A simple suggestion for personnal definitions in Lout.

[Basile STARYNKEVITCH]

As several people (notably Hadmut) pointed out, i also miss personal 
definitions.
The trick to add them is simple; here is the start of my lout/include/article 
file:
    
    @SysInclude { ft  }
    @SysInclude { fdl  }
    @SysInclude { eq  }
    @SysInclude { tab }
    # @SysInclude { pas }
    @SysInclude { fig }
     
    @Include{ perso_def }   ## i've added this; notice that it is Include, not 
SysInclude!
    @Use { @DocumentLayout
    #### etc etc etc etc

And in my document directory i have a perso_def.lout file such as:
    ##### file perso_def.lout
     
    import @DocumentLayout
      def Unix      address@hidden
     
    import @DocumentLayout
      def Bsd       address@hidden
    
    ## etc etc ...

Of course, there is an empty perso_def.lout file in my lout/include system 
directory.

My simple wish is to have such a feature in standard lout.. so i won't have to 
hack
each lout distribution.


I also second the wish to have more powerful programming
possibilities.  I'll also say that a lout tutorial programming guide
(ie a customizing your lout chapter, with several examples, tips,
hints, and don'ts) is needed. For instance, i don't know how to make
lout do as many LaTeX packages do: write at top of page (in the page
number zone) the number and title of current chapter and/or section.
This probably is doable; i tried a few times and failed.

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