diff --git a/templates/Makefile b/templates/Makefile
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+
+
+all: tex/null.tplx tex/display_priority.tplx
+
+# convert jinja syntax to tex
+# cf http://flask.pocoo.org/snippets/55/
+tex/%.tplx: %.tpl
+	@echo 'generating tex equivalent of $^: $@'
+	@echo '((= autogenerated file do not edit =))' > $@
+	@sed \
+		-e 's/{%/((*/g' \
+		-e 's/%}/*))/g' \
+		-e 's/{{/(((/g' \
+		-e 's/}}/)))/g' \
+		-e 's/{#/((=/g' \
+		-e 's/#}/=))/g' \
+		$^ >> $@
+
+
+clean:
+	@echo "cleaning generated tplx files..."
+	@rm tex/*
diff --git a/templates/tex/display_priority.tplx b/templates/tex/display_priority.tplx
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+((= autogenerated file do not edit =))
+((*- extends 'null.tpl' -*))
+
+((=display data priority=))
+
+
+((*- block data_priority scoped -*))
+    ((*- for type in output | filter_data_type -*))
+        ((*- if type in ['pdf']*))
+            ((*- block data_pdf -*))
+                ->> pdf
+            ((*- endblock -*))
+        ((*- endif -*))
+        ((*- if type in ['svg']*))
+            ((*- block data_svg -*))
+                ->> svg
+            ((*- endblock -*))
+        ((*- endif -*))
+        ((*- if type in ['png']*))
+            ((*- block data_png -*))
+                ->> png
+            ((*- endblock -*))
+        ((*- endif -*))
+        ((*- if type in ['html']*))
+            ((*- block data_html -*))
+                ->> html
+            ((*- endblock -*))
+        ((*- endif -*))
+        ((*- if type in ['jpeg']*))
+            ((*- block data_jpg -*))
+                ->> jpg
+            ((*- endblock -*))
+        ((*- endif -*))
+        ((*- if type in ['text']*))
+            ((*- block data_text -*))
+                ->> text
+            ((*- endblock -*))
+        ((*- endif -*))
+
+        ((*- if type in ['latex']*))
+            ((*- block data_latex -*))
+                ->> latext
+            ((*- endblock -*))
+        ((*- endif -*))
+    ((*- endfor -*))
+((*- endblock data_priority -*))
diff --git a/templates/tex/null.tplx b/templates/tex/null.tplx
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+((= autogenerated file do not edit =))
+((=
+
+DO NOT USE THIS AS A BASE WORK,
+IF YOU ARE COPY AND PASTING THIS FILE
+YOU ARE PROBABLY DOING THINGS WRONG.
+
+Null template, Does nothing except defining a basic structure
+To layout the diferents blocks of a notebook.
+
+Subtemplates can Override Blocks to define their custom reresentation.
+
+If one of the block you do overrite is not a leave block, consider
+calling super.
+
+((*- block nonLeaveBlock -*))
+    #add stuff at beginning
+    ((( super() )))
+    #add stuff at end
+((*- endblock nonLeaveBlock -*))
+
+consider calling super even if block is leave block, we might insert more block later.
+
+=))
+((*- block header -*))
+((*- endblock header -*))
+((*- block body -*))
+((*- for worksheet in nb.worksheets -*))
+    ((*- for cell in worksheet.cells -*))
+        ((*- block any_cell scoped -*))
+            ((*- if cell.type in ['code'] -*))
+                ((*- block codecell scoped -*))
+                    ((*- block input_group -*))
+                        ((*- block in_prompt -*))((*- endblock in_prompt -*))
+                        ((*- block input -*))((*- endblock input -*))
+                    ((*- endblock input_group -*))
+                        ((*- if cell.outputs -*))
+                    ((*- block output_group -*))
+                            ((*- block output_prompt -*))((*- endblock output_prompt -*))
+                            ((*- block outputs -*))
+                                ((*- for output in cell.outputs -*))
+                                    ((*- if output.output_type in ['pyout'] -*))
+                                        ((*- block pyout scoped -*))((*- endblock pyout -*))
+                                    ((*- elif output.output_type in ['stream'] -*))
+                                        ((*- block stream scoped -*))
+                                            ((*- if output.stream in ['stdout'] -*))
+                                                ((*- block stream_stdout scoped -*))
+                                                ((*- endblock stream_stdout -*))
+                                            ((*- elif output.stream in ['stderr'] -*))
+                                                ((*- block stream_stderr scoped -*))
+                                                ((*- endblock stream_stderr -*))
+                                            ((*- endif -*))
+                                        ((*- endblock stream -*))
+                                    ((*- elif output.output_type in ['display_data'] -*))
+                                        ((*- block display_data scoped -*))
+                                            ((*- block data_priority scoped -*))
+                                            ((*- endblock data_priority -*))
+                                        ((*- endblock display_data -*))
+                                    ((*- elif output.output_type in ['pyerr'] -*))
+                                        ((*- block pyerr scoped -*))
+                                        ((*- for line in output.traceback -*))
+                                            ((*- block traceback_line scoped -*))((*- endblock traceback_line -*))
+                                        ((*- endfor -*))
+                                        ((*- endblock pyerr -*))
+                                    ((*- endif -*))
+                                ((*- endfor -*))
+                            ((*- endblock outputs -*))
+                    ((*- endblock output_group -*))
+                        ((*- endif -*))
+                ((*- endblock codecell -*))
+            ((*- elif cell.type in ['markdown'] -*))
+                ((*- block markdowncell scoped-*))
+                ((*- endblock markdowncell -*))
+            ((*- elif cell.type in ['heading'] -*))
+                ((*- block headingcell scoped-*))
+                ((*- endblock headingcell -*))
+            ((*- elif cell.type in ['raw'] -*))
+                ((*- block rawcell scoped-*))
+                ((*- endblock rawcell -*))
+            ((*- else -*))
+                ((*- block unknowncell scoped-*))
+                ((*- endblock unknowncell -*))
+            ((*- endif -*))
+        ((*- endblock any_cell -*))
+    ((*- endfor -*))
+((*- endfor -*))
+((*- endblock body -*))
+
+((*- block footer -*))
+((*- endblock footer -*))