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Subject: RE: DOCBOOK:


Bob, 

OK, but at any rate this should make it easier since Epic Editor feature
XSLT and XSL-FO publishing engines.

Mats Broberg
Technical Documentation Manager



> -----Original Message-----
> From: oaksr@tc.faa.gov [mailto:oaksr@tc.faa.gov]
> Sent: den 1 november 2001 15:15
> To: docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Fwd:DOCBOOK:
> 
> 
> Mats, 
> 
> Thanks for the info, but people seem to be missing my point. I have
> no problem writing an SGML or XML document, just as I have no problem.
> writing an HTML document. But unlike an HTML document which I 
> can publish
> with a browser, I can't figure out how to publish the 
> SGML/XML document
> since I can't get Jade to work under Windows/MS-DOS.
> 
> ==> Bob
> 
> ____________________Forward Header_____________________
> Subject:    DOCBOOK:
> Author: "Broberg; Mats" <mats.broberg@flir.se>
> Date:       11/1/01 11:11 AM
> 
> From: oaksr@tc.faa.gov [<mailto:oaksr@tc.faa.gov>] 
> 
> > 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.
> 
> Bob,
> 
> I am also interested in using DocBook on a Windows platform 
> and to perhaps
> find a more user-friendly XML/SGML application than emacs (no 
> offense to the
> emacs-users on the list, but that is how we people with a 
> non-programming
> background feel).
> 
> Anyway, you might be interested in the following e-mail from 
> an Arbortext
> sales person. 
> 
> --------------
> 
> The epic editor version 4.2 includes the DocBook DTD as part 
> of the package,
> the 15k Euro price is no longer applicable. If you are 
> interested the price
> would be 695 Euros for the Editor and 165 Euros Maintenance 
> for a fixed
> license.
> 
> Epic 4.2 also enhances Arbortext's long-standing support of 
> XML standards
> through an industry-first combination of full support for XSL 
> by offering
> both XSLT and XSL-FO publishing engines.  Because XSLT enables online
> publishing and XSL-FO enables print publishing, organizations 
> that implement
> Epic 4.2 can build an automated multichannel publishing system.
> 
> --------------
> 
> Mats Broberg
> Technical Documentation Manager
> 
> (not affiliated with Arbortext!)
> 
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