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Re: ASCII back end
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Aaron Roydhouse |
Subject: |
Re: ASCII back end |
Date: |
Mon, 15 Nov 1993 10:34:09 +1300 |
==> "Patrick" == Patrick Stickler writes:
Patrick> Using SGML is certainly a sensible idea, but you've got it
Patrick> backwards. The *original* documents should be in SGML with a
Patrick> filter for typesetting in lout (or ascii, or TeX, or troff,
Patrick> or FrameMaker, ...) in one of many different styles,
Patrick> depending on the need.
You're right, of course, SGML should be the original composition
language. However last time I looked the SGML tools weren't really up
to much, although SGML itself obviously had a future. Even so,
generating SGML isn't out of the question.
Patrick> I'm currently using an SGML/[nt]roff scheme, but plan to try
Patrick> lout as it seems to be far more "programmer friendly".
This is certainly why I use it over LaTeX. Not that LaTeX is all that
bad, but because TeX is underneath... Like building a palace on a
combined swamp and minefield really :-)
Patrick> Nevertheless, an nroff-like mode for lout would be very
Patrick> welcome, as many people (including myself) need to generated
Patrick> formatted text-only documents for on line viewing or printing
Patrick> [...]
The benefit is there, although I would be worried that the
expressivity of lout might be restricted by the limitations of a
formatted text target.
Aaron.