[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > Brett> Martin beat me to my comment. =) Python's needs should come > Brett> first, period. If Georg wants to add math support, fine. But > Brett> honestly I would rather he spend his time on Python-specific > Brett> stuff then get bogged down to support possible third parties. > > I think the people who have responded to my comment read too much into it. > Nowhere do I think I asked Georg to write an equation typesetter to include > in the Python documentation toolchain. I asked that math capability be > considered.
And that is reasonable, of course. > I have no idea what tools he used to build his new > documentation set. I only briefly glanced at a couple of the output pages. > I think what he has done is marvelous. However, I don't think the door > should be shut on equation display. Is there a route to it based on the > tools Georg is using? In the end, it all depends on what kind of support basic reST can deliver. IMO, you still get the best math output from LaTeX, but I don't really know many other things. That is also something I want to convey: I'm very fond of LaTeX, and use it regularly for all my University work. For the Python docs, however, I can see many advantages of the docutils approach. > If not, then I think some accommodation should be > made. I'm being vague here on purpose because I'm unfamiliar with the > available tools. The one thing I do know is that LaTeX provides that today > and by removing it from the toolchain you have removed a significant piece > of functionality. That's the point I see differently: for the Python core docs, it's not significant, and my efforts are primarily limited to that area. cheers, Georg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
