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Re: db2latex
Sebastian Rahtz a écrit :
> ben writes:
> > I don't agree. It will be retrograde when the output formats are pretty
> > and customizable enough.
>
> in what ways are they inadequate?
Basically I don't really like how it looks, and... I don't know how to change
it.
> > Last, I don't see where confusion
> > is: Docbook gives the structure, and latex the expected intermediate
> > formatting output, even if it's true that latex is a mix of style and
> > structure.
>
> "normal" LaTeX does a lot of generation (TOC, index, list numbering,
> section headers, cross-ref text, cite text, etc), all of which are
> also done by eg the DSSSL and XSL Docbook systems. Thats the confusion
> that bothers me.
Oh I see. You are right.
> If I wanted LaTeX to format docbook, I'd use xmltex, and not do any
> translation at all.
Hmm... I had bad experiences with xmltex...
BG
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