>>>>> "larry" == larry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
larry> At the moment, we use minipage to "protect" top-line, larry> intermediate and ending text for complex documents. larry> A straightforward example might be a letterhead with fixed larry> topline, addressing and closing elements. Certain portions of larry> the page might be protected from casual alteration, but not larry> casual erasure, by enclosure in minipages. larry> However, not all such enclosures need the minipage environment, larry> introducing formatting headaches if used just to prevent casual larry> alteration. Are these things that could not be done in a .layout file? Wouldn't it be easier to write a .layout file that contains all the needed code instead of a template? At least with this solution is ERT is not visible at all by the user. I'd be interested to see a specific example of template, to have a feel of what is doable. JMarc
