# ipe::Latex Class Reference

Object that converts latex source to PDF format. More...

`#include <ipelatex.h>`

List of all members.

## Classes

- struct SText

## Public Member Functions

- Latex (const Cascade *sheet)
- ~Latex ()
- int scanObject (const Object *obj)
- int scanPage (Page *page)
- int createLatexSource (Stream &stream, String preamble)
- bool readPdf (DataSource &source)
- bool updateTextObjects ()
- FontPool * takeFontPool ()

## Friends

- class ipe::TextCollectingVisitor

## Detailed Description

Object that converts latex source to PDF format.

This object is responsible for creating the PDF representation of text objects.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Latex::Latex | ( | const Cascade * | sheet | ) |

Create a converter object.

Latex::~Latex | ( |  | ) |

Destructor.

## Member Function Documentation

int Latex::scanObject | ( | const Object * | obj | ) |

Scan an object and insert all text objects into Latex's list. Returns total number of text objects found so far.

int Latex::scanPage | ( | Page * | page | ) |

Scan a page and insert all text objects into Latex's list. Returns total number of text objects found so far.

int Latex::createLatexSource | ( | Stream & | stream,
|  | String | preamble
| ) |  |

Create a Latex source file with all the text objects collected before. The client should have prepared a directory for the Pdflatex run, and pass the name of the Latex source file to be written by Latex.

Returns the number of text objects that did not yet have an XForm, or a negative error code.

bool Latex::readPdf | ( | DataSource & | source | ) |

Read the PDF file created by Pdflatex.

Must have performed the call to Pdflatex, and pass the name of the resulting output file.

bool Latex::updateTextObjects | ( |  | ) |

Notify all text objects about their updated PDF code.

Returns true if successful.

FontPool * Latex::takeFontPool | ( |  | ) |

Return the newly created font pool and pass ownership of pool to caller.

## Friends And Related Function Documentation

friend class ipe::TextCollectingVisitor`[friend]`

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

- ipelatex.h
- ipelatex.cpp