> Here is a futuristic scenario: Think of a version HyTeX of TeX (as the > name HyperTeX is already occupied) with the capacity of \input-ing URL's; > then the ideal electronic journal only needs to contain information about > journal style, and which articles to \input, the latter which of course > already are posted in an official e-print archive. The distribution of each > journal issue can thus become very compact. :-) I believe that some journals already accept a URL when submitting an article; this points to an e-print archive. Electronic publication and standardisation of macros need to be developed in parallel. With LaTeX relatively well standardised compared to the WWW world (well, what standards there are are often ignored by major players and users), one must be careful here. -- Phillip Helbig Email ... [log in to unmask] Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories Tel. ..... +44 1477 571 321 (ext. 297) Jodrell Bank Fax ................. +44 1477 571 618 Macclesfield Telex ................. 36149 JODREL G UK-Cheshire SK11 9DL Web .... http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~pjh/ My opinions are not necessarily those of NRAL or the University of Manchester.