Re: [Gnumed-bugs] Problem with % in latex placeholders?

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 01:44:22PM +0200, Karsten Hilbert wrote:

> > > This is all backwards. The real question is why GNUmed
> > > apparently does not replace the placeholder as intended. If
> > > that happened as intended LaTeX would never see the %.
> 
> Once I looked at the instance file I spotted the problem:
> 
> >>> $<current_meds::\%(brand)s \%(preparation)s & \%(strength)s & 
> >>> \%(schedule)s & {\footnotesize \%(aim)s} \tabularnewline {\footnotesize 
> >>> (\%(substance)s)} & \multicolumn{3}{l}{{\footnotesize \%(notes)s}} \vline 
> >>> \tabularnewline \hline > $ 
> 
> There's a stray space between ">" and "$" hence the intended
> placeholder does not conform to the required layout.

The crucial hint, btw, was given by LaTeX within the log thereof:

        ! Missing $ inserted.
        <inserted text> 
                        $
        l.71 \nopagebreak <-- Current_
                                      meds --> \\
        I've inserted a begin-math/end-math symbol since I think
        you left one out. Proceed, with fingers crossed.

LaTeX did not even worry about the %'s it would not have
liked - it detected a $ which should not have been there --
because GNUmed did not replace -- because the intended
placeholder did not conform to the required layout.

Karsten
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