Re: [docbook-apps] Docbook to WordML

[Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz>]

Phil Weston wrote:

> A direct XSL transformation from Docbook to WordML must (in theory)
> be a more reliable process that relying on XML-->FO-->RTF-->.doc
> given that (in my experience) the RTF conversion doesn't support all
> features of RTF and RTF in itself doesn't support all the features
> you need to build a decent, structured Word Doc.
> 
> If there's enough interest perhaps we can setup a Sourceforge project
> to kick of development? or would the existing Docbook XSL developers
> rather have something incorporated into their tools?

I think that generic XSL-FO ==> WordML transformation would be more 
useful as there won't be need to maintain separate complex DocBook ==> 
WordML stylesheets and Word 2003 can be then used as FO processor. One 
of my students should implement (at least partial) XSL-FO ==> WordML 
conversion as a part of his diploma thesis. I will inform this list when 
there will be some usable code.

					Jirka

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