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Subject: Fwd:Re: DOCBOOK: Implementing DocBook on MS-DOS/Windows
Derek, What do you use to convert the sgml text file to a publishable form such as an .rtf or a .pdf formatted file? ==> Bob ____________________Forward Header_____________________ Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: Implementing DocBook on MS-DOS/Windows Author: Derek Dees <djdees@mm.com> Date: 10/25/01 2:58 PM Rob, I write all my DocBook stuff in vim on Windows 2000. It's just been a matter of learning the dozen or so tags that I regularly use. Before I put vim onto the box, I did the same tasks in Notepad. Good luck. At 14:00 2001-10-25, you wrote: >I want to first thank those of you have previously responded to my plea for >help. But I have decided to change my plea. > >I am very interested in using DocBook to prepare software documentation >and for >writing technical papers. Unfortunately, although I utilize a "real" computer >system (i.e., UNIX) for programming and maintaining data in an Oracle >database, >I am forced to use a Windows PC for documentation. I say unfortunately >because I >believe that MS Word is the worst word processing program that I have ever >used >and I've been using word processing software for 20 years. > >DocBook appears to provide all the capabilities that I want and in a >manner that >I can use. But I have encountered difficulties implementing jade and the >DocBook >DTD on my PC. As I see it, in order to complete this implementation I need to >learn much more about the specifics of DTDs and DSSSLs, but I just don't have >the time because I am juggling numerous work assignments during the day >and most >of my evenings are devoted to preparation for a programming class I teach. > >I'm willing to use a text editor to prepare and maintain the documentation >-- in >fact, I still use the vi-editor to maintain html for web pages. What I want is >to be able to write some sgml pages using the DocBook DTD's constructs so >I can >determine if DocBook provides the capabilities I need. At this point in >time, I >have no intention of writing my own DTD or DSSLs. > >Does anyone out there know if this is possible? > >==> Bob > >---------------------------------------------------------------- >To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription >manager: <http://lists.oasis-open.org/ob/adm.pl> Derek djdees@mm.com http://www.mm.com/user/djdees Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
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