Re: [docbook-apps] Using OpenOffice as a DocBook editor

[Patrick <ppatrick@tiscali.fr>]

Hi,

I personally use ooo2dbk, wich is an improved version of ooo2sdbk.

ooo2dbk: http://www.indesko.com/en/downloads/ooo2dbk

All you have to do is use the proper template for your OpenOffice 
documents and then convert the documents to Docbook XML v4.3 using 
ooo2dbk. It works very well for me. If you need further help don't 
hesitate to contact me.

Good luck,

Patrick Paul

P.S. ooo2sdbk: http://www.chez.com/ebellot/ooo2sdbk/

Alan C. Oehler wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
>  
> 
> I’m experimenting with using DocBook here for our documentation needs. 
> I’d really like to be able to get things written by development and 
> support engineers into DocBook form as smoothly as possible, and to that 
> end have been thinking about using OpenOffice and its DocBook template 
> and filters. Boy, I am really having trouble with getting it to work in 
> any way, shape, or form.
> 
> First I tried the OpenOffice that shipped with SuSE Pro 9 (version 2.0). 
> The filters and template were already there. Whenever I tried to open a 
> DocBook document, or create a new one from scratch, it hung the machine.
> 
> Next I tried RHEL 4 with OpenOffice 1.1.2. I followed the directions on 
> how to set up the filters and template. Now, whenever I try to open a 
> DocBook document, or create a new one from scratch, I get an error 
> message at least: something like “Error loading document file filename: 
> General Error. General input/output error.” It opens as a text file, so 
> suspect the problem is with the XSLT files.
> 
>  
> 
> Has anyone gone through this process and achieved any success? Any tips, 
> pointers, etc?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance… 
> 
> Alan C. Oehler
> 
> Sr. Technical Writer
> 
> XenSource, Inc.
> 
> Phone: 650.798.5900 x 240