On Tuesday 18 January 2005 06:01 pm, Matej Cepl wrote: > Steve Litt wrote: > > * At this point, now that I'm satisfied with the LyX native format, what > > would be my advantage in outputting to xml? > > Using a standard _document_ format (which LaTeX is not) with long-term > storing availability (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/publ-tips/#make). Will > you have LyX in twenty years? I am not sure (however, it will be succesful > in next five or so), but I am quite sure that you will have some tools to > process standard XML (like Docbook XML).
Ah-ha! The "Who Owns Your Data" rationale. That's why I switched to Linux: http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200104/200104.htm That's an excellent reason, and I'll investigate archiving my books in XML format. Secondarily, I'll archive them as LyX native format, on the theory that LyX native format is so human and machine readable that as long as there's Perl (or Python :-), I can convert them to any other format I want. I really want to thank the LyX crew for making sure the native format is simple human readable ascii. That was a major factor in my choice of LyX. Thanks Matej, SteveT Steve Litt Author: * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist Webmaster * Troubleshooters.Com * http://www.troubleshooters.com
