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<TeXmacs|1.0.7.1> <TeXmacs|1.0.7.12>
<style|tmdoc> <style|tmdoc>
<\body> <\body>
<tmdoc-title|Plans for the future> <tmdoc-title|Plans for the future>
<with|color|red|[Should be completed]> There are many things that we would like to integrate in <TeXmacs>. On
<hlink|<name|Savannah>|http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/texmacs/>, we
maintain a<nbsp>wish list with <hlink|suggestions|http://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/contact/wishes.en.html>
by users and other detailed wanted features. Here follows an incomplete
list of more general directions for future development, as on september 2,
2011.
<section|Typesetting> <section|Typesetting>
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<item>Better support for agglomerated documents (from physically <item>Better support for agglomerated documents (from physically
different documents). different documents).
<item>Incorporation of better linking primitives (XLink, Proclus).
<item>More types of dynamic objects, like animations, help balloons, <item>More types of dynamic objects, like animations, help balloons,
<abbr|etc.> <abbr|etc.>
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mention a few of these: mention a few of these:
<\itemize> <\itemize>
<item>Searching/replacing texts, formulas, certain environments etc. and <item>Better search and replace tool for structured texts, formulas,
regular expressions. certain environments etc. and regular expressions.
<item>Mathematical facilities: simplification of a selected region, <item>Mathematical facilities: simplification of a selected region,
substitutions of formulas in other formulas, etc. substitutions of formulas in other formulas, etc.
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<item>Grammar checkers and automatic translation programs. Does someone <item>Grammar checkers and automatic translation programs. Does someone
know where to find detailed free dictionaries and stuff like that? know where to find detailed free dictionaries and stuff like that?
<item>Incorporation of free speech recognition program. <item>Incorporation of a free speech recognition program.
</itemize>
<section|Converters to other formats>
There is a constant need for good converters from and to other data
formats:
<\itemize>
<item>Of course, <TeX>/<LaTeX> cannot really be considered as a format
(it is really a language with an ill defined grammar). Nevertheless it is
important to have good heuristic converters in both directions. We still
would appreciate help in this direction, in particular in order to
support standard documents styles of various journals.
<item><TeXmacs> is also compatible with <name|Html>, but some things such
as forms have not been implemented yet. The importation of tables could
also be further improved and it would be nice if the importer could
support cascaded style sheets.
<item>It would be nice to have converters for the document formats used
by <name|Open Office>, <name|Word>, and the internal formats used by
important publishers such as <name|Elsevier>.
<item>We would appreciate help for writing a converter from <TeXmacs> to
the <name|Texinfo> format, which is the standard documentation format for
the GNU project.
</itemize> </itemize>
<section|A universal spreadsheet> <section|A universal spreadsheet>
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<section|Technical pictures> <section|Technical pictures>
I also would like to include a facility for drawing technical pictures. In We have started to include a facility for drawing technical pictures, but
this implementation you should be able to benefit from the fact that you the responsable developer (Henri <name|Lesourd>) is currently no longer
can define macros for making geometrical constructions. It would for part of the <TeXmacs> team. It would be nice to rewrite parts of the tool
instance be possible to write a style file for drawing electronic circuits and extend it further so as to allow for the definition of graphical
or chemical components with a nice icon bar for selecting circuits or macros. This would allow users to define new geometrical constructions. It
components, just as you select lines and circles in usual pictures. would for instance be possible to write a style file for drawing electronic
circuits or chemical components with a nice icon bar for selecting circuits
or components, just as you select lines and circles in usual pictures.
<section|Tools for usage on the web and in networks> <section|Tools for usage on the web and in networks>
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The following improvements should still be made in order to link <TeXmacs> The following improvements should still be made in order to link <TeXmacs>
to computer algebra systems: to computer algebra systems:
<\enumerate> <\itemize>
<item>Improving the layout of computer algebra sessions. <item>Improving the layout of computer algebra sessions.
<item>Add extra features to increase the interoperability between <item>Add extra features to increase the interoperability between
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over the layout of big output. over the layout of big output.
<item>More semantics for the objects being communicated. This may either <item>More semantics for the objects being communicated. This may either
be high level information (like Openmath or HTML 4.0 mathematical markup) be high level information (like HTML 4.0 mathematical markup or Openmath)
or low level information (including information about the representation or low level information (including information about the representation
of data), depending on the required speed. of data), depending on the required speed.
<item>Further possibilities for evolution concern highlighting, debugging <item>Further possibilities for evolution concern syntax highlighting,
facilities and so on. debugging facilities and so on.
</enumerate> </itemize>
<section|Interaction with other GNU projects> <tmdoc-copyright|1998--2011|Joris van der Hoeven>
We would appreciate help for writing a converter from <TeXmacs> to the
<name|Texinfo> format, which is the standard documentation format for the
GNU project.
<tmdoc-copyright|1998--2002|Joris van der Hoeven>
<tmdoc-license|Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this <tmdoc-license|Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1

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<TeXmacs|1.0.4.1> <TeXmacs|1.0.7.12>
<style|tmdoc> <style|tmdoc>
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If I have the courage, I might one day write a garbage collector for If I have the courage, I might one day write a garbage collector for
<TeXmacs>. <TeXmacs>.
<section|Graphical interface>
We wish to move towards <with|font-shape|small-caps|Guile-Gtk> or another
portable graphical user interface. Now that we have found someone for
making a Windows port, this not an urgent issue anymore though.
<section|Encodings and fonts> <section|Encodings and fonts>
<\itemize> <\itemize>
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several other main optimizations should still be made: several other main optimizations should still be made:
<\itemize> <\itemize>
<item>Indexing file names which are in the distribution. This may
accelerate booting the program.
<item>Encode the system environment variables; this will globally <item>Encode the system environment variables; this will globally
accelerate the program. Also, intermediate data during the typesetting accelerate the program. Also, intermediate data during the typesetting
process might be encoded in a more binary way. process might be encoded in a more binary way.
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<section|Scheme> <section|Scheme>
The <name|Guile>/<value|scheme> interface should become more robust and The <name|Guile>/<scheme> interface should become more robust and well
well documented. Several things still need to be done for this: documented. Several things still need to be done for this:
<\itemize> <\itemize>
<item>Implement a system for ``contextual overloading''. <item>Implement a system for ``contextual overloading''.
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<item>Systematic use of closures throughout the code. <item>Systematic use of closures throughout the code.
<item>A clean interface for manipulating <TeXmacs> content (a unified <item>A clean interface for manipulating <TeXmacs> content (a unified
interface for both internal <TeXmacs> trees and the associated interface for both internal <TeXmacs> trees and the associated <scheme>
<value|scheme> representation). representation).
<item>Documentation. <item>Documentation.
</itemize> </itemize>

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<style|tmdoc> <style|tmdoc>
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using <TeXmacs>. Any people interested in developing addional interactive using <TeXmacs>. Any people interested in developing addional interactive
features inside <TeXmacs> are invited to contact us. features inside <TeXmacs> are invited to contact us.
<item><TeXmacs> is used in combination with <name|Maxima> in a
high-school education project at the <name|Lycée Villegénis> at
<name|Massy Palaiseau> (nearby <name|Paris>). In view of this project, we
intend to further simplify the user-interface and to make it easier to
install up-to-date <TeXmacs> versions under <name|Windows>.
<item><hlink|Felix Breuer|http://www.felixbreuer.net/index.html> and <item><hlink|Felix Breuer|http://www.felixbreuer.net/index.html> and
formerly <name|David Mentré> have considered developing a <hlink|literate formerly <name|David Mentré> have considered developing a <hlink|literate
programming plug-in|http://david.mentre.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/archives/8-Literate-programming-as-source-code-comments.html> programming plug-in|http://david.mentre.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/archives/8-Literate-programming-as-source-code-comments.html>
for <TeXmacs>. Any concrete implementation of their proposals would for <TeXmacs>. Another such initiative is
happily find its way into the main distribution. <hlink|<name|Fangle>|http://www.nongnu.org/fangle/>, which has recently
been started by <name|Sam Liddicott>. Any concrete implementation of
their proposals would happily find its way into the main distribution.
</itemize> </itemize>
If you want to start a project based on <TeXmacs>, then please let us know. If you want to start a project based on <TeXmacs>, then please let us know.

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<style|tmdoc> <style|tmdoc>
<\body> <\body>
<tmdoc-title|Major objectives for the upcoming stable versions> <tmdoc-title|Major objectives for the upcoming stable versions>
Our main focus for the next stable version 1.1 (to be released during 2007) Our main focus for the next stable version 1.1 (to be released during 2012)
is on the improvement of the user interface and documentation. This is on the improvement of the user interface and documentation. This
comprises the following developments: comprises the following developments:
<\itemize> <\itemize>
<item>Increased standardization of the user interface: use M$-style <item>Completion and stabilization of the <name|Qt> port and the
keyboard shortcuts as the default (and provide <name|Emacs> compatability resulting ports for <name|Windows> and <name|MacOS>.
as an option), further simplification of the menus and increased use of
popup windows.
<item>Development of a markup-based graphical user interface for popup <item>Development of a markup-based graphical user interface for popup
windows. This new interface might only be ready after the next stable windows. This new interface might only be ready after the next stable
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<item>Improve the quality of the <TeXmacs> makefiles so as to make them <item>Improve the quality of the <TeXmacs> makefiles so as to make them
completely compatible with <verbatim|automake> and <verbatim|autoconf>. completely compatible with <verbatim|automake> and <verbatim|autoconf>.
<item>Improve the <name|Cygwin> port and other ports of <TeXmacs> and
monitor the availability of <TeXmacs> in major distributions.
<item>Reshape the low-level window interface so as to make the interface
to Xlib easily portable to other systems, such as Gtk, Qt, MacOsX,
Windows, etc. Also provide plugins for <name|Cairo>, <name|OpenGL>, etc.
<item>Replace the current widget system by a markup-based system, with <item>Replace the current widget system by a markup-based system, with
the possibility to use widgets (from Gtk, Qt, Aqua, etc.) from standard the possibility to use widgets (from Gtk, Qt, Aqua, etc.) from standard
GUI's instead of the <TeXmacs>-provided style files. GUI's instead of the <TeXmacs>-provided style files.

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development on new features. A few points currently have our priority: development on new features. A few points currently have our priority:
<\itemize> <\itemize>
<item>Further development of the graphical drawing mode. First, the <item>Further development of the graphical drawing mode. Our main next
upcoming support of <hlink|<name|Cairo>|http://cairographics.org/>, goal is to allows users to create new macros, either by explicit
<hlink|<name|OpenGL>|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL>, <abbr|etc.> constructions or constrained-based constructions. Finally, we would like
should improve the rendering quality. Secondly, we intend to allow the to incorporate several features which are typically found in editors of
user to create new macros, either by explicit constructions or vector graphics, such as <hlink|<name|Inkscape>|http://www.inkscape.org/>.
constrained-based constructions. Finally, we would like to incorporate
several features which are typically found in editors of vector graphics,
such as <hlink|<name|Inkscape>|http://www.inkscape.org/>.
<item>Extended features for computer algebra sessions, such as automatic <item>Extended features for computer algebra sessions, such as automatic
folding of large expressions, lazy output (with subexpressions which can folding of large expressions, lazy output (with subexpressions which can
be further evaluated by clicking on them), cas-aided writing, etc. be further evaluated by clicking on them), cas-aided writing, etc.
<item>Providing more semantics to mathematical formulas by providing a
simple way to construct parsers and pretty printers and to use them for
establishing a bijection between presentation and content markup for
certain well-defined languages.
<item>Continue the development of remote <TeXmacs> servers for providing <item>Continue the development of remote <TeXmacs> servers for providing
web-based services in combination with <TeXmacs>. These services comprise web-based services in combination with <TeXmacs>. These services comprise
chatting (with mathematical formulas) and collaborative authoring. chatting (with mathematical formulas) and collaborative authoring.

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It is difficult to give a precise roadmap for the <TeXmacs> development, It is difficult to give a precise roadmap for the <TeXmacs> development,
because our plans are permanently adjusted as a function of unexpected because our plans are permanently adjusted as a function of unexpected
needs, help by new contributors and humour. Nevertheless, we tend to spend needs, help by new contributors and personal moods. Nevertheless, we tend
a significant time on a few major objectives, while amusing ourselves with to spend a significant time on a few major objectives, while amusing
the implementation of a few new features. Roughly speaking, our roadmap can ourselves with the implementation of a few new features. Roughly speaking,
therefore be divided into three major parts: our roadmap can therefore be divided into three major parts:
<\enumerate> <\enumerate>
<item>A limited number of major objectives for the upcoming stable <item>A limited number of major objectives for the upcoming stable