On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:47 AM, Wilfried <wh...@gmx.de> wrote: > stefano franchi wrote: > > > in light of all the recent discussions, my latest report, and the fact > > that GSOC 2014's application window is about to open (March 10), it'd > > be great if we could reach some consensus on the projects' goal and > > approaches. > > > > My current view of the matter is this: > > > > 1. We have two projects: export to Word and round trip conversion to > > be pursued independently > > > > 2. Export to Word requires LaTeX processing and is therefore best > > pursued with tex4ht and by adding/contributing to its own current > > functionalities. > > > > 3. Round trip conversion is best pursued by exporting directing to > > Word XML-based format from within LyX code (i.e. from the C++/Qt > > side) for the LyX-to-Word trip and with either C++/Qt or Python for > > the reverse Word-to-Lyx trip. > > > > N.B. "Word" stands for docx|odt throughout > > Hello, > I already posted this to the lyx-users list (gmane.editors.lyx.general). > I just came across a converter which i wasn't aware of before. >
Hi Wilfried, thanks for the pointer. I was unaware of this project, which looks very interesting. I was also quite surprised to see a LaTeX parser written in Prolog---it brought back 30 years old memories.... Definitely something to keep an eye on. Cheers, Stefano -- __________________________________________________ Stefano Franchi Associate Research Professor Department of Hispanic Studies Ph: +1 (979) 845-2125 Texas A&M University Fax: +1 (979) 845-6421 College Station, Texas, USA stef...@tamu.edu http://stefano.cleinias.org
