Re: a plea for XML, was RE: file format

2000-01-11 Thread Allan Rae
On Tue, 11 Jan 100, Andre Poenitz wrote: > > I would go as far as to say, I would try to organize > > some sponsoring, maybe on the user mailing list, for Andre > > Thanks for the idea, but I think *I* won't need sponsoring unless > it happens in form of source code (preferably a DTD by Jose' ;-

Re: a plea for XML, was RE: file format

2000-01-11 Thread Andre Poenitz
> You remind me something. Since the example file is too big, I failed to > find the mathematical formula. How is it written? Latex syntax like \frac{}, > \int{} are used and embedded as string in attribute value? It is LaTeX since this is what is used internally. (More or less wild guess

Re: a plea for XML, was RE: file format

2000-01-11 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
Andre Poenitz wrote: > *grin* Aehm... yes... now as you mention it... Part of my vision > is some interface to some computer algebra system. If LyX had this, I > could demonstrate my boss that LyX is indeed superior to Scientific > Workplace ;--) You remind me something. Since the example

Re: a plea for XML, was RE: file format

2000-01-11 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
"Dr. Ing. Roland Krause" wrote: > I am writing to encourage Andre to continue his work on defining an XML > output for LyX. I would go as far as to say, I would try to organize > some sponsoring, maybe on the user mailing list, for Andre or any one > person who wants to do this. Maybe we can at l

Re: a plea for XML, was RE: file format

2000-01-11 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Thanks for the idea, but I think *I* won't need sponsoring unless | it happens in form of source code (preferably a DTD by Jose' ;-) ) | or goodwill from the others when it comes to including the patches... | But maybe the project as a whole could use a

Re: a plea for XML, was RE: file format

2000-01-11 Thread Andre Poenitz
> I would go as far as to say, I would try to organize > some sponsoring, maybe on the user mailing list, for Andre Thanks for the idea, but I think *I* won't need sponsoring unless it happens in form of source code (preferably a DTD by Jose' ;-) ) or goodwill from the others when it comes to inc

a plea for XML, was RE: file format

2000-01-10 Thread Dr. Ing. Roland Krause
I have looked into XML for another unrelated project recently. It seems to be the 2nd hottest buzz-thing in IT right now and I can actually understand why.Correct use of XML solves a lot of problems that proprietary formats bring and since even the evil empire can agree with it, it is gonna be her