On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 05:53:37PM +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> >>>>> "Angus" == Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Angus> As always, life is a little complicated. The only reason to
> Angus> have two dialogs is to 1. Get rid of that combox (XFig, Raster,
> Angus> Chess, Date) etc when we know that we want to insert a graphic.
>
> Angus> However, XFig, Raster, VectorGraphic, Tgif, Dia, ... are all
> Angus> 'graphic' formats that may or may not produce different latex
> Angus> output.
>
> So we could have a simple 'insert object', where the external template
> is chosen based on the file type (or extension). The idea is that, if
> one inserts a xfig or eps file, it should not be necessary to choose a
> template, just give the file name.
Relying on extensions to determine the file type is not very robust.
I could e.g. imagine that the mapping extension -> application is not
1:1.
However, from an UI point of view it might even make sense ("Do
something sensible"). But I am not sure I like it more than an extra
level of menu items....
Andre'
