Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-31 Thread Charles de Miramon
Martin Vermeer wrote: We already have that: charstyles, which are however pretty limited. But they could be extended (under a different name probably, style insets?) Could something like that do the trick for beamer? (I haven't used beamer myself . . .) Would be a partial solution

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-31 Thread Charles de Miramon
Martin Vermeer wrote: > > We already have that: charstyles, which are however pretty > limited. But they could be extended (under a different name > probably, "style insets"?) > >> Could something like that do the trick for beamer? (I haven't >> used beamer myself . . .) > > Would be a

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-30 Thread Helge Hafting
Charles de Miramon wrote: I think that what is needed is a standard mechanism to enter in a friendly GUI way structured information in LyX like titlepages, frames in beamer,multiple choice questions, etc. The gui form would be stored in the layout and when you create a new beaamer frame (title

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-30 Thread Martin Vermeer
On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 10:07:54AM +0200, Helge Hafting wrote: Charles de Miramon wrote: I think that what is needed is a standard mechanism to enter in a friendly GUI way structured information in LyX like titlepages, frames in beamer,multiple choice questions, etc. The gui form would be

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-30 Thread Helge Hafting
Charles de Miramon wrote: I think that what is needed is a standard mechanism to enter in a friendly GUI way structured information in LyX like titlepages, frames in beamer,multiple choice questions, etc. The gui form would be stored in the layout and when you create a new beaamer frame (title

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-30 Thread Martin Vermeer
On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 10:07:54AM +0200, Helge Hafting wrote: > Charles de Miramon wrote: > > I think that what is needed is a standard mechanism to enter in a friendly > > GUI way structured information in LyX like titlepages, frames in > > beamer,multiple choice questions, etc. The gui form

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Helge Hafting
Pavel Sanda wrote: * hyperref support - mostly a document settings checkbox to load the package. Nice for PDFs. It should be noted that there are some limitations - marking something hyper-referenced with a foreign language will crash latex for example. Good hyperref support can

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Helge Hafting wrote: Well, I put my stuff in.  The page is out of date, 1.5 is out and every 1.5 feature could be removed.  Or at least the votes replaced with done in 1.5 for the benefit of those who haven't upgraded. Please go ahead. Jürgen

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Helge Hafting
Bo Peng wrote: Maybe not _all_ are badly missed, but here is a wishlist with my wishes as well as stuff from the user's list: Did you have a look at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/FeaturePoll ? Maybe we can put these stuff over there, and let the users decide what are the most wanted. Well, I put my

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Charles de Miramon
Martin Vermeer wrote: What feature do you think that lyx is missing badly? The beamer layout requires too much ERT and non-intuitive tweaking. Perhaps something can be done about it in the frame of short title / optional argument. My dream is to have a LyX-beamer that is compatitive also

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Helge Hafting
Richard Heck wrote: Helge Hafting wrote: * Layout files should be able to set things like document font, language, paper size and so on - if the layout writer thinks it is appropriate. Today I can't just send someone a custom .layout, I have to tell them to set palatino, margins, and

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Helge Hafting
Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: Helge Hafting wrote: Well, I put my stuff in. The page is out of date, 1.5 is out and every 1.5 feature could be removed. Or at least the votes replaced with done in 1.5 for the benefit of those who haven't upgraded. Please go ahead. Ok, removed votes

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Helge Hafting
Pavel Sanda wrote: * hyperref support - mostly a document settings checkbox to load the package. Nice for PDFs. It should be noted that there are some limitations - marking something hyper-referenced with a foreign language will crash latex for example. Good hyperref support can

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Helge Hafting wrote: > Well, I put my stuff in.  The page is out of date, 1.5 is out > and every 1.5 feature could be removed.  Or at least the votes > replaced with "done in 1.5" for the benefit of those who haven't upgraded. Please go ahead. Jürgen

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Helge Hafting
Bo Peng wrote: Maybe not _all_ are badly missed, but here is a wishlist with my wishes as well as stuff from the user's list: Did you have a look at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/FeaturePoll ? Maybe we can put these stuff over there, and let the users decide what are the most wanted. Well, I put my

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Charles de Miramon
Martin Vermeer wrote: > >> What feature do you think that lyx is missing badly? > > The beamer layout requires too much ERT and non-intuitive tweaking. > Perhaps something can be done about it in the frame of short title / > optional argument. My dream is to have a LyX-beamer that is

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Helge Hafting
Richard Heck wrote: Helge Hafting wrote: * Layout files should be able to set things like document font, language, paper size and so on - if the layout writer thinks it is appropriate. Today I can't just send someone a custom .layout, I have to tell them to set "palatino", margins, and

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-27 Thread Helge Hafting
Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: Helge Hafting wrote: Well, I put my stuff in. The page is out of date, 1.5 is out and every 1.5 feature could be removed. Or at least the votes replaced with "done in 1.5" for the benefit of those who haven't upgraded. Please go ahead. Ok, removed votes

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread John Levon
On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 07:18:57AM +0200, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: Furthermore, I'd like to support Richard's idea of finishing the character style implementation. (Yay) john

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Martin Vermeer
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 05:11:39PM +0100, José Matos wrote: On Wednesday 25 July 2007 16:13:03 Bo Peng wrote: For 1.5.x, you'll need my OK. For 1.6.x, the usual review process applies. Bo I would like to see some kind of plan, nothing too formal but at the same time a general

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Richard Heck
Helge Hafting wrote: * Layout files should be able to set things like document font, language, paper size and so on - if the layout writer thinks it is appropriate. Today I can't just send someone a custom .layout, I have to tell them to set palatino, margins, and so on too. And they

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Bo Peng
And as one can see from the immediate opening of the branch (as opposed to the agreement to branch only after 1.5.1 and fix a big bunch of the long standing bugs before) you will probably not get much help on that branch, although that would definitely be needed. My condolences. Although I am

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Pavel Sanda
* hyperref support - mostly a document settings checkbox to load the package. Nice for PDFs. It should be noted that there are some limitations - marking something hyper-referenced with a foreign language will crash latex for example. Good hyperref support can automatically add the

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Helge Hafting
José Matos wrote: On Wednesday 25 July 2007 16:13:03 Bo Peng wrote: For 1.5.x, you'll need my OK. For 1.6.x, the usual review process applies. Bo I would like to see some kind of plan, nothing too formal but at the same time a general idea where the current development stage

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Pavel Sanda
That's all for now. The rest of my time will probably go to 1.5.x. And as one can see from the immediate opening of the branch (as opposed to the agreement to branch only after 1.5.1 and fix a big bunch of the long standing bugs before) you will probably not get much help on that branch,

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Martin Vermeer
On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:34:45 +0200 Georg Baum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: That's all for now. The rest of my time will probably go to 1.5.x. And as one can see from the immediate opening of the branch (as opposed to the agreement to branch only after 1.5.1 and fix

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Darren Freeman
On Thu, 2007-07-26 at 14:53 +0200, Helge Hafting wrote: * People on the user list seems to ask for the SIunits package from time to time. Support might be in order. +1 !!! I currently have 46 macros at the top of my thesis to nicely display the various units in use, with proper squaring,

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Georg Baum
Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: That's all for now. The rest of my time will probably go to 1.5.x. And as one can see from the immediate opening of the branch (as opposed to the agreement to branch only after 1.5.1 and fix a big bunch of the long standing bugs before) you will probably not get much

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Bo Peng
Maybe not _all_ are badly missed, but here is a wishlist with my wishes as well as stuff from the user's list: Did you have a look at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/FeaturePoll ? Maybe we can put these stuff over there, and let the users decide what are the most wanted. Bo

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread John Levon
On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 07:18:57AM +0200, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > Furthermore, I'd like to support Richard's idea of finishing the character > style implementation. (Yay) john

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Martin Vermeer
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 05:11:39PM +0100, José Matos wrote: > On Wednesday 25 July 2007 16:13:03 Bo Peng wrote: > > > For 1.5.x, you'll need my OK. > > > > For 1.6.x, the usual review process applies. > > > > Bo > > I would like to see some kind of plan, nothing too formal but at the same > time

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Richard Heck
Helge Hafting wrote: * Layout files should be able to set things like document font, language, paper size and so on - if the layout writer thinks it is appropriate. Today I can't just send someone a custom .layout, I have to tell them to set "palatino", margins, and so on too. And they

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Bo Peng
And as one can see from the immediate opening of the branch (as opposed to the agreement to branch only after 1.5.1 and fix a big bunch of the long standing bugs before) you will probably not get much help on that branch, although that would definitely be needed. My condolences. Although I am

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Pavel Sanda
> * hyperref support - mostly a document settings checkbox > to load the package. Nice for PDFs. It should be noted that > there are some limitations - marking something hyper-referenced > with a foreign language will crash latex for example. Good > hyperref support can automatically add

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Helge Hafting
José Matos wrote: On Wednesday 25 July 2007 16:13:03 Bo Peng wrote: For 1.5.x, you'll need my OK. For 1.6.x, the usual review process applies. Bo I would like to see some kind of plan, nothing too formal but at the same time a general idea where the current development stage

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Pavel Sanda
> > That's all for now. The rest of my time will probably go to 1.5.x. > > And as one can see from the immediate opening of the branch (as opposed to > the agreement to branch only after 1.5.1 and fix a big bunch of the long > standing bugs before) you will probably not get much help on that

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Martin Vermeer
On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:34:45 +0200 Georg Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > > > That's all for now. The rest of my time will probably go to 1.5.x. > > And as one can see from the immediate opening of the branch (as opposed to > the agreement to branch only after 1.5.1

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Darren Freeman
On Thu, 2007-07-26 at 14:53 +0200, Helge Hafting wrote: > * People on the user list seems to ask for the SIunits package >from time to time. Support might be in order. +1 !!! I currently have 46 macros at the top of my thesis to nicely display the various units in use, with proper squaring,

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Georg Baum
Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > That's all for now. The rest of my time will probably go to 1.5.x. And as one can see from the immediate opening of the branch (as opposed to the agreement to branch only after 1.5.1 and fix a big bunch of the long standing bugs before) you will probably not get much

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-26 Thread Bo Peng
Maybe not _all_ are badly missed, but here is a wishlist with my wishes as well as stuff from the user's list: Did you have a look at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/FeaturePoll ? Maybe we can put these stuff over there, and let the users decide what are the most wanted. Bo

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Richard Heck wrote: Now that 1.5.0 is branched, I take it that the trunk will be open for commits again shortly. What are the commit rules at that time? That is: Do we need agreement from someone else to commit? (That doesn't seem a bad idea.) Who will be in charge, in the sense that Jose' has

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Bo Peng
For 1.5.x, you'll need my OK. For 1.6.x, the usual review process applies. Bo

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread José Matos
On Wednesday 25 July 2007 16:13:03 Bo Peng wrote: For 1.5.x, you'll need my OK. For 1.6.x, the usual review process applies. Bo I would like to see some kind of plan, nothing too formal but at the same time a general idea where the current development stage is leading us. I would like

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Bo Peng
Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? File exchangability!!! 1. I am working on an embed file feature so that one can embed figures, listings etc to a .lyx file so that one can open a lyx file with everything in it directly. 2. I would like to have direct ODF (or word) export

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 05:11:39PM +0100, José Matos wrote: On Wednesday 25 July 2007 16:13:03 Bo Peng wrote: For 1.5.x, you'll need my OK. For 1.6.x, the usual review process applies. Bo I would like to see some kind of plan, nothing too formal but at the same time a general idea

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Richard Heck
Bo Peng wrote: Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? 2. I would like to have direct ODF (or word) export after our XML transition. Of course, this will encourage us to design a file format that is as close to ODF as possible. To what extent does oolatex not do this? Granted, it

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Bo Peng
Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? 2. I would like to have direct ODF (or word) export after our XML transition. Of course, this will encourage us to design a file format that is as close to ODF as possible. To what extent does oolatex not do this? Granted, it could work

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Joost Verburg
José Matos wrote: What feature do you think that lyx is missing badly? Inline spell checking. Joost

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Stefan Schimanski
Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? * rendering speed * proper uniform scrolling What feature do you think that lyx is missing badly? * proper math macros Where do you intend to work during this development cycle? I plan to look into the speed and scrolling issue soon. I

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Dov Feldstern
José Matos wrote: I would like that each developer answered three questions: Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? What feature do you think that lyx is missing badly? The truth is, LyX is great as it is! ;) However, I would be happy to see the following things, too: * Proper

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
José Matos wrote: I would like that each developer answered three questions: Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? In the stable series ;-) What feature do you think that lyx is missing badly? Proper character styles implementation and handling of more complex constructs

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Richard Heck wrote: > Now that 1.5.0 is branched, I take it that the trunk will be open for > commits again shortly. What are the commit rules at that time? That is: > Do we need agreement from someone else to commit? (That doesn't seem a > bad idea.) Who will be "in charge", in the sense that

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Bo Peng
For 1.5.x, you'll need my OK. For 1.6.x, the usual review process applies. Bo

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread José Matos
On Wednesday 25 July 2007 16:13:03 Bo Peng wrote: > > For 1.5.x, you'll need my OK. > > For 1.6.x, the usual review process applies. > > Bo I would like to see some kind of plan, nothing too formal but at the same time a general idea where the current development stage is leading us. I would

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Bo Peng
Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? File exchangability!!! 1. I am working on an embed file feature so that one can embed figures, listings etc to a .lyx file so that one can open a lyx file with everything in it directly. 2. I would like to have direct ODF (or word) export

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 05:11:39PM +0100, José Matos wrote: > On Wednesday 25 July 2007 16:13:03 Bo Peng wrote: > > > For 1.5.x, you'll need my OK. > > > > For 1.6.x, the usual review process applies. > > > > Bo > > I would like to see some kind of plan, nothing too formal but at the > same time

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Richard Heck
Bo Peng wrote: Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? 2. I would like to have direct ODF (or word) export after our XML transition. Of course, this will encourage us to design a file format that is as close to ODF as possible. To what extent does oolatex not do this? Granted, it

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Bo Peng
>> Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? > 2. I would like to have direct ODF (or word) export after our XML > transition. Of course, this will encourage us to design a file format > that is as close to ODF as possible. To what extent does oolatex not do this? Granted, it could work

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Joost Verburg
José Matos wrote: What feature do you think that lyx is missing badly? Inline spell checking. Joost

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Stefan Schimanski
Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? * rendering speed * proper uniform scrolling What feature do you think that lyx is missing badly? * proper math macros Where do you intend to work during this development cycle? I plan to look into the speed and scrolling issue soon. I

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Dov Feldstern
José Matos wrote: I would like that each developer answered three questions: Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? What feature do you think that lyx is missing badly? The truth is, LyX is great as it is! ;) However, I would be happy to see the following things, too: * Proper

Re: Commit Rules Post-1.5.0

2007-07-25 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
José Matos wrote: > I would like that each developer answered three questions: > > Where do you think that LyX needs more attention? In the stable series ;-) > What feature do you think that lyx is missing badly? Proper character styles implementation and handling of more complex constructs