Display created docbook

Kornel Benko kornel at lyx.org
Mon Sep 28 17:13:15 UTC 2020


Am Mon, 28 Sep 2020 17:06:32 +0200
schrieb Pavel Sanda <sanda at lyx.org>:

> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 04:59:23PM +0200, Kornel Benko wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I have a patch ready to
> > > > > 1.) new format (pdf9) + conversion 'docbook5->pdf9'
> > > > >   This is using pandoc, so that one can display the docbook data
> > > > > 2.) A wrapper/filter around ssconvert for converting spreadsheets
> > > > >   to be inserted in docbook5 documents
> > > > >
> > > > > The first part should be uncontroversial.
> > > > > For the second there may be objections, because the wrapper is
> > > > > written in perl.  
> > > >
> > > > That's indeed controversial. What's the justification for writing
> > > > that in perl when all other conversion script are in python?  
> > 
> > The only justification is my (in)ability to write it in python.  
> 
> Well, it's sort of sending the packagers the message if you want to have
> fully functional lyx if should bump perl dependency. This does not strike
> me as a good idea if this was the only reason.

You are forgetting the need for perl if using latex?

> > > > Apart from that conversion to epub seem more appropriate than pdf...
> > > >  
> > > 
> > > PDF is useful for debugging purposes, at least (or to have an idea what the
> > > document could look like through standard DocBook chains, for instance if
> > > you are publishing a book and you have to use DocBook instead of LaTeX).
> > > I'd +1 having this functionality in LyX.  
> 
> Ok then.

Hm, does it mean I am allowed to commit?

> Pavel

	Kornel
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