RE: Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-09 Thread Lynne A. Price
At 03:21 PM 10/8/2006, Joe Malin wrote: I don't mind writing an EDD from the ground up. What I want to avoid is producing an EDD that is off-track from easy conversion to DocBook XML. My overall goal is to convert my unstructured FM to structured FM and then to XML on the way to HTML. Obviously

Re: Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-09 Thread Ellen Lebelle
Hi Joe, I work for a small company and I did my own EDD - with the help of many members on this list. I also keep structure and presentation completely separate, the first in the EDD (i.e. 'if list level 2, set para tag X') and the second in the template. I did this as the DITA thing was

RE: Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-09 Thread Mike Feimster
next month, I'm presenting a session on this.) Mike -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] rs.com] On Behalf Of Joe Malin Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 2:22 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Docbook versus Home-Grown Hi! Well, I *finally

Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-09 Thread Marcus Carr
Joe Malin wrote: > Well, I *finally* finished the new book for our next software > release, so I can justifiably turn my attention to getting myself > into structured docs. Ah, some time to play... ;-) > I am not going to go with DITA just yet. My plan is to convert my > existing unstructured

Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-09 Thread Ellen Lebelle
Hi Joe, I work for a small company and I did my own EDD - with the help of many members on this list. I also "keep structure and presentation completely separate, the first in the EDD (i.e. 'if list level 2, set para tag X') and the second in the template." I did this as the DITA thing was

Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-09 Thread Mike Feimster
:22 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Docbook versus Home-Grown Hi! Well, I *finally* finished the new book for our next software release, so I can justifiably turn my attention to getting myself into structured docs. I am not going to go with DITA just yet. My plan is to convert

Re: Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-08 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 11:22 -0700 7/10/06, Joe Malin wrote: Well, I *finally* finished the new book for our next software release, so I can justifiably turn my attention to getting myself into structured docs. I am not going to go with DITA just yet. My plan is to convert my existing unstructured docs to

RE: Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-08 Thread Joe Malin
not necessarily reflect those of TuVox, Inc. -Original Message- From: Steve Rickaby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 4:36 AM To: Joe Malin Cc: framers@FrameUsers.com Subject: Re: Docbook versus Home-Grown At 11:22 -0700 7/10/06, Joe Malin wrote: Well, I

Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-08 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 11:22 -0700 7/10/06, Joe Malin wrote: >Well, I *finally* finished the new book for our next software release, so I >can justifiably turn my attention to getting myself into structured docs. > >I am not going to go with DITA just yet. My plan is to convert my existing >unstructured docs to

Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-08 Thread Joe Malin
not necessarily reflect those of TuVox, Inc. -Original Message- From: Steve Rickaby [mailto:srick...@wordmongers.demon.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 4:36 AM To: Joe Malin Cc: framers at FrameUsers.com Subject: Re: Docbook versus Home-Grown At 11:22 -0700 7/10/06, Joe Malin

Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-08 Thread Lynne A. Price
At 03:21 PM 10/8/2006, Joe Malin wrote: >I don't mind writing an EDD from the ground up. What I want to avoid is >producing an EDD that is off-track from easy conversion to DocBook XML. >My overall goal is to convert my unstructured FM to structured FM and >then to XML on the way to HTML.

Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-07 Thread Joe Malin
Hi! Well, I *finally* finished the new book for our next software release, so I can justifiably turn my attention to getting myself into structured docs. I am not going to go with DITA just yet. My plan is to convert my existing unstructured docs to structure first, and then start the next

Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-07 Thread Joe Malin
Hi! Well, I *finally* finished the new book for our next software release, so I can justifiably turn my attention to getting myself into structured docs. I am not going to go with DITA just yet. My plan is to convert my existing unstructured docs to structure first, and then start the next