>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Herrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Steve> But what I'm writing to talk about is not the GUI. In fact, it Steve> may be incompatible with it. I was noticing that LyX written Steve> largely in C++, but Kathryn's site made it appear that Python Steve> also plays a role. Python does not yet play a role in LyX AFAIK. Steve> It has this in common with my current Steve> favorite (and job-critical) piece of open-source software, Steve> Zope. I also note that you are moving to an XML-based file Steve> format. Zope is also good with XML. So all this made me think Steve> that my job, which is very much like Kathryn's hobby, would be Steve> vastly simplified if there were a server-side DTP program (or Steve> something resembling DTP) with a web interface. We could drop Steve> in the text, drop in the graphics, and let the end-user Steve> download the finished product. There could even be an option to Steve> tweak the code. Actually, I do not think that LyX tries to be useful as a DTP tool (especially since LaTeX is not a good DTP tool...). JMarc
