discuss: Command-line reference (summary) and some other documentation
Subject:
Re: Command-line reference (summary) and some other documentation
From:
Stein Gjoen ####@####.####
Date:
4 Mar 2003 22:31:46 -0000
Message-Id: <3E4FD196.4000103@mail.nyx.net>
Chris Karakas wrote:
[snip]
> Leave that for the moment. Send your LyX documents to me. I use LyX
> 1.2.0. I have written some (rather elaborate) scripts that do the
> following:
>
> - Export the .lyx document to DocBook SGML. LyX uses DocBook 4.1 from
> 1.2.0 on.
> - Correct the LyX SGML. That's done with sed and a long sed script.
> - Transform the SGML file to HTML, PDF, RTF, TXT and PS. The PDF comes
> with full hypertext support, embedded Computer Modern fonts, bookmarks
> and thumbnails.
> - Images, cross-references to images, tables, sections work for all
> versions where they are meaniungfull, i.e. HTML, PDF, RTF (yes! RTF too)
> and PS.
> - Index generation is automatic. You just have to define the "Index
> entry for previous word" in LyX.
This sounds very interesting, like something that could seriously
lower the learning curve for new contributors to the LDP. Any chance
of getting this released for a wider audience? Will it be integrated
with LyX itself?
I am eager to hear more on this.
Regards,
Stein Gjoen
