On 22-Oct-98 Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>>>>>> "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.
You simply don't need to change the textclass, that's the beauty of it :)
In very rough terms, what I'm saying now is the the equivalent of
\documentclass{article}
it is very easyn to say
\documentclass{book}
isn't it? That's my point when creating several layouts, the are related to
article the same way the other layouts are related with LaTeX's article, do
you understand now?
> 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...
Maybe not, that's my point.
> 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> :)
I was not using emacs sgml mode :)
>>> Perhaps I'm just confused...
> Jose> And now even more :)
>
> ... to say the least.
I hope the fog is clearing ;)
> JMarc
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Jos� Ab�lio de Oliveira Matos
Date: 22-Oct-98 : Time: 09:51:00 GMT
I can read your mind, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
