On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 03:54:24PM -0800, Tavis Rudd wrote: > On Thursday 01 November 2001 15:06, Chuck Esterbrook wrote: > > As the project manager for Webware, here are some final decisions: > > > > These status quo items all stay: > > - the name WebKit > > - WebKit as an app server focused on easy of use and > > extensibility - Webware as an umbrella for Webware components > > I'll agree to disagree :-) ... what do other people think?? (I'm > really curious)
If you and I can agree to disagree about Cheetah, you and Chuck can agree to disagree about Webware. :) :) > > - It's "from SomeKit import SomeModule" and will not be "from > > Webware.SomeKit import SomModule" > > What do other people think about this? My dislike of it primarilly > stems from 'MiscUtils' and 'WebUtils'. If the are going to be > top-level packages they should have names that clearly identify them > as part of Webware. Perhaps MiscUtils and WebUtils should be renamed then. Can they be made into proper Kits, so they can be *Kit like the others? Or put together in a package called WebwareMisc? > Good! What do you think about using LaTeX? It works, and it makes multiple output formats, but it's kind of kludgey for that, especially since it uses an anachronistic syntax (pre-XML). TeX's strengths are (1) mathematical formulas and (2) sophistocated typesetting. (1) doesn't apply because we aren't using complex mathematical formulas. (2) doesn't apply because nobody has a DVI-capable printer. Instead, people convert them to Postscript, using Postscript fonts instead of TeX fonts, and throwing away all the beautiful typesetting and kerning information TeX so painfully constructed, because the information is specific to the size and relative proportion of TeX font characters. If only XML had been available when TeX was designed, then we could have a universal rich text format that would work for both. Are there any SGML/XML-based formats (e.g., DocBook) that would be suitable without being overly complicated? -- -Mike (Iron) Orr, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (if mail problems: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://iron.cx/ English * Esperanto * Russkiy * Deutsch * Espan~ol _______________________________________________ Webware-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss
