(and yes, on looking again, sure: reST doesn't address the 1st 2, nor does (if I'm getting you) LaTex (by itself, nor TeX in general), troff, or any of the wiki markups, nor XML-ish stuff....
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Yarko Tymciurak <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > :-) Ahh, mercy at last! ;-) > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:27 PM, JohnMc <maruadventu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Yarko, >> >> I could go into a long histronic on document systems and disparate >> roles for each but I will pass. I'll just close with the comment that >> the four roles are distinct and not to be merged. Learned that at >> Xerox. >> >> JohnMc >> >> On Jul 20, 10:49 pm, Yarko Tymciurak <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 4:41 PM, JohnMc <maruadventu...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > > Yarko, >> > >> > > Understand your viewpoint as well. Documentation is a 4 part process - >> > > create, edit, format, distribute. reST is excellent on the last 2 >> > > points and bordering on sad on the first two. >> > >> > BTW - didn't mean to sound harsh, but this mis-info, topic is wearing on >> > me... >> > >> > From a strictly structural analysis of your argument, you seem to want >> to >> > INTEGRATE in stead of separate the 4 processes you describe (want them >> > coupled). For Scriptus, I've seen create/edit tool lists that are >> > bafflingly rich and long. Editing text is... editing text; With >> Scribus >> > you can insert a layout box, and put in it the output of LaTex >> (processed), >> > or reST. so the editing is still separate. >> > >> > It seems to me the argument you are making is one of workflow, and >> prefering >> > not to deal w/ markup languages (of any kind) if at all necessary, and I >> > don't know that I disagree with you.... it's just that I don't find >> markup >> > languages all that troubling (heck , used nroff and troff for years - >> was >> > the best way to self generate a book / paper, well before "Word" ... or >> even >> > Microsoft! existed). >> > >> > But I'm just toying with you - I don't mean to dismiss you, merely show >> the >> > circularness of these arguments. There's nothing wrong with Sphinx. >> Theres >> > nothing wrong with LaTex; there's nothing wrong with Scribus. All >> require >> > some learning (now, if you want to mush it all together, let's just use >> > open office and be done). >> > >> > Kindly, >> > Yarko >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
