Re: Switching to XML - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Switching to XML
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Msg-id 1165694499.25137.2.camel@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Re: Switching to XML  (Theo Kramer <theo@flame.co.za>)
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> > Hell, the only reason I have even bothered to contribute what little I
> > have to the docs is because I wrote a book in SGML, thus it is a no
> > brainer to me. Others aren't so tortured as to have done the same.
>
> I would hate to hand edit the stuff generated by something like
> OpenOffice.org.

As would I.

> >
> > The french team also uses Docbook XML and they can generate a PDF in 30
> > minutes... it takes us DAYS because of the SGML.
>
> Here I agree - 30 minutes vs days is a good reason - as long as editing
> with an ascii editor is not taken away.

I would never expect to take editing away.. I personally would likely
just use bluefish, not Openoffice.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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