Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 14:46:06 +0100
To: Ken Wakita <wakita at is.titech.ac.jp>
Cc: luther at dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr, lablgtk at kaba.or.jp
Subject: Re: Documentation, ...
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In-Reply-To: <20001211113903E.wakita at is.titech.ac.jp>; from wakita at is.titech.ac.jp on Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 11:39:03AM +0900
From: Sven LUTHER <luther at dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>
Sender: Sven LUTHER <luther at lambda.u-strasbg.fr>

On Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 11:39:03AM +0900, Ken Wakita wrote:
> 
> "mgp" stands for MagicPoint.  MagicPoint is intended for a substitute
> of MS PowerPoint.  It runs on X-Windows and capable to run X client
> program on the slide, integrated with the TeX system, and available
> free.  I don't know how widely accepted this software is but there are
> some enthusiastic users in Japan where the software is born and
> maintained.  Further information is given in http://www.Mew.org/mgp/.

Seems like an interresting tool.

That said, you could imagine doing something similar out of mldvi, a caml
written dvi viewer, and the docs could then be written in some enhanced latex.

Much more friendlier stuff.

Will have a look at it anyway, and use the mgp2xxx programs you speak about in
the other mail.

Friendly,

Sven Luther