On Thu, Jul 22, 1999 at 03:12:07PM +0000, Andre' Poenitz wrote:
> >   Since I (we) didn't want to define a new layout tag, I have packed all
> > the information in LatexParam.
> > 
> >        The former declaration is equivalent to:
> > 
> >     LatexParam      "other_param..."
> >         LayoutDepth n
> > 
> >   This is a 2 in 1, like the shampoos ;-)
> 
> 
> It looks hack-ish...  

  Thanks ;-)

> You might argue with 'corporate identity', but what's wrong with a
> new tag if one is needed? 

  Maybe because that would defeat our purpose to have a decent timeline
for 1.2 if we add new features to 1.0?

  The support for docbook should involve the less number of changes as
possible, to avoid the side-effect bugs.

  This makes some sense to me ;-)

  Besides we should really bet in the new horse, the old one is
becoming very tired ;-)

> 
> Ok, I'd better shut up since I do not know what I am talking about (as
> usual...) ;-)

  I must be even worse than you are to answer you ;-)

> Andre'
> 
> PS:
> 
> > > It would probably be better to change it... At worse, a lyxrc variable
> > > could control whether one wants the old handling (but I'd rather avoid
> > > such a kludge).
> 
> It's a pain to have 2341 handlers for all antiques, and I think LyX is
> not yet in a state where backward compatibility is more important than short
> and clean code... 

  Ok, I got the message. :-)
> --
> Andre' Poenitz, TU Chemnitz, Fakultaet fuer Mathematik
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... +49 3727 58 1381

  Jos�

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