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Subject: Re: New to DocBook: XML or SGML, Clark or Open?
"Prikryl,Petr" wrote: > Hallo DocBookers, > > Briefly first, more details below in the text: > > - Should I be oriented towards SGML or XML when starting > with DocBook as a total greenhorn? Do I need a unicode > capable editor for XML? > - Should I choose Clark's SP and Jade or OpenSP > and OpenJade? > - Should I ask about JadeTeX here or somewhere else? > - Notice: I am using Windows NT (I have no choice). > > Now the context in more details > ======================= [snip] I had the same experience you are living now: trying to document software and hardware faster and with extra capabilities. I choose SGML and Docbook, with Jade and Jadetex (to get TeX files to convert to ps or pdf). I have had a great deal understanding the DSSSL from Norm Walsh. My advice would be that if you have time to spend learning, the effort will be compensated. I say this when actually I haven't had time enough to make my stylesheet customizations as good as I would like, but I have "real" results and I'm sure I will get at a stable point. About XML: I tried it. For several reasons I remained loyal to SGML. Nevertheless, I'm making my documentations with an eye on that question, so I'm sure I will be able to switch to XML as soon as I really need it. I guess (for what I have read here and in other forums) that SGML is more oriented to printed documentation than XML, and after all, you work the same way. About Jade vs OpenJade, I switched to OpenJade some time ago, but I went back to Jade because there was some problems with the stylesheets I hadn't found in Jade. So now I work with Jade. Some times in this list I have read "use Jade" in order to avoid a specific problem, but I'm unable to tell you if in this moment OpenJade is the right choice or not. If you have further enquiries I will be pleased to help a "colleague". Regards, Juan R. Migoya P.S: I work with Windows NT and Miktex.
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