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

[Jim Busser]

On 2011-08-17, at 4:01 AM, Karsten Hilbert wrote:

>>> One would need to see the template before replacement, the
>>> instance after replacement, and the LaTeX log.
>> 
>> The first was from Rogerio's referral template, using the list type
>> "description" which seems best suited to where there are two components 
>> returned.
>> 
>> The second was from the template medslist.tex (Current medication list
>> (GNUmed default)).
>> 
>> Did you want me to generate both a PDF and a pdflatex log of the second,
>> and post them?
> 
> One would need the replaced .tex file and the pdflatex log plus
> information on which template was used (and in case of modifications
> the template itself).
> 
> Ideally, the corresponding gnumed log may give some information about
> placeholder replacement as well.
> 
> Karsten

ok…

By escaping the % which was in the .tex template and so-converting this…

        $<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 > $ 

to this…

        $<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 > $ 

I was able to make latex happy, but the \% impedes GNUmed from processing the 
variables and as a result no substitution ensues. The instance contains 
verbatim the line above

        $<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 > $ 

and the result in the pdf is a nice-looking but useless table -- see 
screenshot. 



-- Jim