Re: [gnuspeech-contact] Document formats & repository

[David Hill]

Hi Tobias and Paul,

Having given this a little more thought,  I shall (we should) continue to use HTML --> XML as the basis for producing future documentation, which means I probably need to give docbook a good hard look as the actual vehicle. I usually write HTML directly, rather than using some package that generates it. It usually produces excellent results with smaller files that load really fast.

Many thanks for all the input.

All good wishes.

david

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On Apr 4, 2011, at 10:54 PM, Tobias Schrank wrote:

Hi!

Am Montag, den 04.04.2011, 19:21 -0500 schrieb Paul Tyson:

A lot of docbook-based

pages are plain-looking, but they can be dressed up quite a bit with

custom stylesheets.  Nevertheless there are limits, and it is

difficult

to have total layout control.

Due to being xml docbook can be easily converted to other systems like
tex.  So aesthetics shouldn't be a problem.

Am Montag, den 04.04.2011, 18:09 -0700 schrieb David Hill:

If I were producing mathematical text books I probably would have to

use TeX

I wouldn't consider tex inappropriate for documentation but I argued in
favour of docbook because it's easier to process (different output
formats, etc.).

Am Montag, den 04.04.2011, 18:09 -0700 schrieb David Hill:

Your feedback and suggestions are much appreciated, but I haven't seen

anything to change my view

Probably it depends on your way of life.  By using markup-based things
all the time maybe I've just lost my sense for doing it any other way.

Regards, Tobias
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