Re: [PyX-user] How does "context = locals()" work?

[Andre W. <wo...@us...>]

Hi,

On 30.08.04, Andrea Riciputi wrote:
> 1) Letting the default title to be the name of the function it would be 
> better if PyX was able to parse any Python (not TeX) valid name and 
> then pass it to TeX in a form that won't harm it.
> 
> 2) It could happen that modifying a script or just commenting out some 
> parts of it a user (like me ;-) ends up with an empty graph key. It 
> shouldn't be to much effort to make PyX to take care of such an 
> absent-minded user ;)

You're right with both points. I'll just inserted two notes to the
TODO-part of the CHANGES.

(Just as a remark: the first suggestion you made actually can be
solved approximately only. You can always redefine the meaning of
characters in TeX in an arbitrary way. That can break everything.
Nevertheless I support your suggestion. Note, that we can take care of
the default titles only. Everything else (that comes from the user)
must be passed to a full TeX interpreter. TeX is just that complicated
that we should not try to be sophisticated. That will not at all
work.)


André

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