Re: [xliff] Low importance: Do we have to have the schemas embedded in the specification?

[Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz>]

On 12.11.2014 17:17, Tom Comerford wrote:
> As Yves points out, I've been able to generate the schema files from the specification text, ensuring consistency between spec and schema. Also generated are the non-normative schema listings and tree diagrams that are incorporated in the spec, also ensuring consistency and saving editing time (assuming the links are generated properly). One key limitation is that it's programmed in OmniMark, which is a powerful language but proprietary and expensive. Also I've needed a few, shall we say, pragmatic retrogressions to make it work.

Wow, OmniMark, I wasn't aware that this product is still used.

> Ideally this process should be rewritten in XSLT. We would need additional attributes in the DocBook source files, a minor editorial impact, and rationalizing the ID attribute values would resolve the problem of generating links. Integration into the build process should be possible, making it completely seamless. This would be worth doing, whether or not we include schema listings in the spec. (I would also like to propose generating the tree diagrams as SVG, but that's a topic for another day.)

If necessary I can help with XSLT and DocBook document "massaging".

				Jirka

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