> ultimately incompatible. I really know SGML/XML (Sebastian, what do > you hope to get out of the LaTeX3 project that you think you cannot > get out of SGML?), I want a reliable batch-oriented page makeup system, no more, no less. I want to store my text in XML, and have LaTeX produce beautiful pages when I give it a style sheet > already exists and supposedly works well? Moreover, especially when > typing Mathematics, complete logical mark-up is way beyond what most > authors need in practice. today, yes. but they are crippling themselves by saving all their hard work in a presentation format, IMHO. > If my requirements go beyond publishing, my primary tools are > different (although it would help if they could export to LaTeX > when it comes to publishing), but then I don't mind the extra > effort required. with respect, is that not short-sighted? the "extra effort required" can scale up into man years sebastian