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List:       lyx-devel
Subject:    Re: Official submission of eLyXer for inclusion in LyX
From:       Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <lasgouttes () lyx ! org>
Date:       2009-04-29 14:36:47
Message-ID: liyskjrplvk.fsf () pegase ! inria ! fr
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rgheck <rgheck@bobjweil.com> writes:
>> Integration with lyx2lyx is a must IMO, since it will ensure that it
>> still works if the LyX format is updated. This means that we do not have
>> to rely on proper maintenance of eLyXer before a release.
>>
>>   
> I don't see how this is possible. I have looked at the code, and it is
> very dependent upon the file format of 1.6.x. Of course, you could
> always export the 2.0.svn format to 1.6 and run eLyXer on that, but
> then you lose all the new features.

Of course, if eLyXer is not updated, it will not support any new
feature. But it is much better that having 2.0.0 (for example) being
shipped with a version of eLyXer that can not even read our files.

JMarc
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