>>>>> "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

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