Hi all, I am interested and looking for a way to add collaboration functionalities into LyX.
LyX made communications and collaboration in math easy because everything is in text mode (at least for math equations, which is my primary interest). The peer-to-peer connection can be very fast and efficient in text mode. And then both sides use Latex Instant Preview(which is already in LyX) to convert the text into math equations that are nicely displayed. This makes collaboration and discussing math very easy -- I have seen several math guys type those math equations in near real time. Since this idea is immediately oriented for my discussion with colleagues using math. I would like to see if there is a way to fastly implement this in a most efficient way. I would guess simply digesting the current LyX program will take months of times. As a broader question, is there a way to utilize the Latex Instant Preview feature from outside of the LyX? If possible, I would like to add the instant equation preview feature to MS OneNote shared session.Currently my colleagues and I use OneNote shared session to collaborate in drawings, etc. It makes sharing of drawings and brainstormings very easy. It is an excellent software for collaboration and note-taking, conference recording, etc. We would like to add fast equation writing capabilities to the OneNote shared session. I am wondering if I can copy the images from the instant equation preview buffer to OneNote in realtime automatically and programatically. The workflow will be: if one wants to share equation, he opens a text buffer, and enter math text; and the image is rendered in real time to the OneNote whiteboard. OneNote will take care of the transmission and communication part. How to implement this? Thanks a lot!
