Re: [docbook] DocBook - a success story?

[wolfgang haefelinger <whaefelinger@gmail.com>]

Hi Dave,

> So the ones you wrote were a mix of success and failure. You couldn't find free ones for the arbitrary list of formats you want.

Quite right. Have not looked into commercial ones. Perhaps I should.
My perception on the other hand is that, that DocBook/XSLT/FO as it is
now should be easy enough to allow for non-commercial solutions (which
don't need to be perfect). I can't see this happen (PDF generation
appears to be the exception).

> Summary, docbook is a failure?

Hmm, "failure" is a much too harsh word. Do you consider it a success
story then? And why? What do we have now which we didn't have before?

> It sounds to me as if that's the route you should take. I'm sure
> there are people on this list who could help you.

Well, I just used DocBook for my CV cause I believe that a CV is a
good proof of concept example (has picture, tables, is rather short
and needs some individual touch). The formats I need (PDF, MS Word and
perhaps plain text) can be maintained manually if needed. I would be
rather good to know that a route from DB to MS Word exists (Does it
exist?)

> So despite using this open source software, you won't share your software?

But I am sharing my software (http://workbench.haefelinger.it). It's
just not in a suitable state to be shard.. I'm working on it.




On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Dave Pawson <davep@dpawson.co.uk> wrote:
> On 19/01/10 21:24, wolfgang haefelinger wrote:
>>
>> What I'm missing is an easy way to convert DocBook in lot's of 'end
>> user' formats like PDF, Plain Text, Wiki markup, Word, Open Office,
>> ... PDF was rather easy, true. But I could have done the same with
>> plain TeX and Text I would have got with one of the many TeX =>  Text
>> converters available. In the Wiki case, I need both ways: DocBook to
>> Wiki and Wiki to DocBook.
>
> So the ones you wrote were a mix of success and failure.
> You couldn't find free ones for the arbitrary list of formats
> you want.
>
> Summary, docbook is a failure?
>   How much are you prepared to pay for these 'missing' conversions?
> It sounds to me as if that's the route you should take. I'm sure
> there are people on this list who could help you.
>
>
>>> Is your xslt script posted anywhere?
>>
>> Probably just to specialized.... Can publish them if you are curious.
>
> So despite using this open source software, you won't share your software?
> OK.
>
>
> Your critique doesn't stand up Wolfgang.
>
>
> regards
>
> --
> Dave Pawson
> XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
> http://www.dpawson.co.uk
>
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