Ray Rashif <schivmeis...@gmail.com> writes: > On 12 June 2013 20:45, Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de> wrote: > >> stefano franchi <stefano.fran...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de> wrote: >> > >> >> stefano franchi <stefano.fran...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> >> >> > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:21 AM, Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Ray Rashif <schivmeis...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> >> >> >> >> > On 12 June 2013 03:57, stefano franchi <stefano.fran...@gmail.com> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Ray Rashif < >> schivmeis...@gmail.com >> >> >> >wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 11 June 2013 14:15, Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de> wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> I wanted to survey the LyX and LaTeX community for some opinions >> on >> >> >> this, >> >> >> >>> perhaps to get an idea as to the demand for some research into >> this >> >> >> area. >> >> >> >>> The project would do some empirical comparisons of the >> workarounds >> >> and >> >> >> >>> propose at most two or three solutions that work (integration >> with >> >> >> Pandoc, >> >> >> >>> or converintg directly to a simpler and well-supported language). >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> The emphasis would be on retaining as much semantic meaning as >> >> >> possible, >> >> >> >>> across different levels of complexity, starting from the very >> >> basic. I >> >> >> am >> >> >> >>> not aware of any similar academic or non-academic effort, but >> this >> >> >> could >> >> >> >>> also be a long blog post. >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> HI Ray, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I am not sure about what you're asking, exactly? Perhaps a survey >> of >> >> the >> >> >> >> different lyx-doc(x) use cases that current lyx users care most >> >> about? >> >> >> Or >> >> >> >> rather a definition of the simplest yet still useful use case we >> can >> >> >> >> imagine? If the former, I would suggest starting a page on our >> wiki, >> >> >> >> perhaps as a possible GSoC 2014 project, as a repository of useful >> >> cases >> >> >> >> >> >> I think to start a wiki page to outline a possible GSoC 2014 project >> >> >> would be a good idea. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > I created a page here: >> http://wiki.lyx.org/GSoC/GSoCProjectIdeasFor2014 >> >> > The first item on the page is "Round trip conversion between LyX and >> >> .docx >> >> > formats <http://wiki.lyx.org/GSoC/GSoCProjectIdeasFor2014#toc1>" >> >> > I entered a minimal description of what I take is both Rainer's and >> Ray's >> >> > wishes. >> >> > Could you guys expand it? >> >> >> >> Thanks Stefano. >> >> >> >> just added my ideas and my understanding[1]. Please add your ideas and >> >> suggestions. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > Thanks Rainer. I added a couple of desired items to your list. >> >> To collate the discussion, I added a ticket: >> >> http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8745 >> >> to record discussions there. >> >> Please feel free to close the ticket if this is an wrong usage of a >> ticket. > > > Thanks guys, that's a good start. At first I wasn't sure how relevant this > would be for LyX or a summer program like GSoC, but with what you guys have > written the idea can be adapted and defined well. I'll add on if I see > anything else missing.
Great - now we should nurture it and see that it has grown into something worth of getting into the GSoC next year. Cheers, Rainer > > > -- > GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1 -- Rainer M. Krug email: RMKrug<at>gmail<dot>com
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