Re: [DotGNU]documentation/manual tool (was Re: '..development environment')

[David Sugar]

This is certainly something we have desperately needed in projects like
Bayonne.


On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Norbert Bollow wrote:

> > > > -documentation/manual tools, for WYSIWYG writing in texinfo
> > > > format, autogeneration of info documentation...this, I
> > > > believe, is very important, because most free software seems
> > > > to be in constant need of documentation. And I want those who
> > > > will actually produce this to have a nice time with it (like me
> > > > :).
> > >
> > > Yeah... please add this to the DotGNU tasks list: "A system that
> > > makes it fun to collaboratively create documentation in texinfo
> > > format".
>
> Jonathan P Springer <address@hidden> replied:
>
> > Hmmm... This sounds like something I as a 'wanna-contributor' could sink
> > my teeth into.  Some sorta 'wikitexi' app.  I'll have to do a
> > little research -- wikipedia, phpGroupware, and sgmltexi spring to mind.
> > How WYSIWYG is necessary?  I don't feel quite up to tackling margins
> > :-).
>
> 'wikitexi' sounds great.  I'd propose to put the focus on "fun
> to use" at first... as soon as there are people who find it fun
> to create docs with your system, some of them may be willing to
> help you with making it more WYSIWYG.  :-)
>
> Greetings, Norbert.
>
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