a markup converter which can output LaTeX and can parse a subset of LaTeX. Questions about pandoc itself are not on-topic for this site; questions about using it to produce LaTeX are on-topic.
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Latex to HTML using Pandoc
I have a bunch of tutorials I have written and they are written in Latex. Now I want to convert them to HTML and to Blogger also.
I heard about Pandoc and decided to try it. Below are my results :
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Converting RMarkdown to LaTeX without additional packages
I'm wanting to convert a markdown document into LaTeX for inclusion in my thesis. Unfortunately, the output of my command,
pandoc -f markdown -t latex --standalone msim-eg.md > msimeg.tex
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How to set a different directory in Pandoc
Someone suggested me to convert .tex files into Word documents via Pandoc.
However, I don't understand how to set a different directory for Pandoc to search the .tex file… And I cannot find the Pandoc ...
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Pandoc: How can I get numbered LaTeX equations to show up in both PDF and HTML output
To make a numbered equation in Pandoc, I defer to using pure LaTeX:
\begin{equation}
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
\end{equation}
In PDF form, it gives a nice numbered equation, however, this equation doesn't ...
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How to convert a scientific manuscript from LateX to Word using Pandoc?
I have a typical scientific manuscript in a LaTeX .tex file, and I need to convert it to MS Word .doc file. The reason for having to convert to MS Word is I'm submitting the manuscript to an academic ...
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Pandoc performs very slowly when referencing large biblatex file [closed]
Whenever I have a pandoc markdown file that I am converting to PDF or HTML, and it contains a reference to a large biblatex file (> 100 KB) for citations, the performance is incredibly slow. I end up ...
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Convert Markdown + Embedded Latex to PDf and Doc
I would like to convert math.stackexchange style plain text markdown with embedded latex equations to PDF and Doc formats. I've tried using pandoc, but keep getting bad PDF's.
For example, if I type ...
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How do I set variables in latex template used for pandoc markdown to pdf conversion [closed]
I'm sorry if this is a bit of a pandoc question, but I'm hoping you tex users have some familiarity with latex templates within pandoc. I'm very new at this, but am excited to get a good work flow ...
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Latex Figures appear before text in pandoc markdown
I am using pandoc to convert markdown to pdf, but I need to place some figures with more formating than the

so I use something like this:
# Document with figures
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Maximum image size [closed]
Using pandoc (with xelatex) to parse markdown content including images, sometimes I get the following error:
Error producing PDF from TeX source.
! Dimension too large.
What is the maximum size ...
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Gobbling an argument if it starts with #
My problem comes from pandoc and markdown, but it is not directly related with these tools, but instead with "customizing" the resulting pdf via some tex macro programming, so I think it is on topic.
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UTF-8 characters not displayed with xelatex (pandoc)
I'm using XeLaTeX with pandoc to generate PDFs from markdown files: but the "⇒" character (UTF8) does not get correctly generated (it's not show in the output file). Is it possible to get the "⇒" ...
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Pandoc and docx (Word for Mac 2011) [closed]
I'm trying to use Pandoc to convert Markdown with LaTeX math in it ($\alpha$, etc) into Word docx, but every equation I enter comes out broken in the resulting docx file. I even tried using the ...
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Macron in pandoc markdown. (Mh\={a}v\={\i}ra) [closed]
I'm using pandoc markdown to generate PDF, and I cannot get it to accept my special characters.
For example, I want to include Mah\={a}v\={\i}ra in my document to place macrons over the appropriate ...
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How to interpret message “Invalid UTF-8 stream” when trying to convert a tex-file to a rtf-file using pandoc?
I want to convert a .tex file into something that is possible to open in MS Word (.doc, .docx, .rtf, ...) by means of the pandoc command line software. A minimum .tex file is attached below. I use ...
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Is reStructuredText compatible with the memoir class?
While I'm fine with writing "real" documents in full-blown LaTeX, I often switch to reStructuredText as a lightweight markup language for simplish documents (like meeting notes and stuff). I was ...
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Recommended workflow? LaTeX -> ePub with math viewable on iPad
This started as a comment in an older thread, but I thought I repost it here as a question to the forum...
I'm looking for a workflow that will take me efficiently and reliably from existing LaTeX ...
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Using \lstinline inside a \item
I know about the fragility of verbatim-like commands, and that they should not be used as an argument of another macro, but a need to write a description environment in which the terms to be defined ...
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Stop listings going over page breaks
I am using Pandoc to generate Tex from Markdown. It automatically generates listings when it comes across the appropriate Markdown (code indented four spaces). It then uses the listings package to ...
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Using markdown/restructuredtext to produce a letter
For simple documents, I like to use markdown/restructuredtext and convert it to LaTeX using pandoc (and LaTeX includes). For documents such as articles, leaflets, etc., it's quite easy. However, I ...
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Deeper levels of (sub)sections
I use pandoc to create latex and PDF from Markdown. Markdown, being designed for HTML, allows 6 levels of headers H1...H6. But when converting to PDF, via tex, I get only three levels: 1 (\section), ...
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Resize all images in Latex to a percentage width
I am auto-generating multiple tex files using pandoc (one tex file for each of my chapters). Pandoc generates this tex code for each image.
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering
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Can an 'Abstract' parameter be passed to pandoc to create a latex file? [closed]
Similar to $title$, $author$, and $date$, is there an $abstract$ parameter that one can pass to a latex file from the title block? Example:
\begin{abstract}
$abstract$
\end{abstract}
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More generic live preview editor? (can support pandoc and/or custom scripts) [closed]
I'm a fan of using things like pandoc, GPP and Rake to make my source files to look cleaner, be human readable, simplify my workflow and get some level of style/semantics separation (especially for ...
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Fun unicode characters with pandoc
Silly question: I want to use a heart (♥) character in my presentation.
I'm already using xelatex as engine so it doesn't complain for the character itself but it doesn't render it. Just a blank ...
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redefine \includegraphics for beamer
I'm using Pandoc to convert from markdown to LaTeX or Beamer.
The LaTeX template of Pandoc has nice command so that images are resized to fit the text width but the Beamer output is not.
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Hanging indents in bibliography
I can't imagine this isn't covered elsewhere, but for the life of my I can't find it. (Forgive me, I'm very new to LaTeX.)
I'm running pandoc to generate PDFs based on a markdown document, but right ...
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How to fix kerning of comma/colon after quotes?
How to fix kerning of comma/colon after quotes?
Hello, I’m a relative newbie in latex and am trying to reduce the space between closing quotes and colon/comma, but by a general way in the preamble, ...
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How to change emphasis commands in pandoc's LaTeX template?
I want to change the default strong emphasis command in the conversion from pandoc's markdown to LaTeX, say, from \textbf to \textsc. Since running pandoc in the source file prints into the .tex file ...
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Pandoc - Convert XeTeX to HTML
I posted the question here How to Convert XeTeX to Html
However I tried something different so decided to ask the issues with the results as a new question.
So far my XeTeX file is nicely getting ...
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Renew section command to wrap whole section in an environment
I am trying to write a beamer template for pandoc. For that I need to convert
\section{Text 1}
Some text.
to
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Text 1}
Some text.
\end{frame}
Is there a way to do this ...

