--export cleanup

1999-11-30 Thread Andre' Poenitz
Remember the 'lyx UserGuide.lyx --export latex' stuff? The new version of the patch can be found under http://mathematik.htwm.de/Software/LyX/index.html.en (or more direct http://mathematik.htwm.de/Software/LyX/buffer-patch-2 ) It's sort of 'minimalistic' approach, it only contain

Re: --export cleanup

1999-11-30 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
"Andre' Poenitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | http://mathematik.htwm.de/Software/LyX/buffer-patch-2 ) | | It's sort of 'minimalistic' approach, it only contains the code that is | necessary to get the feature working. Since it does not remove anything | I am fairly sure that I did not break a

Re: --export cleanup

1999-11-30 Thread Amir Karger
On Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 07:28:25PM +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > "Andre' Poenitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I think we want to make this more general. A command switch --export > should perhaps be --function instead > > lyx --function "buffer-export html" > > or similar so that we c

Re: --export cleanup

1999-11-30 Thread Andre' Poenitz
> OK. But I'd suggest making --export foo == --function "buffer-export foo", > as it's easier to remember and explain. This option is already there since you can type --execute "buffer-export foo" and --export is transformed internally to exactly this command. The naming of the internal functi

Re: --export cleanup

1999-11-30 Thread Andre' Poenitz
> > I think we want to make this more general. A command switch --export > > should perhaps be --function instead > > > > lyx --function "buffer-export html" > > > > or similar so that we can use the same code for all lyx-funcs. > > OK. But I'd suggest making --export foo == --function "buffer-

Re: --export cleanup

1999-12-01 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
"Andre' Poenitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | To Amir: Of course often used commands should get simple aliases, and in | fact --export foo translates directly to --execute "buffer-export foo" | already. I don't agree. Lgb

Re: --export cleanup

1999-12-01 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
"Andre' Poenitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | > OK. But I'd suggest making --export foo == --function "buffer-export foo", | > as it's easier to remember and explain. | | This option is already there since you can type | | --execute "buffer-export foo" | | and --export is transformed interna

Re: --export cleanup

1999-12-06 Thread Asger K. Alstrup Nielsen
> Remember the 'lyx UserGuide.lyx --export latex' stuff? > The new version of the patch can be found under > > http://mathematik.htwm.de/Software/LyX/buffer-patch-2 ) > > It's sort of 'minimalistic' approach, it only contains the code that is > necessary to get the feature working. Since

Re: --export cleanup

1999-12-06 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
"Asger K. Alstrup Nielsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Did this patch ever go in? There is no doubt the patch is good. I agree on that. | Lgb, please do not hold it back just because it introduces one | command line switch that you do not like. I just want people to speak up about this firs

Re: --export cleanup

1999-12-07 Thread Asger K. Alstrup Nielsen
> | Lgb, please do not hold it back just because it introduces one > | command line switch that you do not like. > > I just want people to speak up about this first. Fair enough. > What about "-f buffer-export-html" which is what I would prefere. I think André introduced some shorthands as wel

Re: --export cleanup

1999-12-07 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Asger" == Asger K Alstrup Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> | Lgb, please do not hold it back just because it introduces one | >> command line switch that you do not like. >> >> I just want people to speak up about this first. Asger> Fair enough. >> What about "-f buffer-export-htm

Re: --export cleanup

1999-12-07 Thread Asger K. Alstrup Nielsen
> Also it uses -- long form arguments, which is good from a GNU point of > view, but not really in line with other command line options. Actually, we support "--help" and "-help", but that's a secret feature. I agree that the options should be in synch with the LyX tradition, whatever that is.

Re: --export cleanup

1999-12-07 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Asger" == Asger K Alstrup Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Asger> So, we all agree that the patch is good, except maybe for the Asger> command-line name. So, Lgb or Jean-Marc, I trust your Asger> judgement. Please apply the patch and change the command-line Asger> to whatever you prefer

Re: --export cleanup

1999-12-12 Thread Amir Karger
On Mon, Dec 06, 1999 at 09:38:07AM +0100, Asger K. Alstrup Nielsen wrote: > > After all, it implements a FreqUently Requested Feature (FURF). I believe you mean "Frequently User-Requested Feature" (FURF). -Amir