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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: Starting a fresh documentation project
Zenaan Harkness <zen@getsystems.com> writes: > - sgml or xml docbook? Current efforts are based on XML. > - toolchain? Theoretically, this shouldn't matter *too* much. I've been pretty happy with xsltproc on Debian, which you mention later. > - stylesheets/ addons that might be useful? > - what do I need to read to get control over my output (eg. section > indents, fonts, spacing) - as I never solved this one in the DSSSL > days (ie I found DSSSL too arcane, and/ or didn't find a book or > tutorial) xslt stylesheets with variations for all your different end-result formats. > - images I think that's a pretty standard tag(s). > What is given is my environment and requirements: > - Debian GNU/Linux exclusively ("testing") (i386) Good to see:-) > - output to HTML, and either PDF or RTF, for distribution, and > Postscript (I assume) for printing Don't know about the PDF/printed side, but things as they stand work great for HTML. > - large documentation set - perhaps four or five books (2 years?) > - many images in DIA > 1) On the weekend, I found a post mentioning how to create lists > without the full line of excess space after each list item in the > HTML output (use simpara). But this doesn't work if you use two > simparas, one after the other. I want spacing at 3pt or else 0pt, > but not a full blank line after every para. This is an example that > I never solved in my first docbook excursion years ago (I never > figured out even simpara at the time, so we put up with spaced out > lists). I would have a look at mixing in HTML stylesheets with your output. http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/ is a good reference. That's all I know how to respond to, sorry I can't add more! -- David N. Welton Consulting: http://www.dedasys.com/ Personal: http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/ Free Software: http://www.dedasys.com/freesoftware/ Apache Tcl: http://tcl.apache.org/
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