On Thu, 15 Jul 2004, Angus Leeming wrote: > 1. (tex -> lyx) and (lyx -> lyx) should be easy, but how to handle > conversion to an output format (ps, pdf etc) of a lyx file with multiple > included files. (Other lyx files, graphics etc). Require the user to > upload a tar file containing all necessary data?
The open office gadget does not support this, but it would be an obvious feature to include. > 2. Similarly, how to present multiple output files to the user? Create a > .tar.gz archive? The open office machine does this, so that's a no-brainer. But, as we know, perfect is the enemy of good. A simple single-file to single-file converter would be great for starters. Then more fancy stuff can come later. Having such a facility is great: This allows you to actually use LyX for something useful without having to install LaTeX. You write your document, and then done, send it to the online converter. As a later patch, you can provide the online converter as a built-in feature in LyX itself: When the user clicks Preview, it sends the file to the web, gets the result back, and displays it to the user. See, no hands! Regards, Asger
