[Axiom-developer] HyperDoc

[Kai Kaminski]

Hi,

I'm currently fighting my way through the hyper source code to 
understand how everything works. The first thing on my list is to parse 
the HyperDoc pages so that I can process them in some way. I think that 
we need a new format for HyperDoc pages as the old one contains commands 
and environments that don't make much sense in a web browser.

One of the questions is if it is easier to implement a parser in Lisp or 
to modify hyper to produce the new format. Another is wether people 
would prefer to have a LaTeX-like input syntax for HyperDoc pages 
instead of some XML-based format, I guess the answer is yes. Since it 
will be useful to be able to generate HyperDoc pages from LaTeX articles 
implementing a parser in Lisp is probably the way to go.

What should the new page description language be like, i.e. XML or 
LaTeX, and which commands/environments should be supported?

If anyone has compiled hyper on OS X I would love to know about that. 
Other hints concerning hyper, the HyperDoc language or an existing 
grammar for the latter are always welcome.

Kai