Latex Template and YAML

Question

I am currently working on a LATEX template to convert markdown/yaml documents into pdf resume through Latex and pandoc, via xetex. However the bold and emphasis commands are not translating through to pdf. An example script within the latex template (template.tex) is:

$if(education)$
\section*{Education}
\noindent
 $for(education)$
\note{$education.year$}\textbf{$education.subject$}$if(education.degree)$,$education.degree$$endif$\\
\emph{$education.institute$}$if(education.city)$, $education.city$$endif$\\[.2cm]
$endfor$
$endif$

The YAML source is:

education:
- year: 1867
  subject: Philology
  institute: Leipzig Universität
  city: Leipzig
- year: 1864
  subject: Abitur
  institute: Schulpforta
  city: Naumburg

However within the output pdf no text is bold or italic.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Answer 1

If you haven a file input.md

---
education:
- year: 1867
  subject: Philology
  institute: Leipzig Universität
  city: Leipzig
- year: 1864
  subject: Abitur
  institute: Schulpforta
  city: Naumburg
---

and a template file template.latex

$if(education)$
\section*{Education}
\noindent
  $for(education)$
  \note{$education.year$}\textbf{$education.subject$}$if(education.degree)$,$education.degree$$endif$\\
    \emph{$education.institute$}$if(education.city)$, $education.city$$endif$\\[.2cm]
  $endfor$
$endif$

and you call pandoc like this

pandoc input.md --template template.latex --to latex

then the output will look like this

\section*{Education}
\noindent
    \note{1867}\textbf{Philology}\\
    \emph{Leipzig Universität}, Leipzig\\[.2cm]
    \note{1864}\textbf{Abitur}\\
    \emph{Schulpforta}, Naumburg\\[.2cm]

You can see \emph and \textbf are there