At the end of this message is a trivial latex file. It contains three display formulas, all essentially the same, except for the specific way the absolute value is designated: once simply using |...|, once using \left|...\right|, and once using \bigl|...\bigr|.
The file compiles without problem under pdflatex. I also compiles under latex2html and images are generated for all three formulas. However, the last one (and only the last one) shows up on a gray background. Adding a \usepackage{amsmath} to the preamble makes this problem go away, and all generated images are now on white (transparent) background. I wonder why this is? I could understand that something would fail entirely to compile if a required package (such as amsmat) was not loaded - but everything compiles fine, no matter whether amsmath is loaded or not. But why would the absence of a required package change the background color for a formula image, which is otherwise generated correctly? Best regards, Ph. >>> File starts below >>> \documentclass{article} \usepackage{html} \begin{document} Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Sed interdum. Morbi tu rpis. Aenean a massa ac velit laoreet \[ | 1 + 2 | \] eleifend. Curabitur velit. Cras justo libe ro, porttitor ac, sodales eu, pharetra eget, felis. Nunc eu tortor. Aenean vulpu tate orci at \[ \left| 3 + 4 \right| \] sapien. Etiam tortor lectus, viverra sed, pellentesque vel, vestibu lum non, sem. Sed vitae metus id sem scelerisque posuere. Sed ornare, \[ \bigl| 2 + ( 3 + 4 ) + 5 \bigr| \] pede et se mper feugiat, massa leo tempus wisi, in auctor enim orci ac orci. Suspendisse po tenti. Ut pulvinar tempor lectus. Pellentesque \end{document} _______________________________________________ latex2html mailing list latex2html@tug.org http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/latex2html