Roozbeh Pournader writes: > > the mass users use Microsoft software. Internet Explorer 5 renders XML > > natively > > I can't understand, XML is good or bad? If it is good, why does Microsoft > support it?! ;) so that they can suck people into using it, then change it in ways incompatible with the standard, and hope you stay locked in. cf the Halloween documents > LaTeX input syntax to become SGML-compatible (or XML-compatible), and write > SGML directly in it, or you are speaking of a complete > (i.e., fully complete) support for equivalents of SGML things in LaTeX > and a convertor from SGML to LaTeX? the latter > But what about a math interface, which a big part of TeX community > are users of? Please don't speak of MathML, ok? ;) hard not to > I don't like neither those <mrow> things which look unnecessary, > nor putting <mo></mo> or <mi></mi> around every math atom. All > these, also make my files very large. who cares about file size? anyway, we have to assume that we'll use structured math editors. i know most people on this list will scream, but interfaces like MathType (which exports MathML) are not at all bad > What I currently do, is typing Persian using local keyboard > in an editor my colleagues in the FarsiTeX project have written, contradicing the above, where you say you rely on plain ASCII editors! > user doesn't like loading a big editor for simple tasks such as > typing a memo, which previously could be done using old dear `vi'. > Got it? no. you use a special editor for special input, why not do the same with math? > Also, someone who has grown up with TeX input language, > loves the input syntax. :) i reserve my love for humans and plants :-} > Specially, U.S. government and Iranian government can't bear > each other but you won the footbal match. well done, i enjoyed watching it sebastian