>>>>> "Uwe" == Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>> Or do I miss something? (I agree, though, that "Short Title" is
>> misleading. The string should probably be customizable)

Uwe> The "short title" name is one problem, but more important you
Uwe> cannot set optional arguments in layout files. For example when
Uwe> you want to create a layout file for PDF-formulars you have the
Uwe> same command with different opt. args., so for a textbox you want
Uwe> to set another optional argument than for a combobox as default
Uwe> in the layout file, but this is not possible. You cannot
Uwe> predefine a value for the optional arguments.

Could you give a precise example of the syntax?


We have support for what is supposedly the LaTeX syntax (as can be
seen in the latex manual): one required arguments and some optional
ones containing text. If you think about it, this is the syntax that
maps best to a html type format. I do not think one is supposed to put
document contents inside the html tags arguments like
  <foo importanttext="this is the title">bar</foo>

Likewise, we do not support every weird syntax where elements of text
are in keyval-based argument or enclosed in strange characters. I
understand it would be nice to support every weird syntax invented by
class authors, but this is a difficult goal. Supposedly, if latex3
ever comes out, it should have a clearer syntax and it will be
possible to think calmly about what to do.

JMarc

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