>>>>> "Andre" == Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Andre> On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 10:17:43AM +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Andre> wrote:
>> If I may object, I'd rather see a version nearer to what .layout
>> files do, so that one can do proper parsing of the resulting latex
>> (for the sake of tex2lyx). Something like
>> 
>> CharacterStyle FirstName Format LaTeX Type command Name firstname
>> Font Series xxx Size yyy EndFont End

Andre> Um...

Andre> This is less flexible but might be ok as one of the main
Andre> problems with TeX is that it is too flexible...

Yes, this is the point: we want to somewhat enforce good markup. If
one need a more general syntax, it is always possible to definea
command in the preamble.

>> [Actually, I do not really understand what the two levels of Font
>> entries do.]

Andre> The ones related to Formats are for output, the 'global' one is
Andre> for LyX's own drawing.

but for output, if you output \firstname{...}, there is no need for
fonts...

JMarc

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