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Re: Re : db2??????? vs. SGMLTools2 vs. what else?
- To: Eric Bischoff <ebisch at cybercable dot tm dot fr>
- Subject: Re: Re : db2??????? vs. SGMLTools2 vs. what else?
- From: Jorge Godoy <godoy at conectiva dot com dot br>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:13:28 -0200
- Cc: docbook-tools-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <951281049.19725.ezmlm@sourceware.cygnus.com> <20000223085415.B611@ciberia.es> <38B3ABD6.71623993@cybercable.tm.fr>
On Wed, Feb 23, 2000 at 10:43:50AM +0100, Eric Bischoff wrote:
> Announcement :
>
> I have been repackaging completly the DocBook tools and
> rewritten all db* utilities.
>
> What I have been seeking is :
> - to have the db2* scripts change their status from "unmaintained"
> to "maintained"
It would be nice...
> - to have better directory organization in /usr/lib/sgml
It depends on your distribution. How's you /usr/lib/sgml? I've done a
few customizations here... :-)
> - to have things work better with alternate stylesheets
I do it with a wrapper, a Makefile and standar tools: jade/openjade &
norm's modular stylesheets.
> - to make as little assumptions as possible : no
> "common" stylesheet for html and printout if not wished,
> no need of merging the individual catalogs in a single CATALOG
> if not wished, etc
It's not difficult. That's one of the reasons I don't use Cygnus
tools.
> - gnuish syntax
Hmmm... It would require some programming, but... it's possible too.
> - compatibility (if no alternate stylesheets used) with
> former docbook-tools
What do you mean by "compatibility"? If your document is written in
DocBook, it should be compatible with any tools used to process
DocBook files.
> My distribution will be used by Caldera OpenLinux and KDE project. I'm
> proposing to
> make it the standard docbook-tools as well, if you agree. Just let me
> know.
If you need some help, just drop me a message.
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