This is the mail archive of the docbook@lists.oasis-open.org mailing list for the DocBook project.
Index Nav: | [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index] | |
---|---|---|
Message Nav: | [Date Prev] [Date Next] | [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] |
Other format: | [Raw text] |
Hi Frans On Fri 2004-07-02 Frans Englich wrote: > Is it possible to use such an combination? Several articles into one > book? Yes, eg <?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" > <book> <bookinfo> <title>My Articles</title> <author> <firstname>Frans</firstname> <surname>Englich</surname> </author> </bookinfo> <article> <title>w</title> <simpara>x</simpara> </article> <article> <title>y</title> <simpara>z</simpara> </article> </book> > Is it possible to simply view the docbook files of the web, or do > they need to be processed first? (can they be viewed as they are in > a browser, or do they need to be exported into a viewing format) I suggest (X)HTML and PDF. You could for example use the docbook.sf.net XSLTs, a manual is available at http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/ Also check out http://docbook.org/mailinglist/index.html => docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/docbook-apps/ http://sources.redhat.com/ml/docbook-apps/ > Is XML Schemas not used for docbook because the standard isn't > finished yet? Because XML/XML Schemas are superior over DTD/SGML in > general, right? ... and Relax NG is even better ;) Seriously though, each of the three main XML schema languages (DTD, RNG, WXS/XSD) has it's pros and cons. The main schema of the next major version(s) of DocBook XML will be expressed in Relax NG http://docbook.org/docbook-ng/ DTD and WXS (W3C XML Schema) versions will be offered as well. > Docbook appears to me quite complex, with a high learning threshold. DocBook itself as a language is not very difficult to learn, but taming the toolchain can be annoying at times (especially if you want to use an FO processor which is available under a Free Software license). Per output format there's a set of viewers which you will want to support, each has it's quirks and bugs (PDF viewers are not a big problem, luckily). Then there are aspects such as accessibility which can represent various challenges. > I am comfortable with the various XML standards and DTDs. Is there > some specific documentation for what I am trying to achieve or do I > have to read the whole book? While writing the documents (or marking up existing ones), http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/ is invaluable. Regarding the processing: You should check out the docbook.sf.net XSLTs. If you choose to stay with them then Bob's book is a great resource. (If you choose to write your own transformation app, then you'll probably have to learn and read about the technologies you choose for that task.) Tobi -- to bi as re if
Attachment:
pgp00000.pgp
Description: PGP signature
Index Nav: | [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index] | |
---|---|---|
Message Nav: | [Date Prev] [Date Next] | [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] |