Re: [docbook-apps] XMLroff

[Tony Graham <Tony.Graham@Sun.COM>]

Ben Rockwood <benr@cuddletech.com> wrote at Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:00:12 -0800 (PST):
> Does anyone have experience using XMLroff?  It looks like a decent idea

I can truly say that I have more experience with xmlroff than anybody
else in the world.

> and alittle more simplified, not that it matters, but I've had serious
> trouble getting it to build and I'm really curious what the PDF output

You can post to xmlroff-list@lists.sourceforge.net about your build
problem (or about anything else to do with xmlroff), but you should
subscribe if you want ot be sure of seeing all responses.

> looks like.

I presume that you've seen the examples at
http://xmlroff.sourceforge.net/examples/.

> I'm considering it as an alternative to FOP and PassiveTeX.
> 
> Any opinions on it? If anyone has sample output they can send my way I'd
> really appreciate it.

As Tim Waugh said, it still needs a lot of work.

I am planning on making another release this week that incorporates
changes made because of running the samples from the XML 2003 XSL FO
Chef's tools exhibition.

Regards,


Tony Graham
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