RE: [docbook-apps] Using a style similar to O'Reilly's books

["Peter Ring" <PRI@magnus.dk>]

While imitation is a form of flattery, I'd advise against simple copying:

- If your work could be mistaken for an O'Reilly product, you may be infringing on some rights. At least ensure that you are not infringing.

- What you like about the O'Reilly design might not be visible on the surface; it's got a lot to do with the 'invisible book', the considerations and care in the editing process.

I suggest that you start here:

  http://www.oreilly.com/oreilly/author/stylesheet.html

and then maybe 'Read me First!'

  http://www.sun.com/books/catalog/sun_tech_pub.xml

and 'Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications'

  http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/6074.asp


kind regards
Peter Ring

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Baaden [mailto:baaden@smplinux.de]
> Sent: 21. marts 2006 12:33
> To: docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [docbook-apps] Using a style similar to O'Reilly's books
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to "style" a current docbook project as close as
> possible to the O'Reilly series books (like for example the Docbook
> reference guide).
> Are the necessary fonts, style-sheets, parameter settings etc.
> freely available and where can one get them?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
>   Marc Baaden
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