Re: [Docutils-develop] Functionnal LaTeX writer

[David G. <go...@us...>]

[David]
>>> Engelbert, are you planning on continuing development of the LaTeX
>>> writer or the PDF writer in the near future?  Or would it be OK if
>>> Julien or someone else took over?

[Engelbert]
> i am willing to continue, but i have no time for theoretical work
> means the writer is finished as sson as it fullfills what is needed

Let me presume to state that what is needed is to completely and
correctly process the tools/test.txt file.  That's all! ;-)

> and i can see some problem s coming up, interesting for all the
> project, because this would be the second writer, but bigger ones,
> because the first writer and the whole thing is targeted at html.

Docutils is not targeted at HTML.  It's just that the HTML writer is
the only one of real significance.  The XML writer is trivial, and
easily ignored.  Until there's another major Writer, it's easy to
understand the mistaken perception that Docutils is HTML-oriented.

> html for instances has no page length and no pagewidth, latex needs
> this.

The LaTeX writer can define its own command-line options and config
file settings.

> actually i currently have a project where docutils with a latex
> writer might help me, so i will continue.

Great!  I hope you and Julien can work together on this.  It would be
wonderful to get another major Writer in Docutils.

> rlpdf is on hold for several reasons
> * no one needs it currently

I don't know about that.  If it existed, I'm sure there would be
users.  I've seen requests several times for PDF output.  However:

> * pdflatex should do it and would do it better as developing the
>   linebreaking in python/ps seams to be heavy.

If that's a better route, then by all means pursue it.

-- 
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