>>>>> "Jose" == Jose Abilio Oliveira Matos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Jose>   If the dtd permits that construct, then yes.  All the
Jose> information regarding the document struture is in linuxdoc.dtd,
Jose> and there it says this:

Jose> <!element linuxdoc o o (sect | chapt | article | report | book |
Jose> letter | telefax | slides | notes | manpage ) >

All these things are certainly not suppoted by LyX now. I do not know
how easy it would be to improve the textclass format without turning
it into a monster.

Jose>   Ok, this can be very boring but here lies the main reason why
Jose> LyX was not adopted to produce linuxdoc documents. An sgml
Jose> editor if it really wants to help the user must know the
Jose> document structure, and tell the user what elements are permited
Jose> at that point of the document.

Turning LyX into a confirming sgml editor seems to be a major task...

Jose>    <name>John</name> is writing a book <book><title>Why it is
Jose> impossible to live without LyX</title><surtitle>How to write a
Jose> Ph.D. thesis and survive</surtitle>.

Jose>   <paragraph>

Ha! you forgot a </book> :)

>> Perhaps I'm just confused...
Jose>   And now even more :)

... to say the least.

JMarc

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