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On Monday, November 25, 2002, at 11:58 AM, Hans Hagen wrote:

> a user interface to processing tex docs, based on pdf, controlled by a 
> tex-applet; think of entering your letter text and data in a form, 
> pushing a button and getting a letter back (this is just one 
> application, we also use it to make enveloppes and alike); click and 
> point layout options, etc; works quite well; to tease you again, this 
> is just part of a bigger game -)

Hmm...interesting indeed!  Just to prod a bit more, though, what kind 
of UI, and entered into what kind "form"?  I won't ask about the 
"bigger game" :-)

This may or may not be relevant, but any chance as you work on this 
stuff XML might enter the picture as an alternate coding approach?

Bruce