On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 01:11:55PM +0100, John Levon wrote:
> > Parts of the file format (tables) are already
> > moved to a XML-like format.
>
> Since we may as well have a flamewar, has anybody considered using XSLT
> for our output forms, when we have an XML .lyx file ? This would remove
> huge amounts of gook from all the inset files etc.
I have no problems with that.
> Andre's desire for LaTeX mathed stuff could still be accomodated via
> CDATA (and I guess you'd need a script for non-latex output too)
I do not really have a _desire_ to have "LaTeX mathed stuff". In fact, TeX
is the worst kind of programming language I've ever encountered in my
personal universe (and believe me, there have been a few...), so I am
certainly not sticking to it for academical reason.
The reason I use .tex syntax for math in LyX are threefold:
(a) It has been like that all the time.
(b) My co-workers use .tex, mainly disguised as Scientific Workplace,
so using .tex with LyX must be a no-brainer for me.
(c) I do not know of any software that translates .tex do something
that is easier to interpret than .tex. More specifically, I do not
know of any software that properly translates .tex to any kind of
XML (short of putting everything in a CDATA string).
So if you come up with a simpler solution I'll happily implemnent it.
[Until than XML people with too much time to spare could help filling in
the sixth colum in lib/symbols...]
Andre'
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Those who desire to give up Freedom in order to gain Security,
will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. (T. Jefferson)
