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Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] WordML (Was: docbook and rtf/doc)
Steve, Looking forward to see your stylesheet. Currently, I am not able to download it. Regards, Jens On Sat, 2 Oct 2004, Steve Ball wrote: > Hi Bob, > > Version 0.1 of the promised XSL stylesheet is now available - and it > didn't even take the whole weekend! > > I have put the stylesheet, along with some information and usage > instructions, on our website at: > > http://www.zveno.com/open_source/dbk-wordml.html > > Let me know what you think. At this stage the next task is to have the > stylesheet ignore everything that it doesn't understand, so that no > matter what DocBook you throw at it Word will be able to read the > result. After that we can start adding support for various DocBook > constructs - metadata, divisions, block-levels, etc. > > I'd particularly like feedback on the use of the template document. We > could have the stylesheet construct the style definitions, but then > changing the definition of a style would mean changing a stylesheet > rather than using Word itself (which I think is easier). > > Enjoy, > Steve Ball > > On 01/10/2004, at 7:45 AM, Steve Ball wrote: > > > The stylesheet we have developed unfortunately does not use DocBook as > > its source. > > However, I would be happy to work on a solution for DocBook. > > > > Let me see what I can come up with over the weekend... > > > > Ultimately, this could be one half of an authoring system for DocBook, > > using MS Word > > (or Open Office) as the front-end editor. The other half would be a > > (system of) stylesheet(s) > > that converts the Word document into DocBook. > > > > Cheers, > > Steve Ball > > > > On 01/10/2004, at 7:01 AM, Bob Stayton wrote: > > > >> Hi Steve, > >> Any chance that some or all of the Docbook to WordML stylesheet could > >> be > >> contributed to the SourceForge project? I've been thinking of > >> starting such > >> a stylesheet, but it would be nice to get a jump start. > >> > >> Bob Stayton > >> Sagehill Enterprises > >> DocBook Consulting > >> bobs@sagehill.net > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Steve Ball" <Steve.Ball@zveno.com> > >> To: "Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net> > >> Cc: <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>; "Ben Adams" > >> <benjadams@yahoo.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 1:31 PM > >> Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] docbook and rtf/doc > >> > >> > >>> Even better would be to have an XSL stylesheet that produces WordML > >>> from the DocBook source. > >>> This is what I and another engineer in my company have done for one > >>> of > >>> our clients. > >>> > >>> In fact, we're (almost) doing the round-tripping thing - the original > >>> authoring is done in Word 2003 [*], > >>> that gets saved as XML (WordML), converted to a more suitable XML > >>> format (DocBook-like) and > >>> then converted back into WordML for later editing purposes (as well > >>> as > >>> HTML, PDF, etc). > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Steve Ball > >>> > >>> [*] They're actually using Word XP and DocSoft at the moment until > >>> such > >>> time as they upgrade to > >>> Office 2003. > >>> > >>> On 01/10/2004, at 5:41 AM, Bob Stayton wrote: > >>> > >>>> Another method is to generate an HTML file, open the HTML file in > >>>> Word > >>>> 2003, > >>>> and save it as a .doc file. That assumes you don't mind manual > >>>> intervention > >>>> in the process. > >>>> > >>>> Bob Stayton > >>>> Sagehill Enterprises > >>>> DocBook Consulting > >>>> bobs@sagehill.net > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: "Ben Adams" <benjadams@yahoo.com> > >>>> To: <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org> > >>>> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 11:34 AM > >>>> Subject: [docbook-apps] docbook and rtf/doc > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> What is the perferred way to produce rtf or word doc > >>>>> output? > >>>>> > >>>>> I am still on my quest to get my company to start > >>>>> using docbook instead of word documents, but i just > >>>>> received a request from higher up that they would like > >>>>> to review documents in the doc format so they can > >>>>> inline their comments to the document. > >>>>> > >>>>> I am working with the xsltproc -> fop line of tools > >>>>> right now for pdf output. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks- > >>>>> Ben > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________ > >>>>> Do you Yahoo!? > >>>>> Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > >>>>> http://vote.yahoo.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> --- > >>> > >>> Steve Ball | XSLT Standard Library | Training & > >>> Seminars > >>> Zveno Pty Ltd | Web Tcl Complete | XML XSL Schemas > >>> http://www.zveno.com/ | TclXML TclDOM | Tcl, Web > >>> Development > >>> Steve.Ball@zveno.com > >>> +---------------------------+--------------------- > >>> Ph. +61 2 6242 4099 | Mobile (0413) 594 462 | Fax +61 2 6242 > >>> 4099 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > --- > > > > Steve Ball | XSLT Standard Library | Training & Seminars > > Zveno Pty Ltd | Web Tcl Complete | XML XSL Schemas > > http://www.zveno.com/ | TclXML TclDOM | Tcl, Web > > Development > > Steve.Ball@zveno.com > > +---------------------------+--------------------- > > Ph. +61 2 6242 4099 | Mobile (0413) 594 462 | Fax +61 2 6242 4099 > > > > > > > > --- > > Steve Ball | XSLT Standard Library | Training & Seminars > Zveno Pty Ltd | Web Tcl Complete | XML XSL Schemas > http://www.zveno.com/ | TclXML TclDOM | Tcl, Web Development > Steve.Ball@zveno.com +---------------------------+--------------------- > Ph. +61 2 6242 4099 | Mobile (0413) 594 462 | Fax +61 2 6242 4099 > > >
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