Hello,
Jean-Marc recently raised the question whether an inset is really the
proper solution for captions.
I didn't come to a final conclusion on my own but I think we should come
to an agreement and stick with it. I think that Jean-Marc's concern
regarding the customization of captions is a valid point. When
converting the layout files, I noticed that some document classes have
extra styles like "CenteredCaption", "CaptionBelow", "CaptionAbove". How
do these layout styles relate to the caption inset? Probably not at all.
Is this is problem? I don't know...
Having everything as an inset sounds very nice at first glance but
meanwhile I am not so sure anymore. Where exactly do we draw the line?
One rule would be:
- If XXX is a general-purpose thing whose underlying concept does not
vary among different document classes, make it an inset.
- If XXX is specific to a particular doc class, make it a paragraph layout.
In the case of captions, there is not definitive answer. Is there some
text processing feature that can be implemented only if we know about
all captions in a document? If the answer is true, then IMHO we should
stick with the inset solution.
In any case, I think we should discuss this very soon, because a lot of
files have changed due to the layout=>inset conversion.
Michael
