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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: Word 2000->DocBook Effort
Definitely the linear structure was a big problem (since most of XSLT lives off of a logical content model). I used Saxon's before(nodes-to-get, node) extension to help deepen the structure a bit. But you have a good point. . . -- Andy Ed Nixon wrote: > Andy Jewell wrote: > > <snip/> > > 1. A Word 2000 stylesheet with DocBook-ish styles (a very small > > subset at the moment) - this is saved as HTM > > If you haven't, you should look at YAWC (Yet Another Word Converter) > that does a pretty good job of getting you to DocBook directly from its > Word template. It does sdocbook by default but can be customized to some > extent. Look at http://www.yawcpro.com/ > > There are other tools that do similar things, for example, I think Dave > Pawson is partial to one called Upcast. It's an external (to Word) > application and can be customized, as well. > > I wonder if the intervening HTML in your scenario is rich enough to do > what you need to do structurally in order to get useful DocBook from the > transformation? It sounds like a reasonably large effort to me; I hope > there is some money around to support the project, as well as management > support to help you reorient your colleagues. > > Regards. ...edN
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