Dear list, I just read a bit about 'LyX Wanted Features list' and saw
Scripting language: Support a scripting language to control various parts of LyX, this requires deciding on an official scripting language. The idea is for non-core parts of LyX to be moved to the scripting language and thus simplifying extension and customization. I would definitely propose python/swig for this purpose. I have used C++/SWIG/Python for quite some time now and I am very pleased with the results. I am not quite sure what you have in mind, but it is easy to 1. add a SWIG interface file for some of the lyx classes. 2. provide a python module for lyx, generated automatically by SWIG. 3. Be able to create lyx buffer, load file, change content from python. This looks like a MSWord/VisualBasic approach. Later on, you can choose to integrate lyx more with python by calling python objects from the C++ code through the well-defined Python C/API. Cheers, Bo
