docbook

[Dan Nguyen]

Tools you need:

* DocBook DTDs (v4.1 is newest) http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/
* Norm Walsh's DocBook DSSSLs  http://nwalsh.com/docbook/
* SGMLTools-Lite http://sourceforge.net/projects/sgmltools-lite/
SGMLTools-Lite will depend upon Python, as well as a few other helper
programs.  


The DTDs define the official tags for DocBook.  You can add tags, but
then it won't be DocBook.  Norm Walsh's DocBook DSSSL provides nice
looking default appearances for the tags, as well as some ability to
configure the actions.  DSSSL files are written in Scheme, so you can
do just about anything with them.  SGMLTools-Lite (make sure to get at
least v2) is the tool that binds everything together.  It takes your
sgml file, the dtd, and the dsssl and produces the final output.


On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 09:35:37AM -0500, Marcel Kunath wrote:
> I listened in on Ed's docbook experience and was curious so I did
> some searching and reading myself. Ed basically announced it as easy
> to use simple to set up tool. What tools do I exactly need and does
> it really keep me from having to code any structures/stiles or tags?
> 

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