latex_macros not working with raw latex

latex_macros not working with raw latex

[jcr]

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The documentation for the `latex_macros` extension says, "When this 
extension is enabled, pandoc will parse LaTeX macro definitions and apply 
the resulting macros to all LaTeX math and raw LaTeX." This works for me in 
math, but not in raw LaTeX, which I would rather use. With `test.md` 
containing the following:
```
\newcommand{\test}{test}

- This is a $\test$.
- This is a \test
- This is a `\test`{=latex}.
```

I get this output from `pandoc test.md -t plain`:
```
-   This is a test.
-   This is a
-   This is a .
```

I'm using pandoc 2.17.1.1

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Re: latex_macros not working with raw latex

[jcr]

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After further investigation, I understand better what the documentation 
means. The macros do work in raw LaTeX, but after replacement, the result 
is still raw LaTeX, and so does not appear in the `plain` output. Math 
works because the math is converted to plain text. In an old thread 
<https://groups.google.com/g/pandoc-discuss/c/DMAa5C3PJ8A/m/EASRpU0PAQAJ>, 
I found a filter that will do what I want: it uses `pandoc.read` to convert 
the raw inlines. However, it still seems that there's a problem: it doesn't 
work with an explicit raw span. With the above `test.md` and the filter, I 
get this output:

```
-   This is a test.
-   This is a test
-   This is a .
```

Why isn't the macro applied inside `\test`{=latex}?

On Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 4:51:50 PM UTC+1 jcr wrote:

> The documentation for the `latex_macros` extension says, "When this 
> extension is enabled, pandoc will parse LaTeX macro definitions and apply 
> the resulting macros to all LaTeX math and raw LaTeX." This works for me in 
> math, but not in raw LaTeX, which I would rather use. With `test.md` 
> containing the following:
> ```
> \newcommand{\test}{test}
>
> - This is a $\test$.
> - This is a \test
> - This is a `\test`{=latex}.
> ```
>
> I get this output from `pandoc test.md -t plain`:
> ```
> -   This is a test.
> -   This is a
> -   This is a .
> ```
>
> I'm using pandoc 2.17.1.1
>

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