On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Richard Heck <rgh...@lyx.org> wrote:
> On 12/17/2012 01:49 PM, Nico Williams wrote: > >> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Richard Heck <rgh...@lyx.org> wrote: >> >>> On 12/17/2012 11:45 AM, Alex Vergara Gil wrote: >>> >> Meanwhile, the script I'm working on will effectively get us there, >> though in a hackish way: externally, rather than by changing the C++ >> code. But I think that's OK. We can make a lot of progress by first >> making sure there's a faithful XML representation of .lyx, as that >> will allow all sorts of progress in terms of import/export >> conversions, and having such an XML format to play with may help the >> team to think more about how to structure the C++ code. >> > > Sounds like a great idea. One question: would having an external but faithful XML Lyx file allow XLS-translations to XML-based word-processing formats? That would solve once and for all (hopefully) the problem of the Lyx-->Word conversion that still plagues those of us working in the Humanities (At least, it still affects me). Stefano -- __________________________________________________ Stefano Franchi Associate Research Professor Department of Hispanic Studies Ph: +1 (979) 845-2125 Texas A&M University Fax: +1 (979) 845-6421 College Station, Texas, USA stef...@tamu.edu http://stefano.cleinias.org
