Re: Switching to XML

[Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>]

On Fri, 2006-12-08 at 15:26, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-12-08 at 21:58 +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> > > You can create, edit, convert, save, and open docbook xml in
> > > OpenOfice.org.
> > 
> > Sure, there are more editing options with DocBook XML.  No one disputes 
> > that.  But the question at hand was about processing the DocBook.
> 
> Yes which is generated from our use of SGML which is the core of this
> problem and the core of the question as a whole.
> 
> SGML is making working with the documentation *harder*.
> 
> We have people that *DO NOT* contribute because of this SGML
> requirement. They have what I consider extremely valid reasons, namely
> it is dumb to require a writer to use emacs or write tags explictly.

I'm one.  I had the vacuuming stuff about written, but couldn't figure
out the tool set this summer, and didn't have the time.  Does OO make it
pretty much painless to work with?  I couldn't find any tools that I
felt comfortable using for SGML / Docbooks.