[IPython-dev] newcommand in Markdown cells and nbconver

[Matthias Bussonnier]

You can use a raw cell that will be passed untouched by nbconvert to tex. The ability to exclude can be done using custom templates and preprocessor right now, but is still a little involved.

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> Le 30 oct. 2013 à 05:12, Darlan Cavalcante Moreira <darcamo at gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
> 
> Hi list,
> 
> I wonder what is the best way to define newcommand in an IPython
> notebook. The documentation says I should define them between dollar
> signs, such as
> $\newcommand{\Mt}[1]{\mathbf{#1}}$.
> 
> This is required so that they are interpreted by mathjax, which works as
> expected in the notebook. However, when converting the notebook with
> nbconvert to latex this is passed unchanged and latex won't compile the
> generated tex.
> 
> Is there a better way for this?
> 
> In my use case, I have a single cell with many newcommands. It would
> work for me if this cell could be ignored by nbconvert. Even better if
> nbconvert could add a package such as \usepackage{mymathdefinitions},
> since all these commands are in a mymathdefinitions.sty file in the same
> folder.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Darlan
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