On Friday 29 January 2010 18:41:57 Peter Kümmel wrote:
> Am Freitag, den 29.01.2010, 17:55 -0500 schrieb Steve Litt:
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > As a LyX user who often parses LyX native code in documents,
> > programmatically writes LyX native code, and uses Vim to change LyX
> > native code, I have the same reservations about lua as I do with XML --
> > it might make my job as a user a lot harder. Starting from your link I
> > tried to find an example of luatex and couldn't.
> >
> > When the talk turns of embedding LUA within TeX, I start getting VERY
> > nervous. XML is bad enough, but at least with an XML parser it parses
> > down to hierarchy that could be reasonably parsed. Having looked at
> > Javascript embedded HTML, I'm concerned.
> >
> > Do you have more docuemntation with examples of Luatex?
> 
> Your doubts are fully justified, I also couldn't find an example on the
> luatex site. Here is an example how Lua could be used within TeX
> http://luatex.bluwiki.com/go/Traversing_TeX_nodes
> Open a scope and enter the Lua scipt.
> I assume the script is simpler than all the <..> </..> tags.

This example has no content. I'd be interested to see a real LuaTeX document 
in its native format.

Thanks

SteveT

Steve Litt
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