it would be easy enough to do (I'd generate a
+control sequence to do it, and add the TeX code required to the
+TeX_defs file. I even have the TeX somewhere...).
+
+You will probably usually want to use the -i flag to include some
+needed TeX definitions:
+ rtf2TeX -i TeX_defs.tex file.rtf > file.tex
+I am interested in opinions on whether this is a good way to do things,
+as well as enhancements to the TeX macros.
+
+I would be interested in seeing bug reports, and (especially) patches
+and enhancements. I don't envisage being able to spend much more time
+on this project, but I will be able to maintain a version as it improves
+under the efforts of the internet.
+
+ Robert Lupton
+
+ rhl@astro.princeton.edu
+
+