Re: using lyx as a front end

[Helge Hafting]

Dov Kruger wrote:

I'd like to enter an equation in lyx and have my code process the
equation. In general, this question might be more appropriate for the
developer forum, but I noticed that the converters may have hooks to get
at the document. Is there any user-configurable way to get a piece of a
document to a converter? If not, where is the appropriate forum to go?
  

Well, try the developer forum.
LyX itself is the only thing I know that is capable of getting
at parts of the document. The various converters gets
whole files that LyX exports.

I think LyX has some mechanisms internally, for getting
parts of code. view-view source  can show parts of
the document in latex format, for example.  And of course
cutpaste works with parts.

The existing computer algebra setup is already capable of
sending formulas to external software and get
something back. Maybe you can set your program up as
another computer algebra system for lyx to use? I think you
need to compile LyX to do this though.

Helge Hafting

Re: using lyx as a front end

[Helge Hafting]

Dov Kruger wrote:

I'd like to enter an equation in lyx and have my code process the
equation. In general, this question might be more appropriate for the
developer forum, but I noticed that the converters may have hooks to get
at the document. Is there any user-configurable way to get a piece of a
document to a converter? If not, where is the appropriate forum to go?
  

Well, try the developer forum.
LyX itself is the only thing I know that is capable of getting
at parts of the document. The various converters gets
whole files that LyX exports.

I think LyX has some mechanisms internally, for getting
parts of code. view-view source  can show parts of
the document in latex format, for example.  And of course
cutpaste works with parts.

The existing computer algebra setup is already capable of
sending formulas to external software and get
something back. Maybe you can set your program up as
another computer algebra system for lyx to use? I think you
need to compile LyX to do this though.

Helge Hafting

Re: using lyx as a front end

[Helge Hafting]

Dov Kruger wrote:

I'd like to enter an equation in lyx and have my code process the
equation. In general, this question might be more appropriate for the
developer forum, but I noticed that the converters may have hooks to get
at the document. Is there any user-configurable way to get a piece of a
document to a converter? If not, where is the appropriate forum to go?
  

Well, try the developer forum.
LyX itself is the only thing I know that is capable of getting
at parts of the document. The various converters gets
whole files that LyX exports.

I think LyX has some mechanisms internally, for getting
parts of code. "view->view source"  can show parts of
the document in latex format, for example.  And of course
cut works with parts.

The existing computer algebra setup is already capable of
sending formulas to external software and get
something back. Maybe you can set your program up as
another computer algebra system for lyx to use? I think you
need to compile LyX to do this though.

Helge Hafting

using lyx as a front end

[Dov Kruger]

I'd like to enter an equation in lyx and have my code process the
equation. In general, this question might be more appropriate for the
developer forum, but I noticed that the converters may have hooks to get
at the document. Is there any user-configurable way to get a piece of a
document to a converter? If not, where is the appropriate forum to go?

thanks!

using lyx as a front end

[Dov Kruger]

I'd like to enter an equation in lyx and have my code process the
equation. In general, this question might be more appropriate for the
developer forum, but I noticed that the converters may have hooks to get
at the document. Is there any user-configurable way to get a piece of a
document to a converter? If not, where is the appropriate forum to go?

thanks!

using lyx as a front end

[Dov Kruger]

I'd like to enter an equation in lyx and have my code process the
equation. In general, this question might be more appropriate for the
developer forum, but I noticed that the converters may have hooks to get
at the document. Is there any user-configurable way to get a piece of a
document to a converter? If not, where is the appropriate forum to go?

thanks!