Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Jose' Matos
On Friday 14 January 2005 22:24, Matej Cepl wrote: Hi, while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: This is not completely correct. If you don't need BibTeX (I do), then you can pretty easily create

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 18 January 2005 02:36 pm, Jose' Matos wrote: On Friday 14 January 2005 22:24, Matej Cepl wrote: Hi, while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: This is not completely correct. If you

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Matej Cepl
Steve Litt wrote: * At this point, now that I'm satisfied with the LyX native format, what would be my advantage in outputting to xml? Using a standard _document_ format (which LaTeX is not) with long-term storing availability (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/publ-tips/#make). Will you have LyX

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 18 January 2005 06:01 pm, Matej Cepl wrote: Steve Litt wrote: * At this point, now that I'm satisfied with the LyX native format, what would be my advantage in outputting to xml? Using a standard _document_ format (which LaTeX is not) with long-term storing availability

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Jose' Matos
On Friday 14 January 2005 22:24, Matej Cepl wrote: Hi, while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: This is not completely correct. If you don't need BibTeX (I do), then you can pretty easily create

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 18 January 2005 02:36 pm, Jose' Matos wrote: On Friday 14 January 2005 22:24, Matej Cepl wrote: Hi, while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: This is not completely correct. If you

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Matej Cepl
Steve Litt wrote: * At this point, now that I'm satisfied with the LyX native format, what would be my advantage in outputting to xml? Using a standard _document_ format (which LaTeX is not) with long-term storing availability (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/publ-tips/#make). Will you have LyX

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 18 January 2005 06:01 pm, Matej Cepl wrote: Steve Litt wrote: * At this point, now that I'm satisfied with the LyX native format, what would be my advantage in outputting to xml? Using a standard _document_ format (which LaTeX is not) with long-term storing availability

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Jose' Matos
On Friday 14 January 2005 22:24, Matej Cepl wrote: > Hi, > > while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books > (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: > > This is not completely correct. If you don't need BibTeX (I do), then you > can pretty easily

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 18 January 2005 02:36 pm, Jose' Matos wrote: > On Friday 14 January 2005 22:24, Matej Cepl wrote: > > Hi, > > > > while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books > > (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: > > > > This is not completely

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Matej Cepl
Steve Litt wrote: > * At this point, now that I'm satisfied with the LyX native format, what > would be my advantage in outputting to xml? Using a standard _document_ format (which LaTeX is not) with long-term storing availability (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/publ-tips/#make). Will you have

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-18 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 18 January 2005 06:01 pm, Matej Cepl wrote: > Steve Litt wrote: > > * At this point, now that I'm satisfied with the LyX native format, what > > would be my advantage in outputting to xml? > > Using a standard _document_ format (which LaTeX is not) with long-term > storing availability

Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Matej Cepl
Hi, while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: ButDocbookhaditsownproblems.IcouldhaveusedEmacstofrontendmy Docbook,butIdon'tknowEmacsandhavehadtroubletryingtolearnit.

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Angus Leeming
Matej Cepl wrote: Comments? I can't comment on the ability of the script to do the task you set it, but here's some comments on the script itself: Isn't function a bash-ism? You can just use lyxvalue here. function lyxvalue() You should enclose $2 in double quotes. It might contain spaces.

Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Matej Cepl
Hi, while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: ButDocbookhaditsownproblems.IcouldhaveusedEmacstofrontendmy Docbook,butIdon'tknowEmacsandhavehadtroubletryingtolearnit.

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Angus Leeming
Matej Cepl wrote: Comments? I can't comment on the ability of the script to do the task you set it, but here's some comments on the script itself: Isn't function a bash-ism? You can just use lyxvalue here. function lyxvalue() You should enclose $2 in double quotes. It might contain spaces.

Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Matej Cepl
Hi, while reading a Steve Litt's column on writing technical books (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200201/200201.htm) I found this: But Docbook had its own problems. I could have used Emacs to front end my Docbook, but I don't know Emacs and have had trouble trying to learn it. LyX 

Re: Steve Litt's gripes against LyX and Docbook

2005-01-14 Thread Angus Leeming
Matej Cepl wrote: > Comments? I can't comment on the ability of the script to do the task you set it, but here's some comments on the script itself: Isn't "function" a bash-ism? You can just use "lyxvalue" here. function lyxvalue() You should enclose $2 in double quotes. It might contain