[Axiom-developer] Re: Pamphlets and LaTex

[Stephen Wilson]

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Stephen Wilson <address@hidden> writes:

> address@hidden writes:
> 
> > > I like the '@'
> > 
> > So you're proposing yet another syntax? Non-noweb, non-latex?
> > How would it work? What are the advantages/disadvantages.
> 
> I believe you already have a good idea of the concepts involved here.
> Your trying to do the same thing but using LaTeX syntax.  That would
> be fine with me if it were not for the fact that it is not,
> conceptually, pure LaTeX.
> 
> I would propose that we use a variant of noweb syntax to start.
> Perhaps replace <<chunk>>= and the corresponding reference <<chunk>>
> with @<chunk@>= and @<chunk@> respectively.  These are less likely
> candidates for collision with program constructs.
> 
> As far as what other escape terms we could introduce with the @
> convention,  that is open to wide debate.  The spadcommand notion is a
> good example of one thing we can do.
> 
> The distinct advantage here is that we are using a syntax which is
> special to a pamphlet.  We need a weave stage, and we need an
> unambiguous notation which we can accurately parse and transform.
> Using latex syntax is ambiguous.  Thats the main advantage, but a big
> one with real technical advantages.
> 
> 
> Steve