Re: Script language (was Re: 1st version of Graphical Tutorial

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

>>>>> "Asger" == Asger K Alstrup Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Asger> - Which "official" scripting language should we choose?

Asger> To me, Python is still the best candiate, but it seems
Asger> Alejandro disagrees until more research has been done.  That
Asger> makes sense to me, so Alejandro, what things do you think we
Asger> should investigate now to progress further?

A nice solution would be a scripting language which is small enough
to be included in the distribution without major bloat. Does such a
beast exist?

Asger> - What technical approach should be adopt - embedment or
Asger> external spawns with communication through pipes or sockets?

Asger> The choice of scripting language depends on the second
Asger> question.

If we use the second solution, I guess we should offer support for any
script language. Of course, we need an official one if large parts of
LyX use it.

JMarc