[matplotlib-devel] doing tex support the right way

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Darren Dale wrote:

The basic approach is to extract the font layout information from the
dvi files. LaTeX could be the only dependency.

Wonderful idea! I've been hoping someone would write this for ages. This could lead to using TeX as a layout engine for creating Reports, etc. in all kinds of other apps as well.

I'm looking forward to seeing how it works out.

-Chris

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Darren Dale wrote:

The basic approach is to extract the font layout information from the
dvi files. LaTeX could be the only dependency.

Wonderful idea! I've been hoping someone would write this for ages. This
could lead to using TeX as a layout engine for creating Reports, etc. in
all kinds of other apps as well.

Is this the PyX approach?
I ask that in hopes there may
synergies that save some developer time.

Cheers,
Alan Isaac

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On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Christopher Barker apparently wrote: