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 Built into XMLmind XML Editor is the functionality to export the TEI-XML file as LaTeX files. When in "​Publication"​ mode, the button "​PDF/​LaTeX"​ provides a series of commands to generate and interact with the LaTeX files. Built into XMLmind XML Editor is the functionality to export the TEI-XML file as LaTeX files. When in "​Publication"​ mode, the button "​PDF/​LaTeX"​ provides a series of commands to generate and interact with the LaTeX files.
  
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 ===== Explanation of commands ===== ===== Explanation of commands =====
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   * **Open main TeX document**: Opens the main LaTeX file in the default TeX editor.   * **Open main TeX document**: Opens the main LaTeX file in the default TeX editor.
  
 +===== Export parameters =====
 +Each publication requires different parameters, concerning e.g. the list of contributors (or none at all) or the frontmatter. When selecting **Export to EOATeX**, a window pops up, that, after having been expanded, shows the different settings.
  
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 +Click on the blue arrow next to "​Document conversion parameters"​ to change the parameters:
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 +The following parameters are available:  ​
 +  * **contributors**:​ Should a list of contributors be created? (default value ''​false''​)
 +  * **contributorsmanual**:​ Has the list of contributors been edited manually and should this be included? (default value ''​false''​)
 +  * **directory**:​ The output directory. This value should not be altered. (default value ''​%p''​)
 +  * **extranewpage**:​ Should an extra blank page be inserted after the frontmatter?​ (default value ''​false''​)
 +  * **indentafterfloats**:​ Should the paragraph after a float object be indented? (default value ''​false''​)
 +  * **frontmatter**:​ Should the frontmatter be created using the data from the TEI header? (default value ''​true''​)
 +  * **frontmattermanual**:​ Has the frontmatter been edited manually and should this version be included? (default value ''​false''​)
 +  * **hyphenation**:​ Was a hyphenation file created and should it be included? (default value ''​false''​)
 +  * **manualpreambel**:​ Is a preambel file present? This value should not be altered. (default value ''​true''​)
 +  * **strictfloats**:​ Should the placement of floats (figures, tables) be as close to the place they are inserted in the text? (default value ''​true''​)
 +  * **verbosity**:​ How detailed should the output be while running the conversion. This value should not be altered. (default value ''​0''​)
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 +==== Loading and saving parameters ====
 +**NB** XXE remembers the parameter settings. If you are working on more than one project at a time and change from one project to another, click on ''​Reset''​ to remove all previous settings.
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 +The settings for one project can be stored in a configuration file. The file is called ''​exporteoatex.transformParameters.xml''​ and if one exists in the current project, it should be loaded by clicking the ''​Load''​ button. If you have worked on another project before, select ''​Reset''​ before loading the  configuration file.
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 +==== Changing parameters ====
 +In order to change a value, select it from the list and click he ''​Add''​ button. A menu will let you enter a new value. At present, all the parameters can be set either to ''​true''​ or to ''​false''​. Select ''​OK''​.
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 +In the list of parameters, the changed value will be highlighted. It now supersedes the default value.
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 +The new settings can be saved as a file and loaded again.
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