I for one would be glad to tackle writing some layouts, but the hang up for
me is what Paul points out here - that the syntax and rules aren't laid out
in simple form anywhere. I realize it takes trial and error, but a few
hours with the User's Guide (Customization) and some other layouts as
examples left me frustrated and unwilling to continue.
Would it be hard to generate a short piece about layout syntax, with some
examples, to go along with the new module format in the new version? I
think it would be immensely useful. And, if you could do that, we might
convert some journals/editors to write their own layouts and let us submit
LyX-generated LaTeX PDFs instead of ugly Word documents (I've had to write
in Word for two papers nearing submission b/c of resistance from publishers
[I'm in a field not on to the LaTeX thing; sad, i know.]).
Richard Heck wrote:
Of course, what we could really use is some sort of UI for layout editing.
I've thought about writing that, but my time is limited, and I've got other
things on my plate, like BibLaTeX support.
Is the syntax of layout files (and what they are/are not capable of
supporting) documented anywhere?
/Paul
Dave
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