Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: OpenOffice and DocBook

[ed nixon <ed.nixon@lynnparkplace.org>]

Sorry for the noise. Here is a link to the UserGuide info on the DocBook 
Template/Filter: http://xml.openoffice.org/xmerge/docbook/UserGuide.html



Bob Stayton wrote:
> Mark Evans asked me to forward this message
> about an open source DocBook editor.
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from "M. Evans"  -----
> 
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 13:21:47 -0700
> From: "M. Evans" 
> Subject: OpenOffice WYSIWYG DocBook
> 
> You might be interested to know that OpenOffice Writer can serve as a
> WYSIWYG DocBook editor. The support at this stage is somewhat
> preliminary, but worth exploring (see below). OpenOffice.org can
> always use more help if you care to participate in the project.
> 
> Native OpenOffice files are themselves XML, but the suite also
> integrates support for DocBook XML. There is a mailing list,
> http://xml.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=dev
> 
> Native DocBook and PDF import/export will feature in the next major
> release of OpenOffice (a few months away).
> 
> DocBook is already possible in the current release 1.0.1, albeit not
> 'out of the box.' You must install add-on components.
> 
> OpenOffice is fully cross-platform and even runs on Mac.
> http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html
> 
> To a large extent OpenOffice can import legacy Word files. (Worst
> case: RTF can bridge from Word to OpenOffice.)
> 
> Since OpenOffice itself uses XML file formats, the conversion to and
> from DocBook involves XSL transformations. These we can inspect and
> change if need be.
> 
> OpenOffice is free and open-source.
> 
> 
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