On Fri, Sep 30, 2016, at 05:37 AM, Marcin Borkowski wrote: > > On 2016-09-29, at 20:04, Peter Davis <p...@pfdstudio.com> wrote: > > > I've started a new position in which I have to create and maintain a > > large set of documents in DocBook xml format. For new books, I'd really > > like to use org mode, since a) I'm already familiar with it, b) I love > > it, and c) I believe it does (or can be made to do) nearly everything I > > need. > > Nice. Of many things XML is ill-suited to, marking text up is a nice > exception: it seems really good at it (definitely way better than LaTeX, > of which I'm a great fan!). >
I'm also a big LaTeX fan, but I don't use it often enough to remember everything I need. I rely on copying stretches from documents I created earlier, or constantly having to Google for solutions. One thing I like about org-mode for creating documents (as opposed to all its other uses), is the fact that I can easily remember the simple mark-up, see reminders on screen while editing, and easily generate HTML and PDF. > > 3. The direct route from org to DocBook xml seems to be missing. From > > Why not start with the HTML exporter and write your own one? It's quite > fun, and can be done in reasonable time. > For some definition of "reasonable." Seriously, I might want to do this as an exercise sometime, but I can't wait for that right now. > > > 4. [LONGSHOT] Is there any way to /import/ docbook xml into org mode? > > XSLT? > Yes, that's a good option I hadn't considered. > > Hth, > Definitely. Thanks! -pd -- Peter Davis www.techcurmudgeon.com