Is it not an option to use LyX, and then pandoc to convert to ConTeXt?

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On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Roger Mason <rmason@mun.ca> wrote:

> Hello Jonas,
>
> Jonas Baggett <jonas17b@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Thank you for the suggestion. I was first thinking about incrementally
> > creating a custom format that evolves as features are implemented. And
> > for translating the custom format into a backend format, I was
> > thinking of creating files with translations rules for each backend so
> > that anyone can add support for a new backend or update an existing
> > backend to add more feature or to make it compatible with a newer
> > version of the backend, without needing to modify the editor code. A
> > translation rule is e.g. start_section[title=<the_title>,
> > back_ground_color=<the_color>] => @startsection(title ->
> > {<the_title>}, bg_color -> {<the_color>}) which will convert a start
> > section command of the document format into the same command for a
> > backend format.
>
> Skribilo uses an abstract syntax internally and the different output
> engines process that into the target language.  In essence each engine
> is the collection of rules appropriate to that target.
>
> > At first glance that way seems to be the easiest way for me, but
> > Skribilo looks interesting as a fallback option, although I find its
> > syntax to be weird, if I find out that the idea with translation rules
> > isn't working as expected.
>
> There are two input syntaxes, a simple one a bit like Emacs' outline
> mode and the more Scheme-like syntax.  The former has limitations
> documented on the Skribilo web-site, the latter is far more complete.  I
> an guessing it is the Scheme-like syntax that you find weird.  I have
> played around a a little this week on using Wisp
> (http://www.draketo.de/proj/wisp/) and Readable
> (http://readable.sourceforge.net/) to write Skribilo in a less
> parenthesis rich style.  Although not able to complete the work owing to
> time constraints, it looks acheivavble.
>
> Cheers,
> Roger
>
> Off topic
> ========
>
> My goal would be to have an output ConTeXt (or Lout) document, with
> fallback to LaTeX or XML if a publisher insists.  If this could be
> combined with Emacs org-mode to document, store and run (or compile-run)
> source code, then a very complete and versatile system for reproducible
> reasearch could be constructed.
>
>
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