Subject: Re: patch -- LaTeX exporter, and new --to command line option
From: Thomas Fletcher (thomasf@qnx.com)
Date: Tue Jan 25 2000 - 14:14:02 CST
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Joaquin Cuenca Abela wrote:
> This patch upgrade the LaTeX exporter.
>
> To made all my LaTeX exporter tests, I've added a new command line:
>
> --to FILE_FORMAT
>
> You can now type:
>
> abiword *.abw --to html
>
> and abiword will convert all your .abw files in to html files (and, of
> course, --to latex will convert in to latex files, etc...)
>
> I think that it's a useful option, so I've included it in the patch.
>
> P.S.: The option is included only in the GNOME build. If I've a bit of
> free time, tomorrow I'll make work the option in the gtk build (it's
> trivial).
This is totally great ... but I don't understand why it
has to take place in platform dependant code and can't
be made to work in a platform independant way.
Just a gentle reminder to folks out there that they should
always to try to the best of their abilities to think
about implementing stuff in a way which is totally
platform independant. It certainly makes maintaining
various ports easier!
Thomas
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