Mauricio wrote: >>> I also like to write programs (I use a really >>> nice language named Haskell). Do you thing I >>> could get what I want if I write or translate >>> typography functions to that language, and then >>> write programs to generate documents? Where >>> could I find or where could I learn about such >>> functions? >> You can also have a look at ant http://ant.berlios.de/. It is not as big >> as TeX and is written in Ocaml, so you may find it easier to understand >> than the source code of TeX (a mixture of pascal, change files, and C). >> > > Great! Thanks! There's a lot there I can study.
IIRC, earlier versions of ant were actually written in haskell. Regarding stuff to read: the typeset version of the (pdf)tex source ((pdf)tex.web+(pdf)tex.ch after processing by weave) is probably still the best "beginner's book" if you want to start implementing a general typesetting system. And then there is the design documentation of Basser Lout and Ant, but most other published research except is in scientific journals and/or PhD Theses. Best wishes, Taco ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
