On 22-Oct-98 Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>>>>>> "Asger" == Asger K Alstrup Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> Asger> However, I think we should find a little more general construct
> Asger> than what we have now. What we have now is a hack that works
> Asger> for the title stuff.
>
> Asger> What we need is something a little more advanced. I don't know
> Asger> exactly what we want, but we'll have this problem to deal with
> Asger> when the InsetText is done. Suddenly, we have to specify that
> Asger> tables inside math is not legal. That footnotes in margin
> Asger> notes are not legal. Etc.
>
> Asger> So we have to solve this at least partially.
>
> I think we have to choose between a small and relatively
> cost-efficient modification of the current format or a full blown
> guile format. The current textclass format is really an ad hoc one
> (entries are not orthogonal at all) and we cannot afford to add new
> functionality if it does not have clearly defined semantics. We should
> be able to differentiate for example between the code generation part
> and the display part. Currently, several options serve both purpose,
> and in a way which is sometimes ugly.
This was the reason why I have introduced the problem, this isn't a problem
related only with sgml, but also, as you pointed before, with present layouts
that isn't correctly handed now.
> JMarc
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