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rtf2latex2e

The contents of this page are excerpts from the rtf2latex2e homepage.

rtf2latex2e is a utility to convert RTF files from popular word processors to the LaTeX2e format for those who give a damn about quality typesetting. rtf2latex2e uses the RTF reader package by Paul DuBois to parse the RTF code and generates an appropriate LaTeX file.

rtf2latex2e was written on the Macintosh and ported to most major platforms including Linux, Solaris, and Win95/NT. Building a real Mac application while still maintaining cross-platform compatibility was made possible by the DropUNIX application framework. rtf2latex2e is distributed along with the source code under the GNU General Public License.

The main features of rtf2latex2e are:

• detects text style: bold, italic, color, big, small,...
• reads embedded figures: PICT, WMF, PNG, JPEG,...
• reads tables: simple to semi-complex
• equations: reads out Equation Editor equations as pictures
• symbols: converts most greek and math symbols
• reads footnotes (not in tables yet)

The latest version of rtf2latex2e can be found here.

(c) Ujwal Satham 1999