Do you just need a pre-generated html site? I assume the 'help' is not dynamic. If so, then you would do best if you pre-generated the html from xml+xslt using a simple java app. You can almost use the sample code that comes with xsl processor or xml parsers.
There are a few ways you can handle this: - use cocoon (which , imho adds unnecessary complexity and overkill to the task, but you can scale to ~any~ task that lay ahead) - use xalan or saxon's built extensions to pre-generate your site from xml site-config files (very simple, no need to compile) - use xerces (sax) to run through xml site-config files and call cached templates to transform (using saxon) to disk (probably faster? if important) You can set these up as servlets and give your lead-client a button to push to generate the site for the next promotion stage. easy :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tibi DONDERA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 11:19 AM Subject: help management system? > This might be a litte OT, but I really have no other place to go... > > I have a Java application. Pretty big, actually, and still work in progress. > And I'm required to build the help for it. > > The requirements: > - modular: very easy to update/create the help files. > - preferably web-based (viewable in a browser) > - callable from the application (the usual F1 key) > > As this is clearly content/presentation separation, is Cocoon suited for > this kind of application? > Or if not, could you please point me to a product that can do this? > > Thank you in advance, > Tibi Dondera > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
