[Tex/LaTex] Compilation error with tex4ht when using the authblk package

authblktex4ht

The following example, taken from Adding more than one author with different affiliation and saved as example.tex, compiles well with pdflatex example.tex.

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{authblk}

\title{More than one Author with different Affiliations}
\author[1]{Author A\thanks{A.A@university.edu}}
\author[1]{Author B\thanks{B.B@university.edu}}
\author[1]{Author C\thanks{C.C@university.edu}}
\author[2]{Author D\thanks{D.D@university.edu}}
\author[2]{Author E\thanks{E.E@university.edu}}
\affil[1]{Department of Computer Science, \LaTeX\ University}
\affil[2]{Department of Mechanical Engineering, \LaTeX\ University}

\renewcommand\Authands{ and }

\begin{document}
  \maketitle
\end{document}

But with mk4ht oolatex example.tex I get three times the error message "! Illegal parameter number in definition of \@author." and not the desired output file.

Best Answer

authblk redefines standard LaTeX commands, such as \maketitle and \author. As these commands are redefined by tex4ht as well, it is not surprise that they clash each other. The fix is easy in this case. Save the following code as authblk.4ht:

\def\maketitle{\bgroup%
  \AB@maketitle%
\egroup}

\endinput

This fixes \maketitle definition provided by authblk and your can be compiled without errors.

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It means that \theHchapter in undefined when tex4ht is running and appendix.sty tries to redefine it. Quick fix is to provide appendix.4ht file, where \theHchapter is defined:

\ifdefined\theHchapter\else\newcommand\theHchapter{\Alph{chapter}}\fi
\ifdefined\theHsection\else\newcommand\theHsection{\Alph{section}}\fi

\ifdefined is used to prevent defining of the commands if they are already defined. Also \theHsection is defined as it would probably also raise issues.

We can also provide some redefinitions for providing configurable hooks, so final version of appendix.4ht is:

\def\@blockelement#1{% for handling paragraphs in block level elements
    \ifvmode\IgnorePar\fi\EndP\HCode{#1}
}
\NewConfigure{appendixpage}{2}

\Configure{appendixpage}{\@blockelement{<h2 class="appendixpage">}}{\HCode{</h2>}\par}
\renewcommand{\@chap@pppage}{%
    \a:appendixpage
    \appendixpagename
    \b:appendixpage
    \if@dotoc@pp
    \addappheadtotoc
    \fi
}

\renewcommand{\@sec@pppage}{%
    \a:appendixpage
    \appendixpagename
    \b:appendixpage
  \if@dotoc@pp
    \addappheadtotoc
  \fi
  \nobreak
  \@afterheading
}

\ConfigureEnv{appendices}{\@blockelement{<div class="appendices">}}{\@blockelement{</div>}}{}{}
\ifdefined\theHchapter\else\newcommand\theHchapter{\Alph{chapter}}\fi
\ifdefined\theHsection\else\newcommand\theHsection{\Alph{section}}\fi

Generated code:

 <div class="appendices">
    <h2 class="appendixpage">Appendices</h2><!--l. 9-->
    <p class="indent"><a id="likesection.1" name="likesection.1"></a><a id="Q1-1-3" name="Q1-1-3"></a></p>
    <h2 class="chapterHead"><span class="titlemark">Chapter&nbsp;A</span><br />
    <a id="x1-3000A" name="x1-3000A"></a>some chapter</h2><!--l. 11-->
    <p class="noindent">some text again</p>
  </div>

Edit: Version which prints Appendices as \section* or \chapter*

\def\@blockelement#1{% for handling paragraphs in block level elements
    \ifvmode\IgnorePar\fi\EndP\HCode{#1}
}
\renewcommand{\@chap@pppage}{%
    \chapter*{\appendixpagename}
}

\renewcommand{\@sec@pppage}{%
    \section*{\appendixpagename}
    \nobreak
    \@afterheading
}

\ConfigureEnv{appendices}{\@blockelement{<div class="appendices">}}{\@blockelement{</div>}}{}{}
\ifdefined\theHchapter\else\newcommand\theHchapter{\Alph{chapter}}\fi
\ifdefined\theHsection\else\newcommand\theHsection{\Alph{section}}\fi

[Tex/LaTex] Custom footnotes in the authblk package

The new counter doesn't seem necessary, as you just use the current value of footnote; also \footnotemark should be protected in the \edef and \value{CoAuthor} should be \arabic{CoAuthor}, because \value{CoAuthor} doesn't expand to the number, but only to the internal name of the counter.

Actually, you don't need \edef at all.

Finally, \CoAuthorMark must be protected in \author.

\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}
\usepackage[affil-it]{authblk}

\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{blindtext}


\title{An efficient method for exploiting midichlorians in weak life-forms}

\author[1,2]{Darth Vader\footnote{Contributed equally.}}

% The order may be wrong on these next two:
\newcommand\CoAuthorMark{\footnotemark[\arabic{footnote}]} % get the current value
\author[2,3]{Darth Sidious\protect\CoAuthorMark
  \thanks{Electronic address: \texttt{palpatine@empire.gove}; Corresponding author}}

\affil[1]{%
  Office of the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces, 
  The Galactic Empire, The Bridge, Executor}
\affil[2]{%
  Order of the Sith Lords, LiMerge Power Building, The Works, Coruscant}
\affil[3]{%
  Office of the Emperor of the Galaxy, The Galactic Empire, 
  1000 Imperial Palace, 2 Main St. Coruscant}


\date{\today}

\begin{document}

\maketitle
\blindtext
\end{document}

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