Re: LaTeXConf

1999-04-26 Thread Allan Rae
unfortunately has no tabbed dialog boxes. It would certainly look > better. Ahhh, it must have been tix(?) or one of those extra toolkits that has tabbed boxes. > tcl/tk is a great language for rapid prototyping. Once neoprene/latexconf > stabilizes, translation to perl/tk or e

Re: LaTeXConf

1999-04-26 Thread Amir Karger
;-) Of course perl/tk would be great for this. Unfortunately > I don't know it and taking off time to learn it would slow me down too much. > > tcl/tk is a great language for rapid prototyping. Once neoprene/latexconf > stabilizes, translation to perl/tk or even gtk should not be v

Re: LaTeXConf

1999-04-25 Thread Martin Vermeer
arn it would slow me down too much. tcl/tk is a great language for rapid prototyping. Once neoprene/latexconf stabilizes, translation to perl/tk or even gtk should not be very difficult. But not yet in the present, experimental phase. Martin

Re: LaTeXConf

1999-04-21 Thread Allan Rae
On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Martin Vermeer wrote: > A very early implementation of LaTeXConf can be found at > > http://www.netby.net/Oest/Europa-Alle/vermeer/lcf.tcl > > with the help file as lcf.help in the same dir. (The same place also > holds the neoprene stuff.) > > A

LaTeXConf

1999-04-17 Thread Martin Vermeer
A very early implementation of LaTeXConf can be found at http://www.netby.net/Oest/Europa-Alle/vermeer/lcf.tcl with the help file as lcf.help in the same dir. (The same place also holds the neoprene stuff.) All VERY preliminary. But you can get an idea of what I have in mind. (And just in

`latexconf' taking shape

1999-04-02 Thread Martin Vermeer
It may interest you to know that I have decided to see if the`latexconf' idea mentioned here some months ago has the potential of being realized. What I am currently doing is create a set of LaTeX classes (based on the base classes, and backward compatible with them) that are mass

Re: alfanum.cls, etc. (was: Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf)

1999-02-13 Thread Arnd Hanses
Thanks for all this friendly feedback, On Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:59:16 +1000 (GMT+1000), Allan Rae wrote: >On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Arnd Hanses wrote: >> Also I'm looking forward to receive some bug reports, suggestions, >> fixes, etc. in order to improve this. > >One bug I fixed in LyX (after 1.0.0) th

Re: alfanum.cls, etc. (was: Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf)

1999-02-11 Thread Allan Rae
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Arnd Hanses wrote: > Hi, > > now that LyX 1.0.0 bug reporting is calming down a little, I would like > to discuss the possibility of releasing alfnum.cls, etc. > > The files I've mailed to the list a month ago, attached as alfanum.zip > or similar. If somebody has missed th

alfanum.cls, etc. (was: Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf)

1999-02-11 Thread Arnd Hanses
Hi, now that LyX 1.0.0 bug reporting is calming down a little, I would like to discuss the possibility of releasing alfnum.cls, etc. The files I've mailed to the list a month ago, attached as alfanum.zip or similar. If somebody has missed them, just ask me. Also I'm looking forward to receive s

latexconf

1999-02-10 Thread Amir Karger
http://visar.csustan.edu/bazaar/bazaar_list.html In addition to the hebrew word processor, there's something that looks like (a piece of) what Martin was requesting for LaTeX. And apparently someone's working on it. -Amir

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-05 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Martin" == Martin Vermeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Martin> I wouldn't be so sure... typically what you find are packages Martin> that change things to a different, but equally rigid scheme. Martin> This is really a thing that has disappointed me a little in Martin> LaTeX. Of course it

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-04 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Arnd" == Arnd Hanses <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Arnd> This is what I'm trying to do in a limited way with my Arnd> alfanum.cls: just adding things I'd like to see in LyX. (I'm Arnd> using LyX/2, the OS/2 port of Miyata san; three cheers for his Arnd> work, combined with EmTeX and XDVI/2 i

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-02 Thread Arnd Hanses
On Tue, 02 Feb 1999 11:57:28 +0200, Martin Vermeer wrote: >> I would suggest also to have a look into jura.cls and alphanumeric.sty of CTAN. > >I did; looks fascinating. However this is not quite what I had in mind. >Didn't find alfanum.cls, though. Yes I see, your project is the fast and easy

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-01 Thread Arnd Hanses
On Mon, 01 Feb 1999 20:16:45 +0200, Martin Vermeer wrote: >True. So lyxarticle.cls, lyxbook.cls, ... with same functionality >but "handles" added. Hmm? > This is what I'm trying to do in a limited way with my alfanum.cls: just adding things I'd like to see in LyX. (I'm using LyX/2, the OS/2

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-01 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
*Amir Karger writes: | Also, what makes it emacs-style? vim can do it too, e.g. Created when reading the vc.el files. Lgb

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-01 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Rich" == Rich Fields at 407 356 5842 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> That's why I think that, if we decide to build the ultimate >> configurable class, the first thing to do is ask for help on >> comp.text.tex. Such a project should be a pure LaTeX project at >> first. When it works, then

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-01 Thread Rich Fields at 407.356.5842
Jean-Marc writes > > "Rich" == Rich Fields at 407 356 5842 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Rich> This is where I fall short in using latex2e. I was a heavy > Rich> latex2.09 user starting in the mid/late-80s and had to create > Rich> significant hacks to areas like you are discussing and > Rich

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-01 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Rich" == Rich Fields at 407 356 5842 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Rich> This is where I fall short in using latex2e. I was a heavy Rich> latex2.09 user starting in the mid/late-80s and had to create Rich> significant hacks to areas like you are discussing and Rich> more. Unfortunately, I t

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-01 Thread Rich Fields at 407.356.5842
> > > "Martin" == Martin Vermeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Martin> While leafing through book.cls (renamed to fgibook.cls, > > Martin> fgibook.layout to follow) I noticed that there is so much > > Martin> stuff hardwired that could be put into a variable using > > Martin> \newcomman

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-01 Thread Martin Vermeer
> > "Martin" == Martin Vermeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Martin> While leafing through book.cls (renamed to fgibook.cls, > Martin> fgibook.layout to follow) I noticed that there is so much > Martin> stuff hardwired that could be put into a variable using > Martin> \newcommand. Some stuf

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-02-01 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Martin" == Martin Vermeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Martin> While leafing through book.cls (renamed to fgibook.cls, Martin> fgibook.layout to follow) I noticed that there is so much Martin> stuff hardwired that could be put into a variable using Martin> \newcommand. Some stuff is user re

Re: latexconf

1999-01-31 Thread Garst R. Reese
Amir Karger wrote: > > The latexconf idea is great. Although it seems like LaTeX already has tons > of parameters, there are clearly a bunch of lengths and texts which are > hard-coded. However, it sounds to me like a major project, which only > overlaps with LyX at the later (eas

latexconf

1999-01-31 Thread Amir Karger
The latexconf idea is great. Although it seems like LaTeX already has tons of parameters, there are clearly a bunch of lengths and texts which are hard-coded. However, it sounds to me like a major project, which only overlaps with LyX at the later (easier) parts. And we seem to have only a couple

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-01-31 Thread Larry S. Marso
Ready to Rock & Roll. :-) Best regards -- Larry S. Marso [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, Jan 31, 1999 at 05:50:06PM +0200, Martin Vermeer wrote: > Here is the 1.0.3 version

Re: PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-01-31 Thread Amir Karger
[looks great, we all love it, blah blah blah] I have to agree with Larry on the "emacs-style" thing. Why not just say "version control for collaborative authoring". Anyone who knows what version control is doesn't need to be told it's emacs-style, while anyone who doesn't know has at least a *c

PR-1.0.3... and latexconf

1999-01-31 Thread Martin Vermeer
Here is the 1.0.3 version with two point corrections only. I have also been thinking about the "latexconf" idea, as this weekend I had to design a class file for out Institute's Reports series. (The proposed design was so awful that I couldn't keep my mouth shut. No good

Re: another thought about "latexconf"

1999-01-25 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
>>>>> "Larry" == Larry S Marso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Larry> Another superior feature for the proposed "latexconf" facility Larry> would be the ability to create defined terms. I'm imagining a Larry> *LyX* entry field, in which y

another thought about "latexconf"

1999-01-23 Thread Larry S. Marso
Another superior feature for the proposed "latexconf" facility would be the ability to create defined terms. I'm imagining a *LyX* entry field, in which you could enter either text formatted using LyX's ordinary set of Layout tools, or even enter ERT, with LyX outputing inte

Re: latexconf? (Was Re: Three pre-versions of PR doc)

1999-01-23 Thread Roland Krause
On Sat, 23 Jan 1999, Liisa Vermeer wrote: Snip --->8 > Yeah, the are good at copying. I believe that the whole original idea of > paragraph styles, style sheets, etc. was pinched straight from LaTeX. > (well, > where did Lamport get it from originally? Wasn't there a software called > 'Scribe'

Re: latexconf? (Was Re: Three pre-versions of PR doc)

1999-01-23 Thread Larry S. Marso
On Sat, Jan 23, 1999 at 08:28:22AM -0500, Larry S. Marso wrote: > On Sat, Jan 23, 1999 at 02:59:12PM -0800, Liisa Vermeer wrote: > > > > It is the idea for a little program that can be called "latexconf", > > whose > > only function it would be to in

Re: latexconf? (Was Re: Three pre-versions of PR doc)

1999-01-23 Thread Larry S. Marso
On Sat, Jan 23, 1999 at 02:59:12PM -0800, Liisa Vermeer wrote: > > I have actually an idea worth thinking about ... > It is the idea for a little program that can be called "latexconf", > whose > only function it would be to interactively compose a file redefining &

latexconf? (Was Re: Three pre-versions of PR doc)

1999-01-23 Thread Liisa Vermeer
Word. "The other headers in BIG letters, numbered, flush left. Headers and paragraphs to be separated by one blank line without indent." Beautiful, ain't it? ;-} I have actually an idea worth thinking about but for which I will have no time to do anything about in t