Re: GSoC: Integrating with Cloud based compilers

2013-04-15 Thread stefano franchi
Hi Gregori, I won't get into the technical issues---I am not a developer. Besides, both Jean-Marc and Pavel, two of our most experienced devels have already entered the discussion. As for my LyX/Latex usage: I actually use it for everything, from lecture notes to article to books. Most of my writ

Re: GSoC: Integrating with Cloud based compilers

2013-04-15 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
14/04/2013 21:37, Pavel Sanda: What is needed is just - directory mapped somewhere in the cloud (dropbox or similar or via fuse-based FS on linux) - single script (bash, python, i believe even telnet would be enough:) which just triggers the compilation on your service and get errors on stdo

Re: GSoC: Integrating with Cloud based compilers

2013-04-14 Thread Pavel Sanda
Pavel Sanda wrote: > From LyX side adding such script name into config is matter of four lines or > similar. Actually if spandex is the only tex tool on the computer your script can be called "pdflatex" and if compatible enough single line of code in LyX and perhaps other applications need not

Re: GSoC: Integrating with Cloud based compilers

2013-04-14 Thread Pavel Sanda
Gregori Kanatzidis wrote: > Hello LyX Devs, > > Stefan Kottwitz of LaTeX-Community has suggested that > integrationwith > a cloud-based LaTeX compiling service would be a useful feature for > LyX users to have, so that