JKQTMathText:

- BREAKING/REWORKED: The \\verb!...!-command now works the same as in LaTeX
  - NEW: added support for \\begin{verbatim}...\\end{verbatim}, \\begin{verbatim*}...\\end{verbatim*}

doc/dox/jkqtmathtext_supportedlatex.dox

@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@
     .
 
    
+    \section JKQTMathTextSuppoertedLaTeXVerbatim Verbatim Text
+    Sometimes it is necessary to typeset text withou interpreting it as LaTeX markup. These instructions are implemented for that:
+      - <code>\\verb!...!</code>: interpret enclosed text between \c ! as verbose. Instead of \ ! you can choose ANY character! \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_verb.png generated by <code>\\verb!\\LaTeX{} is not pares inside \\verb~..~! outside {\\backslash}verb</code>
+      - <code>\\begin{verbatim}...\\end{verbatim}</code>: interpret enclosed multi-line text as verbatim. \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_verbatim.png generated by <code>outside\\begin{verbatim}\ninside \\LaTeX verbatim\n  2nd verbaimline\n\t3rd line\n\\end{verbatim}</code>
+      - <code>\\begin{lstlisting}...\\end{lstlisting}</code>: actually menat for highlighted code, for now this is the same as \c \\begin{verbatim}...\\end{verbatim}. \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_lstlisting.png generated by <code>outside\\begin{lstlisting}\nint main() {\n  printf("Hello World\\n");\n}\n\\end{lstlisting}</code>
+      - <code>\\begin{verbatim*}...\\end{verbatim*}</code>: interpret enclosed multi-line text as verbatim. Print with visible whitespace and tab characters \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_verbatimast.png generated by <code>outside\\begin{verbatim*}\ninside \\LaTeX verbatim\n  2nd verbaimline\n\t3rd line\n\\end{verbatim*}</code>
+    .
+
     
     \section JKQTMathTextSuppoertedLaTeXSymbols Symbols and special characters
 
@@ -79,7 +87,6 @@
       - \c -- : draw an en-dash \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_endash.png
       - \c --- : draw an em-dash \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_emdash.png
       - <code>\\vec{x} \\dot{x} \\ddot{x} \\overline{x} \\underline{x} \\hat{x} \\tilde{x} \\uul{x} \\ool{x} \\bar{x} \\arrow{x} \\widehat{x} \\widetilde{x} ...</code>: Decorations over/under symbols \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_mathdeco.png
-      - <code>\\verb{don't parse this _aaa\\LaTeX} </code>: interpret enclosed text as verbose \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_verb.png
     .
 
     \section JKQTMathTextSuppoertedLaTeXTextAlignment Environments for Multi-line text

doc/dox/whatsnew.dox

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Changes, compared to  \ref page_whatsnew_V4_0_0 "v4.0.0" include:
     <li>IMPROVED/NEW/breaking: refactored LaTeX parser in JKQTMathText</li>
     <li>REMOVED/breaking: \c \\v[a-zA-Z] and shorthand for \c \\vec{a-zA-Z} was removed, implementation of \c \\bbR,\c \\bbC,... changed</li>
     <li>IMPROVED/REWORKED rendering of text in text- and math-mode. Now it is more consistent with the output of LaTeX itself</li>
+    <li>BREAKING/REWORKED: The \\verb!...!-command now works the same as in LaTeX</li>
     <li>NEW: now supports new decoration instructions: \c \\cancel, \c \\xcancel, \c \\bcancel, \c \\sout, \c \\ocirc, \c \\widetilde, \c \\widehat, \c \\breve</li>
     <li>NEW: reworked drawing of decorations: improved appearance and positioning!</li>
     <li>NEW: reworked code structure: broke up large, single CPP-files into several smaller files!</li>
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ Changes, compared to  \ref page_whatsnew_V4_0_0 "v4.0.0" include:
     <li>NEW: added support for -- and --- for en- and em-dashes</li>
     <li>NEW: added support for \c \\char"HEX , \c \\char'OCTAL and \c \\charDECIMAL for inserting any uicode character code</li>
     <li>NEW: added support for \\bigl,\\bigr,\\Bigr,... commands for fixed-size but enlarged paramtheses</li>
+    <li>NEW: added support for \\begin{verbatim}...\\end{verbatim}, \\begin{verbatim*}...\\end{verbatim*}</li>
   </ul></li>
 </ul>
 

examples/jkqtmathtext_test/testform.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "ui_testform.h"
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <sstream>
+#include "jkqtcommon/jkqtpstringtools.h"
 #include "jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtexttextnode.h"
 #include "jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextbracenode.h"
 #include "jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextdecoratednode.h"
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ TestForm::TestForm(QWidget *parent) :
     const auto mathDecoExample=[](const QString& deco)->QString { return "\\"+deco+"{x}\\"+deco+"{i}\\"+deco+"{X}\\"+deco+"{\\psi}\\"+deco+"{abc}"; };
     ui->cmbTestset->addItem("decoration: math", "$"+mathDecoExample("vec")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("grave")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("acute")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("dot")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("ddot")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("ocirc")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("overline")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("underline")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("hat")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("widehat")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("check")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("widecheck")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("breve")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("tilde")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("widetilde")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("uul")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("ool")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("bar")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("arrow")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("cancel")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("bcancel")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("xcancel")+" -- "+mathDecoExample("sout")+"$");
     ui->cmbTestset->addItem("decoration: text", "Text \\ul{underlined Text Equator} -- \\ol{overlined Text Equator} -- \\sout{striked out Text Equator} -- \\cancel{canceled out Text Equator} -- \\bcancel{b-canceled out Text Equator} -- \\xcancel{x-canceled out Text Equator}");
+    ui->cmbTestset->addItem("text: \\verb", "\\verb!\\LaTeX{} is not pares inside \\verb~..~! outside {\\backslash}verb");
+    ui->cmbTestset->addItem("text: \\begin{verbatim}", "outside\\begin{verbatim}\ninside \\LaTeX verbatim\n  2nd verbaimline\n\t3rd line\n\\end{verbatim}");
+    ui->cmbTestset->addItem("text: \\begin{verbatim*}", "outside\\begin{verbatim*}\ninside \\LaTeX verbatim\n  2nd verbaimline\n\t3rd line\n\\end{verbatim*}");
+    ui->cmbTestset->addItem("text: \\begin{lstlistings}", "outside\\begin{lstlisting}\nint main() {\n  printf(\"Hello World\\n\");\n}\n\\end{lstlisting}");
     ui->cmbTestset->addItem("text: flushleft", "\\begin{flushleft}text\\\\\\textbf{2^{nd} line of text}\\\\last \\textit{line!} $\\frac{1}{2}$\\end{flushleft}");
     ui->cmbTestset->addItem("text: flushright", "\\begin{flushright}text\\\\\\textbf{2^{nd} line of text}\\\\last \\textit{line!} $\\frac{1}{2}$\\end{flushright}");
     ui->cmbTestset->addItem("text: center", "\\begin{center}text\\\\\\textbf{2^{nd} line of text}\\\\last \\textit{line!} $\\frac{1}{2}$\\end{center}");
@@ -464,6 +469,7 @@ QTreeWidgetItem *TestForm::createTree(JKQTMathTextNode *node, QTreeWidgetItem* p
     JKQTMathTextMatrixNode* matrixN=dynamic_cast<JKQTMathTextMatrixNode*>(node);
     JKQTMathTextDecoratedNode* decoN=dynamic_cast<JKQTMathTextDecoratedNode*>(node);
     JKQTMathTextEmptyBoxNode* emptyN=dynamic_cast<JKQTMathTextEmptyBoxNode*>(node);
+    JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode* verbN=dynamic_cast<JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode*>(node);
 
     QTreeWidgetItem* ti=nullptr;
     if (parent) ti=new QTreeWidgetItem(parent);
@@ -523,6 +529,8 @@ QTreeWidgetItem *TestForm::createTree(JKQTMathTextNode *node, QTreeWidgetItem* p
         for (int i=0; i<list.size(); i++) {
             ti->addChild(createTree(list[i], ti));
         }
+    } else if (verbN)  {
+        name=QString("VerbatimTextNode (align=%1, spacingFactor=%2x, verticalOrientation=%3, text='%4')").arg(JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment2String(verbN->getAlignment())).arg(verbN->getLineSpacingFactor()).arg(JKQTMathTextVerticalOrientation2String(verbN->getVerticalOrientation())).arg(jkqtp_backslashEscape(verbN->getText()));
     } else if (symN)  {
         name=QString("SymbolNode: \'%1\' (subsuper=%3)").arg(symN->getSymbolName()).arg(symN->isSubSuperscriptAboveBelowNode());
     } else if (spN)  {

lib/jkqtcommon/jkqtpstringtools.cpp

@@ -864,3 +864,17 @@ std::string jkqtp_UnicodeToUTF8(uint32_t codepoint)
     }
     return out;
 }
+
+QString jkqtp_backslashEscape(const QString &txt)
+{
+    QString res;
+    for (const QChar c: txt) {
+        if (c=='\n') res+="\\n";
+        else if (c=='\r') res+="\\r";
+        else if (c=='\t') res+="\\t";
+        else if (c=='\\') res+="\\\\";
+        else if (c.unicode()<32) res+="\\x"+QString::number(c.unicode(), 16).toUpper();
+        else res+=c;
+    }
+    return res;
+}

lib/jkqtcommon/jkqtpstringtools.h

@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ JKQTCOMMON_LIB_EXPORT QString jkqtp_floattohtmlqstr(double data, int past_comma=
  */
 JKQTCOMMON_LIB_EXPORT std::string jkqtp_chartostr(char data);
 
+/** \brief replace all linebreaks by \c "\\n" , \c "\\r" ...
+ * \ingroup jkqtptools_string
+ */
+JKQTCOMMON_LIB_EXPORT QString jkqtp_backslashEscape(const QString& txt);
+
 
 /*! \brief convert a QList<QVariant> to a string
     \ingroup jkqtptools_string

lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.cpp

@@ -1344,9 +1344,9 @@ JKQTMathText::tokenType JKQTMathText::getToken() {
         }
         //std::cout<<"found instruction node '"<<currentTokenName.toStdString()<<"'\n";
         if (currentTokenName.size()==0) error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: parser encountered empty istruction").arg(currentTokenID));
-        if (currentTokenName=="newline") return MTTinstructionNewline;
-        if (currentTokenName=="linebreak") return MTTinstructionNewline;
-        if (currentTokenName=="char") {
+        else if (currentTokenName=="newline") return MTTinstructionNewline;
+        else if (currentTokenName=="linebreak") return MTTinstructionNewline;
+        else if (currentTokenName=="char") {
             QString num="";
             currentTokenID++;
             c=parseString[currentTokenID];
@@ -1386,6 +1386,32 @@ JKQTMathText::tokenType JKQTMathText::getToken() {
                 return currentToken=MTTtext;
             }
 
+        } else if (currentTokenName.startsWith("verb")) {
+            if (currentTokenName.size()>4) currentTokenID-=(currentTokenName.size()-4);
+            currentTokenID++;
+            const QString verbEndChar=parseString.mid(currentTokenID, 1);
+            currentTokenName=readUntil(true, verbEndChar);
+            return currentToken=MTTinstructionVerbatim;
+        } else if (currentTokenName.startsWith("begin")) {
+            currentTokenID++;
+            if (parseString[currentTokenID]!='{') error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: didn't find '{' after '\\begin'").arg(currentTokenID)); // find closing brace '}' after '\\begin{name');
+            currentTokenName=readUntil(true, "}");
+            if (currentTokenName=="verbatim") {
+                currentTokenName=readUntil(true, "\\end{verbatim}");
+                return currentToken=MTTinstructionVerbatim;
+            } else if (currentTokenName=="verbatim*") {
+                currentTokenName=readUntil(true, "\\end{verbatim*}");
+                return currentToken=MTTinstructionVerbatimVisibleSpace;
+            } else if (currentTokenName=="lstlisting") {
+                currentTokenName=readUntil(true, "\\end{lstlisting}");
+                return currentToken=MTTinstructionVerbatim;
+            }
+            return currentToken=MTTinstructionBegin;
+        } else if (currentTokenName.startsWith("end")) {
+            currentTokenID++;
+            if (parseString[currentTokenID]!='{') error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: didn't find '{' after '\\end'").arg(currentTokenID)); // find closing brace '}' after '\\begin{name');
+            currentTokenName=readUntil(true, "}");
+            return currentToken=MTTinstructionEnd;
         }
         return currentToken=MTTinstruction;
     //----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1560,84 +1586,6 @@ JKQTMathTextNode* JKQTMathText::parseLatexString(bool get, JKQTMathTextBraceType
                 if (nl->hasChildren()) nl->getLastChild()->setSubSuperscriptAboveBelowNode(true);
             } else  if (currentInstructionName=="nolimits") {
                 if (nl->hasChildren()) nl->getLastChild()->setSubSuperscriptAboveBelowNode(false);
-            } else if (currentInstructionName=="begin") {
-                if (getToken()==MTTopenbrace && getToken()==MTTtext) {
-                    const QString envname=currentTokenName;
-                    getToken();
-                    if (currentToken!=MTTclosebrace) error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: didn't find '}' after environment start '\\begin{%2'").arg(currentTokenID).arg(envname)); // find closing brace '}' after '\\begin{name'
-                    if (envname=="matrix" || envname=="array" || envname=="aligned" || envname=="align" || envname=="cases" || envname=="pmatrix"|| envname=="bmatrix"|| envname=="Bmatrix"|| envname=="vmatrix"|| envname=="Vmatrix") {
-                        QVector< QVector<JKQTMathTextNode*> > items;
-                        //int lines=0;
-                        //int cols=0;
-                        bool first=true;
-                        QVector<JKQTMathTextNode*> line;
-                        //std::cout<<"found \\begin{matrix}\n";
-                        while (first || currentToken==MTTampersand || currentToken==MTTinstructionNewline) {
-                            JKQTMathTextNode* it=parseLatexString(true, MTBTAny, envname);
-                            if (currentToken==MTTampersand) {
-                                //std::cout<<"  appending item\n";
-                                line.append(it);
-                            } else {
-                                line.append(it);
-                                //std::cout<<"  appending item and line with "<<line.size()<<" items.\n";
-                                items.append(line);
-                                line.clear();
-                            }
-                            first=false;
-                        }
-                        //std::cout<<"  creating matrix-node with "<<items.size()<<" items.\n";
-                        if (envname=="pmatrix") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTParenthesis, MTBTParenthesis, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
-                        else if (envname=="cases") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTCurlyBracket, MTBTNone, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
-                        else if (envname=="bmatrix") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTSquareBracket, MTBTSquareBracket, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
-                        else if (envname=="Bmatrix") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTCurlyBracket, MTBTCurlyBracket, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
-                        else if (envname=="vmatrix") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTSingleLine, MTBTSingleLine, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
-                        else if (envname=="Vmatrix") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTDoubleLine, MTBTDoubleLine, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
-                        else nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items));
-                        //std::cout<<"  creating matrix-node ... done!\n";
-                    } else if (envname=="center" || envname=="document" || envname=="flushleft" || envname=="flushright") {
-                        JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment alignment=MTHALeft;
-                        if (envname=="document") alignment=MTHALeft;
-                        else alignment=String2JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment(envname);
-                        JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode* vlist = new JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode(this, alignment, 1.0, JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::SMDefault, MTVOFirstLine );
-                        nl->addChild(vlist);
-                        bool first=true;
-                        while (first || currentToken==MTTinstructionNewline) {
-                            vlist->addChild(parseLatexString(true, MTBTAny, envname));
-                            first=false;
-                        }
-                    } else if (envname=="framed" || envname=="shaded" || envname=="snugshade") {
-                        JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment alignment=MTHALeft;
-                        JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode* vlist = new JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode(this, alignment, 1.0, JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::SMDefault, MTVOFirstLine );
-                        QStringList color;
-                        color<<jkqtp_QColor2String(Qt::lightGray);
-                        nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBoxInstructionNode(this, envname, vlist, color));
-                        bool first=true;
-                        while (first || currentToken==MTTinstructionNewline) {
-                            vlist->addChild(parseLatexString(true, MTBTAny, envname));
-                            first=false;
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: unknown environment '%2'").arg(currentTokenID).arg(envname));
-                    }
-                } else { // find next '}'
-                    error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: text after '\\begin{' expected!").arg(currentTokenID));
-                    while (currentToken!=MTTclosebrace) getToken();
-                    getNew=true;
-                }
-            } else if (currentInstructionName=="end") {
-                if (getToken()==MTTopenbrace && getToken()==MTTtext) {
-                    QString envname=currentTokenName;
-                    while (currentToken!=MTTclosebrace) getToken(); // find closing brace '}' after '\\begin{name'
-                    if (envname==quitOnEnvironmentEnd) {
-                        break;
-                    } else {
-                        error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: '\\end{%2}' widthout preceding '\\begin{%3}'").arg(currentTokenID).arg(envname).arg(envname));
-                    }
-                } else { // find next '}'
-                    error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: text after '\\begin{' expected!").arg(currentTokenID));
-                    while (currentToken!=MTTclosebrace) getToken();
-                    getNew=true;
-                }
             } else if (currentInstructionName=="right") {
                 getToken();
                 if (currentToken==MTTtext) {
@@ -1755,6 +1703,74 @@ JKQTMathTextNode* JKQTMathText::parseLatexString(bool get, JKQTMathTextBraceType
             break;
         } else if (currentToken==MTTopenbracket) {
             nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextTextNode(this, "[", false));
+        } else if (currentToken==MTTinstructionVerbatim) {
+            nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode(this, currentTokenName, false));
+        } else if (currentToken==MTTinstructionVerbatimVisibleSpace) {
+            nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode(this, currentTokenName, true));
+
+        } else if (currentToken==MTTinstructionBegin) {
+            const QString envname=currentTokenName;
+            if (envname=="matrix" || envname=="array" || envname=="aligned" || envname=="align" || envname=="cases" || envname=="pmatrix"|| envname=="bmatrix"|| envname=="Bmatrix"|| envname=="vmatrix"|| envname=="Vmatrix") {
+                QVector< QVector<JKQTMathTextNode*> > items;
+                //int lines=0;
+                //int cols=0;
+                bool first=true;
+                QVector<JKQTMathTextNode*> line;
+                //std::cout<<"found \\begin{matrix}\n";
+                while (first || currentToken==MTTampersand || currentToken==MTTinstructionNewline) {
+                    JKQTMathTextNode* it=parseLatexString(true, MTBTAny, envname);
+                    if (currentToken==MTTampersand) {
+                        //std::cout<<"  appending item\n";
+                        line.append(it);
+                    } else {
+                        line.append(it);
+                        //std::cout<<"  appending item and line with "<<line.size()<<" items.\n";
+                        items.append(line);
+                        line.clear();
+                    }
+                    first=false;
+                }
+                //std::cout<<"  creating matrix-node with "<<items.size()<<" items.\n";
+                if (envname=="pmatrix") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTParenthesis, MTBTParenthesis, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
+                else if (envname=="cases") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTCurlyBracket, MTBTNone, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
+                else if (envname=="bmatrix") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTSquareBracket, MTBTSquareBracket, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
+                else if (envname=="Bmatrix") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTCurlyBracket, MTBTCurlyBracket, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
+                else if (envname=="vmatrix") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTSingleLine, MTBTSingleLine, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
+                else if (envname=="Vmatrix") nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBraceNode(this, MTBTDoubleLine, MTBTDoubleLine, new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items)));
+                else nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextMatrixNode(this, items));
+                //std::cout<<"  creating matrix-node ... done!\n";
+            } else if (envname=="center" || envname=="document" || envname=="flushleft" || envname=="flushright") {
+                JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment alignment=MTHALeft;
+                if (envname=="document") alignment=MTHALeft;
+                else alignment=String2JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment(envname);
+                JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode* vlist = new JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode(this, alignment, 1.0, JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::SMDefault, MTVOFirstLine );
+                nl->addChild(vlist);
+                bool first=true;
+                while (first || currentToken==MTTinstructionNewline) {
+                    vlist->addChild(parseLatexString(true, MTBTAny, envname));
+                    first=false;
+                }
+            } else if (envname=="framed" || envname=="shaded" || envname=="snugshade") {
+                JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment alignment=MTHALeft;
+                JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode* vlist = new JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode(this, alignment, 1.0, JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::SMDefault, MTVOFirstLine );
+                QStringList color;
+                color<<jkqtp_QColor2String(Qt::lightGray);
+                nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextBoxInstructionNode(this, envname, vlist, color));
+                bool first=true;
+                while (first || currentToken==MTTinstructionNewline) {
+                    vlist->addChild(parseLatexString(true, MTBTAny, envname));
+                    first=false;
+                }
+            } else {
+                error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: unknown environment '%2'").arg(currentTokenID).arg(envname));
+            }
+        } else if (currentToken==MTTinstructionEnd) {
+            QString envname=currentTokenName;
+            if (envname==quitOnEnvironmentEnd) {
+                break;
+            } else {
+                error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: '\\end{%2}' widthout preceding '\\begin{%3}'").arg(currentTokenID).arg(envname).arg(envname));
+            }
         } else if (currentToken==MTTclosebracket) {
             if (quitOnClosingBracket) break;
             else nl->addChild(new JKQTMathTextTextNode(this, "]", false));
@@ -2057,6 +2073,21 @@ QString JKQTMathText::parseSingleString(bool get) {
     return thisparam;
 }
 
+QString JKQTMathText::readUntil(bool get, const QString &endsequence)
+{
+    if (get) currentTokenID++;
+    QString seq;
+    while (currentTokenID<parseString.size() && !seq.endsWith(endsequence)) {
+        seq+=parseString[currentTokenID];
+        currentTokenID++;
+    }
+    currentTokenID--;
+    if (seq.endsWith(endsequence)) {
+        seq=seq.left(seq.size()-endsequence.size());
+    }
+    return seq;
+}
+
 
 JKQTMathTextNode *JKQTMathText::getParsedNode() const {
     return this->parsedNode;
@@ -2083,7 +2114,7 @@ bool JKQTMathText::parse(const QString& text, bool addSpaceBeforeAndAfter){
     parsingMathEnvironment=false;
     error_list.clear();
     parsedNode=parseLatexString(true);
-    unparsedNode=new MTplainTextNode(this, text, false);
+    unparsedNode=new JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode(this, text);
     return (parsedNode!=nullptr);
 }
 
@@ -2212,6 +2243,10 @@ QString JKQTMathText::tokenType2String(tokenType type)
       case MTThyphen: return "MTThyphen";
       case MTTendash: return "MTTendash";
       case MTTemdash: return "MTTemdash";
+      case MTTinstructionVerbatim: return "MTTinstructionVerbatim";
+      case MTTinstructionVerbatimVisibleSpace: return "MTTinstructionVerbatimVisibleSpace";
+      case MTTinstructionBegin: return "MTTinstructionBegin";
+      case MTTinstructionEnd: return "MTTinstructionEnd";
     }
     return "???";
 }

lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.h

@@ -716,6 +716,10 @@ class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathText : public QObject {
             MTTtext, /*!< \brief a piece of general text */
             MTTinstruction, /*!< \brief an instruction, started by \c "\", e.g. \c "\\textbf", ... */
             MTTinstructionNewline,   /*!< \brief a newline instruction \c "\\" */
+            MTTinstructionVerbatim,  /*!< \brief a verbatim instruction, e.g. \c \\verb!verbatimtext! was found: currentTokenName will contain the text enclode by the verbatim delimiters */
+            MTTinstructionVerbatimVisibleSpace,  /*!< \brief a verbatim instruction that generates visible whitespaces, e.g. \c \\begin{verbatim}...\end{verbatim} was found: currentTokenName will contain the text enclode by the verbatim delimiters */
+            MTTinstructionBegin, /*!< \brief a \c '\\begin{...}' instruction, currentTokenName is the name of the environment */
+            MTTinstructionEnd, /*!< \brief a \c '\\end{...}' instruction, currentTokenName is the name of the environment */
             MTTunderscore,  /*!< \brief the character \c "_" */
             MTThat,  /*!< \brief the character \c "^" */
             MTTdollar,  /*!< \brief the character \c "$" */
@@ -728,6 +732,7 @@ class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathText : public QObject {
             MTThyphen,  /*!< \brief the single hyphen character \c "-" in text-mode \note MTTendash and MTTemdash take precedence over MTThypen  */
             MTTendash,  /*!< \brief the en-dash character sequence \c "--" in text-mode */
             MTTemdash,  /*!< \brief the em-dash character sequence \c "---" in text-mode */
+
         };
         /** \biref convert a tokenType into a string, e.g. for debugging output */
         static QString tokenType2String(tokenType type);
@@ -754,6 +759,13 @@ class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathText : public QObject {
         QStringList parseStringParams(bool get, size_t Nparams, bool *foundError=nullptr);
         /** \brief parses a string, i.e. a sequence of text and whitespaces. returns after any other token was found */
         QString parseSingleString(bool get);
+        /** \brief read all text without tokenizing, until the sequence \a endsequence is found.
+         *
+         *  \param get if \c true the functions begins by reading a new character, otherwise the current character is used as first character
+         *  \param endsequence the sequence, ending the read
+         *  \return the read string, excluding the  \a endsequence
+         */
+        QString readUntil(bool get, const QString& endsequence);
         /** \brief parses a single instruction (including it's parameters)
          *
          *  \param[out] _foundError will be set to \c true if an error occured (unexpected token) or \c false otherwise

lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtexttools.h

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ struct JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathTextEnvironment {
     void endMathMode();
 
 
-    /** \brief build a QFont object from the settings in this object */
+    /** \brief build a <a href="https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qfont.html">QFont</a> object from the settings in this object */
     QFont getFont(JKQTMathText* parent) const;
     /** \brief return the encoding of the given Font */
     JKQTMathTextFontEncoding getFontEncoding(JKQTMathText *parent) const;
@@ -292,14 +292,18 @@ struct JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathTextEnvironment {
     QString toHtmlAfter(JKQTMathTextEnvironment defaultEv, JKQTMathText *parentMathText) const;
 };
 
-/** \brief beschreibt die Größe eines Knotens
+/** \brief beschreibt die Größe(n) eines Knotens
  *  \ingroup jkqtmathtext_tools
  */
 struct JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathTextNodeSize {
     JKQTMathTextNodeSize();
+    /** \brief width of whole block */
     double width;
+    /** \brief baselineHeight of whole block */
     double baselineHeight;
+    /** \brief overallHeight of whole block */
     double overallHeight;
+    /** \brief strikeoutPos of whole block */
     double strikeoutPos;
 };
 

lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextlistnode.cpp

@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ void JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::getSizeInternal(QPainter& painter, JKQTMathTe
     strikeoutPos=l.strikeoutPos;
 }
 
-JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::LayoutInfo JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::calcLayout(QPainter &painter, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv)
+JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::LayoutInfo JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::calcLayout(QPainter &painter, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv) const
 {
     LayoutInfo l;
     const QFontMetricsF fm(currentEv.getFont(parentMathText));
@@ -792,8 +792,5 @@ JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::SpacingMode JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::getSpaci
 }
 
 JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode::LayoutInfo::LayoutInfo():
-    width(0),
-    baselineHeight(0),
-    overallHeight(0),
-    strikeoutPos(0)
+    JKQTMathTextNodeSize(), X()
 {}

lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextlistnode.h

@@ -141,21 +141,13 @@ class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathTextVerticalListNode: public JKQTMathTextM
         virtual void getSizeInternal(QPainter& painter, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, double& width, double& baselineHeight, double& overallHeight, double& strikeoutPos, const JKQTMathTextNodeSize* prevNodeSize=nullptr) override;
 
         /** \brief describes the layout of the whole node */
-        struct LayoutInfo {
+        struct LayoutInfo: public JKQTMathTextNodeSize {
             LayoutInfo();
             /** \brief drawing position for each line */
             QList<QPointF> X;
-            /** \brief width of whole block */
-            double width;
-            /** \brief baselineHeight of whole block */
-            double baselineHeight;
-            /** \brief overallHeight of whole block */
-            double overallHeight;
-            /** \brief strikeoutPos of whole block */
-            double strikeoutPos;
         };
         /** \brief calclates the layout of the whole block/node */
-        LayoutInfo calcLayout(QPainter& painter, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv);
+        LayoutInfo calcLayout(QPainter& painter, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv) const;
 
         /** \brief list of child nodes, each representing one line */
         QList<JKQTMathTextNode*> nodes;

lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtexttextnode.cpp

@@ -34,24 +34,82 @@
 #include <QFont>
 
 
-JKQTMathTextTextNode::JKQTMathTextTextNode(JKQTMathText* _parent, const QString& textIn, bool addWhitespace, bool stripInnerWhitepace):
-    JKQTMathTextNode(_parent)
+
+
+
+JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode::JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode(JKQTMathText *parent, const QString &text_):
+    JKQTMathTextNode(parent),
+    text(text_)
 {
-    QString text=textIn;
+
+}
+
+JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode::~JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode()
+{
+
+}
+
+QString JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode::getText() const
+{
+    return text;
+}
+
+void JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode::drawString(QPainter &painter, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment &currentEv, double x, double y, const QString &txt) const {
+    const QFont f=currentEv.getFont(parentMathText);
+    drawString(painter, currentEv, f, x, y, txt);
+}
+
+void JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode::drawString(QPainter &painter, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment &currentEv, const QFont &f, double x, double y, const QString &txt) const
+{
+    const QFontMetricsF fm(f, painter.device());
+    const QPen p(currentEv.color, fm.lineWidth(), Qt::SolidLine);
+    painter.setPen(p);
+    if (currentEv.font==MTEblackboard && parentMathText->isFontBlackboardSimulated()) {
+        QPainterPath path;
+        path.addText(QPointF(x, y), f, txt);
+        path.addText(QPointF(x+fm.lineWidth()/2.0, y), f, txt);
+        painter.drawPath(path);
+    } else {
+        painter.setFont(f);
+        painter.drawText(QPointF(x, y), txt);
+    }
+}
+
+QString JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode::textTransform(const QString &text, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment &/*currentEv*/) const
+{
+    return  text;
+}
+
+
+bool JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode::toHtml(QString &html, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, JKQTMathTextEnvironment defaultEv) {
+    html=html
+            +currentEv.toHtmlStart(defaultEv, parentMathText)
+            +textTransform(text, currentEv).toHtmlEscaped()
+            +currentEv.toHtmlAfter(defaultEv, parentMathText);
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+
+
+JKQTMathTextTextNode::JKQTMathTextTextNode(JKQTMathText* _parent, const QString& textIn, bool addWhitespace, bool stripInnerWhitepace):
+    JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode(_parent, "")
+{
+    QString textTransformed=textIn;
 
     if (stripInnerWhitepace) {
-        text="";
+        textTransformed="";
         for (int i=0; i<textIn.size(); i++) {
-            if (!textIn[i].isSpace()) text+=textIn[i];
+            if (!textIn[i].isSpace()) textTransformed+=textIn[i];
         }
     }
 
-    this->text=text;
+    text=textTransformed;
     // strip all whitespace from left
-    while (this->text.size()>1 && this->text[0].isSpace()) {
-        this->text=this->text.right(this->text.size()-1);
+    while (text.size()>1 && text[0].isSpace()) {
+        text=text.right(text.size()-1);
     }
-    if (addWhitespace && (this->text.size()>0) && (!this->text[this->text.size()-1].isSpace())) this->text=this->text+" ";
+    if (addWhitespace && (text.size()>0) && (!text[text.size()-1].isSpace())) text=text+" ";
     //qDebug()<<"JKQTMathTextTextNode( text="<<text<<" addWhitespace="<<addWhitespace<<")   [=> this->text="<<this->text<<"]";
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +126,7 @@ void JKQTMathTextTextNode::getSizeInternalAndData(QPainter &painter, JKQTMathTex
 {
     textpart.clear();
     fontForcedUpright.clear();
-    const QString txt=textTransform(text, currentEv, true);
+    const QString txt=textTransform(text, currentEv);
     if (currentEv.insideMath && currentEv.insideMathForceDigitsUpright) {
         splitTextForMathMode(txt, textpart, fontForcedUpright);
     } else {
@@ -81,7 +139,11 @@ void JKQTMathTextTextNode::getSizeInternalAndData(QPainter &painter, JKQTMathTex
     const QFont fnonItalic=JKQTMathTextGetNonItalic(f);
     const QFontMetricsF fmNonItalic(fnonItalic, painter.device());
     const QFontMetricsF fm(f, painter.device());
-
+#if (QT_VERSION>=QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 15, 0))
+    const double sp=fm.horizontalAdvance(' ');
+#else
+    const double sp=fm.width(' ');
+#endif
     width=0;
     double ascent=0;
     double descent=0;
@@ -90,6 +152,10 @@ void JKQTMathTextTextNode::getSizeInternalAndData(QPainter &painter, JKQTMathTex
         const QRectF tbr=(fontForcedUpright[i]) ? JKQTMathTextGetTightBoundingRect(fnonItalic, textpart[i], painter.device()) : JKQTMathTextGetTightBoundingRect(f, textpart[i], painter.device());
         textpartXPos.append(width);
         width+=br.width();
+        if (textpart[i].size()>0 && textpart[i].at(textpart[i].size()-1).isSpace()) {
+            // this correction is necessary, because it seems that QFontMetricsF::boundingRect() ignores trailing spaces
+            width+=sp;
+        }
         const double thisAscent=-tbr.top();
         const double thisDescent=tbr.bottom();
         ascent=qMax(ascent, thisAscent);
@@ -164,53 +230,40 @@ double JKQTMathTextTextNode::draw(QPainter& painter, double x, double y, JKQTMat
 
     //qDebug()<<"JKQTMathTextTextNode: text="<<text<<" font="<<f;
 
-    const QPen p(currentEv.color, fm.lineWidth(), Qt::SolidLine);
-    painter.setPen(p);
-
-    auto drawString=[&](QPainter& painter, const QFont& f, double x, double y, const QString& txt)  {
-        if (currentEv.font==MTEblackboard && parentMathText->isFontBlackboardSimulated()) {
-            QPainterPath path;
-            path.addText(QPointF(x, y), f, txt);
-            painter.drawPath(path);
-        } else {
-            painter.setFont(f);
-            painter.drawText(QPointF(x, y), txt);
-        }
-    };
 
     for (int i=0; i<textpart.size(); i++) {
-        if (fontForcedUpright[i]) drawString(painter, fnonItalic, x+textpartXPos[i], y, textpart[i]);
-        else drawString(painter, f, x+textpartXPos[i], y, textpart[i]);
+        if (fontForcedUpright[i]) drawString(painter, currentEv, fnonItalic, x+textpartXPos[i], y, textpart[i]);
+        else drawString(painter, currentEv, f, x+textpartXPos[i], y, textpart[i]);
     }
 
     return x+width;
 }
 
-bool JKQTMathTextTextNode::toHtml(QString &html, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, JKQTMathTextEnvironment defaultEv) {
-    html=html+currentEv.toHtmlStart(defaultEv, parentMathText)+text+currentEv.toHtmlAfter(defaultEv, parentMathText);
-    return true;
-}
 
-QString JKQTMathTextTextNode::getText() const {
-    return this->text;
-}
 
 QString JKQTMathTextTextNode::getTypeName() const
 {
     return QLatin1String("JKQTMathTextTextNode(")+text+")";
 }
 
-QString JKQTMathTextTextNode::textTransform(const QString &text, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, bool /*forSize*/)
+QString JKQTMathTextTextNode::textTransform(const QString &text, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment &currentEv) const
 {
     QString txt=text;
     auto fnt=parentMathText->getFontData(currentEv.font, currentEv.insideMath);
-    if (fnt.second==MTFEUnicode || fnt.second==MTFEUnicode) {
+    const QFontMetricsF fm(currentEv.getFont(parentMathText));
+    if (fnt.second==MTFELatin1 || fnt.second==MTFEUnicode) {
         if (currentEv.insideMath) {
             txt="";
             for (int i=0; i<text.size(); i++) {
                 QChar c=text[i];
                 switch(c.unicode()) {
-                    case '-': txt+=QString(QString(" ")+QChar(0x2212)); break;
+                    case '-':
+                    if (fm.inFont(QChar(0x2212))) {
+                        txt+=QString(QString(" ")+QChar(0x2212));
+                    } else {
+                        txt+=QString(QString(" -"));
+                    }
+                    break;
                     case '+': txt+=QString(QString(" +")); break;
                     case '<': txt+=QString(QString(" <")); break;
                     case '>': txt+=QString(QString(" >")); break;
@@ -229,21 +282,196 @@ QString JKQTMathTextTextNode::textTransform(const QString &text, JKQTMathTextEnv
 
 
 
-MTplainTextNode::MTplainTextNode(JKQTMathText *_parent, const QString& _text, bool addWhitespace, bool stripInnerWhitepace):
-    JKQTMathTextTextNode(_parent, _text, addWhitespace, stripInnerWhitepace)
+JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode(JKQTMathText *_parent, const QString& _text, bool visibleWhitespace_, JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment _alignment, double _linespacingFactor, JKQTMathTextVerticalOrientation _verticalOrientation):
+    JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode(_parent, _text),
+    alignment(_alignment),
+    lineSpacingFactor(_linespacingFactor),
+    verticalOrientation(_verticalOrientation),
+    visibleWhitespace(visibleWhitespace_)
 {
 
 }
 
-QString MTplainTextNode::getTypeName() const
+QString JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::getTypeName() const
 {
-    return QLatin1String("MTplainTextNode(")+text+")";
+    return QLatin1String("JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode");
+}
+
+JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::getAlignment() const
+{
+    return alignment;
+}
+
+JKQTMathTextVerticalOrientation JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::getVerticalOrientation() const
+{
+    return verticalOrientation;
+}
+
+double JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::getLineSpacingFactor() const
+{
+    return lineSpacingFactor;
+}
+
+bool JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::getVisibleWhitespace() const
+{
+    return visibleWhitespace;
+}
+
+double JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::draw(QPainter &painter, double x, double y, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, const JKQTMathTextNodeSize *prevNodeSize)
+{
+    doDrawBoxes(painter, x, y, currentEv);
+    transformEnvironment(currentEv);
+    const LayoutInfo l=calcLayout(painter, currentEv);
+    QFont f=currentEv.getFont(parentMathText);
+    f.setStyleStrategy(QFont::PreferDefault);
+    f.setFixedPitch(true);
+    painter.save(); auto __finalpaint=JKQTPFinally([&painter]() {painter.restore();});
+    for (int i=0; i<l.lines.size(); i++) {
+        drawString(painter, currentEv, f, x+l.X.at(i).x(), y+l.X.at(i).y(), l.lines.at(i));
+    }
+    return x+l.width;
+}
+
+bool JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::toHtml(QString &html, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, JKQTMathTextEnvironment defaultEv)
+{
+    transformEnvironment(currentEv);
+    const bool isMultiLine=text.count('\n')>0;
+    html+=currentEv.toHtmlStart(defaultEv, parentMathText);
+    if (isMultiLine) {
+        if (alignment==MTHALeft) {
+            html+="<div align=\"left\">";
+        } else if (alignment==MTHACentered) {
+            html+="<div align=\"center\">";
+        } else if (alignment==MTHARight) {
+            html+="<div align=\"right\">";
+        }
+    }
+    html+="<pre>";
+    html+=textTransform(text, currentEv).toHtmlEscaped();
+    html+="</pre>";
+    if (isMultiLine) html+="</div>";
+    html+=currentEv.toHtmlAfter(defaultEv, parentMathText);
+    return true;
+}
+
+void JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::getSizeInternal(QPainter &painter, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, double &width, double &baselineHeight, double &overallHeight, double &strikeoutPos, const JKQTMathTextNodeSize *prevNodeSize)
+{
+    transformEnvironment(currentEv);
+    const  LayoutInfo l=calcLayout(painter, currentEv);
+    width=l.width;
+    overallHeight=l.overallHeight;
+    baselineHeight=l.baselineHeight;
+    strikeoutPos=l.strikeoutPos;
+}
+
+void JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::transformEnvironment(JKQTMathTextEnvironment &currentEv) const
+{
+    currentEv.font=MTEtypewriter;
+}
+
+JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::LayoutInfo JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::calcLayout(QPainter &painter, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment& currentEv) const
+{
+    LayoutInfo l;
+    QFont f=currentEv.getFont(parentMathText);
+    f.setStyleStrategy(QFont::PreferDefault);
+    f.setFixedPitch(true);
+    const QFontMetricsF fm(f);
+    const double linespacing=fm.lineSpacing()*lineSpacingFactor;
+    const double fleading=fm.leading();
+    const double synLeading=fm.lineWidth();
+    const double lineLeading=((fabs(fleading)>1e-6)?fleading:synLeading)*lineSpacingFactor;
+
+    if (text.size()<=0) {
+        return l;
+    }
+    l.lines=textTransform(text, currentEv).split('\n');
+
+    // from now on we have at least one child node!!!
+
+    QList<double> widths, heights, ascents, descents, strikeouts;
+    double heightSum=0;
+    QList<double> ysFromFirstLine; // y-position of each line, where the first line is always at y=0 (i.e. ysFromFirstLine[0]==0)
+    double y=0;
+    for (int i=0; i<l.lines.size(); i++) {
+
+        if (i==0) {
+            heightSum=fm.ascent();
+        } else if (i>0) {
+            const double deltaLine=qMax(linespacing, descents.last()+lineLeading+fm.ascent());
+            heightSum=heightSum+deltaLine;
+            y=y+deltaLine;
+        }
+        widths<<fm.boundingRect(l.lines[i]).width();
+        l.width=qMax(l.width, widths.last());
+        heights<<fm.height();
+        ascents<<fm.ascent();
+        descents<<fm.descent();
+        strikeouts<<fm.strikeOutPos();
+        ysFromFirstLine<<y;
+    }
+    heightSum+=descents.last();
+
+    l.overallHeight=heightSum;
+    double y0=0;
+    if (verticalOrientation==MTVOTop) {
+        l.baselineHeight=0;
+        l.strikeoutPos=0;
+        y0=ascents.first();
+    } else if (verticalOrientation==MTVOFirstLine) {
+        l.baselineHeight=ascents.first();
+        l.strikeoutPos=strikeouts.first();
+        y0=0;
+    } else if (verticalOrientation==MTVOCentered) {
+        l.baselineHeight=heightSum/2.0;
+        l.strikeoutPos=heightSum/4.0;
+        y0=-heightSum/2.0+ascents.first();
+    } else if (verticalOrientation==MTVOLastLine) {
+        l.baselineHeight=heightSum-descents.last();
+        l.strikeoutPos=strikeouts.last();
+        y0=-(heightSum-ascents.first()-descents.last());
+    } else if (verticalOrientation==MTVOBottom) {
+        l.baselineHeight=heightSum;
+        l.strikeoutPos=0;
+        y0=-(heightSum-ascents.first());
+    }
+    for (int i=0; i<l.lines.size(); i++) {
+        double x=0;
+        if (alignment==MTHARight) x=l.width-widths[i];
+        else if (alignment==MTHACentered) x=(l.width-widths[i])/2.0;
+        l.X<<QPointF(x,ysFromFirstLine[i]+y0);
+    }
+    return l;
+}
+
+QString JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::textTransform(const QString &text, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment &currentEv) const
+{
+    QFont f=currentEv.getFont(parentMathText);
+    f.setStyleStrategy(QFont::PreferDefault);
+    const QFontMetricsF fm(f);
+
+    QString spRep=QChar(0xB7);
+    if (!fm.inFont(spRep[0])) {
+        spRep=QChar(0x2423);
+    }
+    QString tabRep=QString(4,QChar(0x2192));
+    if (!fm.inFont(tabRep[0])) {
+        spRep=QString(4,QChar(0xAC));
+    }
+
+    QString res=JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode::textTransform(text, currentEv);
+    if (res.startsWith('\n')) res=res.right(res.size()-1);
+    if (res.endsWith('\n')) res=res.left(res.size()-1);
+    if (visibleWhitespace) {
+        res.replace(' ', spRep);
+        res.replace('\t', tabRep);
+        return res;
+    }
+    return res;
 }
 
 
-QString MTplainTextNode::textTransform(const QString &_text, JKQTMathTextEnvironment /*currentEv*/, bool /*forSize*/)
+JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::LayoutInfo::LayoutInfo():
+    JKQTMathTextNodeSize(), lines(), X()
 {
-    return _text;
+
 }
-
-

lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtexttextnode.h

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*
+/*
     Copyright (c) 2008-2022 Jan W. Krieger (<jan@jkrieger.de>)
     with contributions from: Razi Alavizadeh
 
@@ -32,19 +32,50 @@ class JKQTMathText; // forward
 // JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT
 
 
+/** \brief base class for nodes representing text in the syntax tree
+ *  \ingroup jkqtmathtext_items
+ *
+ *  This node is a collection of tools, necessary to draw text. It
+ *  is the base for nodes, such as:
+ *    - JKQTMathTextTextNode
+ *    - JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode
+ *  .
+ */
+class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode: public JKQTMathTextNode {
+    public:
+        explicit JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode(JKQTMathText* parent, const QString& text);
+        virtual ~JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode() override;
+        /** \copydoc JKQTMathTextNode::toHtml() */
+        virtual bool toHtml(QString& html, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, JKQTMathTextEnvironment defaultEv) override;
+        /** \copydoc text */
+        QString getText() const;
+    protected:
+        /** \brief text-contents of the node */
+        QString text;
+        /** \brief draw a given \a txt in the font defined by \a currentEv at (\a x , \a y ) using the given \a painter
+         *
+         *  This function implements drawing of synthesized fonts, e.g. MTEblackboard when JKQTMathText::isFontBlackboardSimulated() is \c true .
+         */
+        void drawString(QPainter& painter, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment& currentEv, double x, double y, const QString& txt) const;
+        /** \brief draw a given \a txt in the font \a f using additional informaion (but not currentEv::getFont() ) from \a currentEv at (\a x , \a y ) using the given \a painter
+         *
+         *  This function implements drawing of synthesized fonts, e.g. MTEblackboard when JKQTMathText::isFontBlackboardSimulated() is \c true .
+         */
+        void drawString(QPainter& painter, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment &currentEv, const QFont& f, double x, double y, const QString& txt) const;
+        /** \brief transforms the \a text before sizing/drawing (may e.g. exchange special letters for other unicode symbols etc.) */
+        virtual QString textTransform(const QString& text, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment& currentEv) const;
+};
+
+
 /** \brief subclass representing one text node in the syntax tree
  *  \ingroup jkqtmathtext_items
  */
-class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathTextTextNode: public JKQTMathTextNode {
+class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathTextTextNode: public JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode {
     public:
         explicit JKQTMathTextTextNode(JKQTMathText* parent, const QString& text, bool addWhitespace, bool stripInnerWhitepace=false);
         virtual ~JKQTMathTextTextNode() override;
         /** \copydoc JKQTMathTextNode::draw() */
         virtual double draw(QPainter& painter, double x, double y, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, const JKQTMathTextNodeSize* prevNodeSize=nullptr) override;
-        /** \copydoc JKQTMathTextNode::toHtml() */
-        virtual bool toHtml(QString& html, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, JKQTMathTextEnvironment defaultEv) override;
-        /** \copydoc text */ 
-        QString getText() const;
         /** \copydoc JKQTMathTextNode::getTypeName() */
         virtual QString getTypeName() const override ;
     protected:
@@ -52,26 +83,85 @@ class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathTextTextNode: public JKQTMathTextNode {
         virtual void getSizeInternal(QPainter& painter, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, double& width, double& baselineHeight, double& overallHeight, double& strikeoutPos, const JKQTMathTextNodeSize* prevNodeSize=nullptr) override;
         /** \brief calculates the size of the node, much like JKQTMathTextNode::getSizeInternal(), but returns additional properties that can be reused for drawing */
         void getSizeInternalAndData(QPainter& painter, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, double& width, double& baselineHeight, double& overallHeight, double& strikeoutPos, QStringList& textpart, QList<bool>& fontForcedUpright, QList<double>& textpartXPos) ;
-        /** \brief text-contents of the node */
-        QString text;
         /** \brief split text for Math-Mode into section with "normal" text and "forced upright" text */
         static void splitTextForMathMode(const QString& txt, QStringList& textpart, QList<bool>& fontForcedUpright);
-        /** \brief transforms the text before sizing/drawing (may e.g. exchange special letters for other unicode symbols etc.) */
-        virtual QString textTransform(const QString& text, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, bool forSize=false);
+        /** \brief transforms the \a text before sizing/drawing (may e.g. exchange special letters for other unicode symbols etc.) */
+        virtual QString textTransform(const QString& text, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment& currentEv) const override;
 };
 
-/** \brief subclass representing one text node in the syntax tree
+
+/** \brief subclass representing a verbatim (plain-text) node with support for line-breaks in the syntax tree
  *  \ingroup jkqtmathtext_items
+ *
+ *  The layout of the lines can left-aligned, right-aligned or centered.
+ *
+ *  \image html jkqtmathtext_verticallist.png
+ *
+ *  \image html jkqtmathtext_verticalalignment.png
+ *
+ *  \image html jkqtmathtext_horizontalalignment.png
  */
-class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT MTplainTextNode: public JKQTMathTextTextNode {
+class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode: public JKQTMathTextTextBaseNode {
     public:
-        explicit MTplainTextNode(JKQTMathText* parent, const QString& text, bool addWhitespace, bool stripInnerWhitepace=false);
+        explicit JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode(JKQTMathText* parent, const QString& text, bool visibleWhitespace=false, JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment _alignment=MTHALeft, double _linespacingFactor=1.0, JKQTMathTextVerticalOrientation _verticalOrientation=MTVOFirstLine);
         /** \copydoc JKQTMathTextNode::getTypeName() */
         virtual QString getTypeName() const override;
+        /** \copydoc alignment */
+        JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment getAlignment() const;
+        /** \copydoc verticalOrientation */
+        JKQTMathTextVerticalOrientation getVerticalOrientation() const;
+        /** \copydoc lineSpacingFactor */
+        double getLineSpacingFactor() const;
+        /** \copydoc visibleWhitespace */
+        bool getVisibleWhitespace() const;
+        /** \copydoc JKQTMathTextNode::draw() */
+        virtual double draw(QPainter& painter, double x, double y, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, const JKQTMathTextNodeSize* prevNodeSize=nullptr) override;
+        /** \copydoc JKQTMathTextNode::toHtml() */
+        virtual bool toHtml(QString& html, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, JKQTMathTextEnvironment defaultEv) override;
     protected:
-        /** \copydoc JKQTMathTextTextNode::textTransform() */
-        virtual QString textTransform(const QString& text, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, bool forSize=false) override;
+        /** \brief alignment scheme used to lay out all lines
+          *
+          * \image html jkqtmathtext_horizontalalignment.png
+          */
+        JKQTMathTextHorizontalAlignment alignment;
+        /** \brief spacing of the separate lines, as factor of the default line-spacing [Default: 1].
+         *
+         *  This property can be used to move the lines closer together or farther apart.
+         *
+         *  \image html jkqtmathtext_verticallist.png
+         */
+        double lineSpacingFactor;
+        /** \brief vertical orientation of the baseline of the whole block (with respect to the single lines)
+         *
+         *  \image html jkqtmathtext_verticalorientation.png
+         */
+        JKQTMathTextVerticalOrientation verticalOrientation;
+        /** \brief when \c true, whitespaces are displayed with a visible character */
+        bool visibleWhitespace;
+
+        /** \copydoc JKQTMathTextNode::getSizeInternal() */
+        virtual void getSizeInternal(QPainter& painter, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, double& width, double& baselineHeight, double& overallHeight, double& strikeoutPos, const JKQTMathTextNodeSize* prevNodeSize=nullptr) override;
+        /** \brief sets all necessary settings in \a currentEv for drawing this node */
+        virtual void transformEnvironment(JKQTMathTextEnvironment& currentEv) const;
+
+        /** \brief describes the layout of the whole node */
+        struct LayoutInfo: public JKQTMathTextNodeSize {
+            LayoutInfo();
+            /** \brief the text from JKQTMathTextVerbatimNode::text, split into lines */
+            QStringList lines;
+            /** \brief drawing position for each line */
+            QList<QPointF> X;
         };
+        /** \brief calclates the layout of the whole block/node
+         *
+         *  \note This function does NOT call transformEnvironment();
+         *        it has to be called before calling this!
+         */
+        LayoutInfo calcLayout(QPainter& painter, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment& currentEv) const;
+        /** \brief transforms the \a text before sizing/drawing (may e.g. exchange special letters for other unicode symbols etc.) */
+        virtual QString textTransform(const QString& text, const JKQTMathTextEnvironment& currentEv) const override;
+};
+
 
 #endif // JKQTMATHTEXTTEXTNODE_H
 

lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.h

@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT void initJKQTPlotterResources();
  * \section JKQTPLOTTER_USEQTCREATOR  How to use JKQTPlotter in the Qt Form Designer
  *
  * As JKQTPlotter is a standard Qt widget, you can also use it in Qt UI-files designed with the Qt From Designer (e.g. from within QTCreator).
- * For this to work you have to use the <a href="http://doc.qt.io/archives/qt-4.8/designer-using-custom-widgets.html">Promote QWidget"-feature</a> of the form designer. The steps you need to take are detailed below:
+ * For this to work you have to use the <a href="https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/designer-using-custom-widgets.html">Promote QWidget"-feature</a> of the form designer. The steps you need to take are detailed below:
  * <ol>
  *   <li> add a new UI-file to your project and open it in the Form Editor. Then right-click the form and select `Promote Widgets ...`:
  *