Re: [docbook] Re: making macros

["Chris Chiasson" <chris@chiasson.name>]

That's ok, I can't figure out how to make Docbook 5 work either. One
day tho, one day.

On 4/25/06, Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> wrote:
>  Steinar Bang wrote:
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>  Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org>:
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>  ... My goal was, I thought, to create a set of macros implemented
> in something like xsltproc, allowing me to create a set of vim
> macros so i could write docbook text (I have several topics ready
> for me) in my chosen editor.
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>  The DocBook wiki pointed me to this one:
>  http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=301
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> I haven't tried it myself since I'm an emacs user (I still use the
> good old nsgml, though. As long as it works for me I haven't felt the
> need to take the step to nxml).
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> You might find other editors in the wiki of interest:
>  http://wiki.docbook.org/topic/DocBookAuthoringTools
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> The important part is to find an editor that understands the
> DTD/schema, and adapts to it. Then the editor will tell you what tags
> are legal at any given point, what children and attributes are
> required, etc.
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>  OK, with all the good info I have now, I am giving up my goal of writing a
> set of docbook-macros as (take your pick, here) either impractical, already
> done, or not really needed in light of the simple versions already existing.
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>  I have a good vim setuup working for editing.  Installed, working.
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>  I have listened to the marketing info, and decided that the data on
> docbook-5.x was very persuasive, and it convinced me.  Unfortunately, I have
>  a Mac fink system here (I'm a dyed in the blue core Unix fan) with the
> Gnome Docbook tools, using docbook version 4.2, and I can't yet locate any
> info on how to install the docbook 5.(whatever I choose, haven't picked yet)
> without goofing up the existing Gnome installation.
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>  So, I need better install pointers than I've found so far, and not ones
> that tell me how to write it, you folks have been fantastic at supplying
> that.
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>  BTW, and I won't bore you with it, but a computer system that begins with
> the Mac, adds fink and X11 and Gnome, is a technical user's wet dream.  If
> any of you nice folks want such a system tell me you're from this list, and
> consider your bill totally paid-in-full.  I would be overjoyed to give you
> help.  Don't spread that past this list please.  Really.
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