At 21:35 +0100 1998/12/09, Marcel Oliver wrote: >Hans Aberg wrote: >> EBNF like other computer languages. The problem is that there is no >> way within TeX to ensure that authors use that syntax. Further, TeX >> integrates authoring and typesetting in a way, making the task even >> more difficult. > >I don't think it is really a problem. At least I think I have a >pretty good idea about what's LaTeX and what isn't. Does this mean that the papers are going to be sent to you for verification of syntax correctness? :-) -- The problem is with all those that do not have this insight. > Things get much >more difficult to keep functionality portable, and this is what needs >to be discussed in detail. I am not sure what you mean by "portable" here: If a manuscript should be converted to a format requiring a certain syntax, and the original does not have the right syntax, then the translation process will break. Hans Aberg * Email: Hans Aberg <mailto:[log in to unmask]> * Home Page: <http://www.matematik.su.se/~haberg/> * AMS member listing: <http://www.ams.org/cml/>