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-How about a plugin adding a [[preprocessor_directive|preprocessordirective]] to render some given LaTeX as a PNG via [[debpkg dvipng]] and include the resulting image in the page?  Useful for mathematics, as well as for fun stuff like the LaTeX version of the ikiwiki [[logo]].
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+How about a plugin adding a
+[[preprocessor_directive|preprocessordirective]] to render some given LaTeX
+and include it in the page?  This could either render the LaTeX as a PNG via
+[[debpkg dvipng]] and include the resulting image in the page, or perhaps
+render via [HeVeA](http://pauillac.inria.fr/~maranget/hevea/index.html) or
+similar. Useful for mathematics, as well as for stuff like the LaTeX version
+of the ikiwiki [[/logo]].
+
+----
+
+Conversely, how about adding a plugin to support exporting to LaTeX?
+
+>> I did some tests with using Markdown and a customized HTML::Latex and html2latex
+>> and it appears it will work for me now. (I hope to use ikiwiki for many
+>> to collaborate on a printed book that will be generated at least once per day in PDF format.)
+>>
+>> --JeremyReed
+
+>>> Have a look at [pandoc](http://code.google.com/p/pandoc/).  It can make PDFs via pdflatex. --[[roktas]]
+
+[[tag soc]]