reports, template/library proposal -- LAML

[Phil Longstaff]

On Fri, 2010-04-16 at 19:30 +0300, Laimonas Vėbra wrote:
> Christian Stimming wrote:
> 
> > I don't know LAML or any other potential options so far. Can you explain /
> > outline a bit how using LAML will result in more "mature" or "standards-aware"
> > report writing? From looking at the page, I don't immediately see how this
> 
> Well, it could result in a common (and most importantly -- consistent, 
> mature) interface/API for writing reports following standards (LAML is 
> capable of context free grammar of XML/HTML validation) or at least 
> mirroring/writing html syntax in pure scheme.
> 
> 
> > would make our reports any more readable or easier to be written for
> > newcomers...
> 
> Would eguile do it either? Absolutely no. I do know scheme programming, 
> html, css and i can't imagine how it would be possible for newcommer to 
> write a report without knowing scheme at all...
> I don't think, that such way of report writing is preferred, friendly 
> for scheme programmer either...

I would suggest looking through the tutorial.
http://www.cs.aau.dk/~normark/scheme/distribution/laml/tutorial/index.html

Phil