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Re: Newbie question about XMetaL and XEmacs
- To: Ed Nixon <ed dot nixon at LynnParkPlace dot org>
- Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: Newbie question about XMetaL and XEmacs
- From: Des Dougan <ddougan at telus dot net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 20:39:30 -0700
- Cc: docbook-apps at lists dot oasis-open dot org
- References: <5.1.0.14.0.20010624142548.01b01da0@pop.telus.net>
Ed,
Many, many thanks for your considered reply. I guess I understated somewhat
my desire to also be standards-based (which today, to me, means XML). I
also know what junky HTML Word creates and I wanted to avoid that. I also
saw the Journalist DTD as well as the simplified DocBook referred to on the
OASIS site. I don't want to do simple HTML as I like the fact that XML is
structured, and as I understand its process, that would help instill a
measure of discipline in those using it. You are perfectly correct in your
concerns about the human side, and I was by no means forgetting them - I
realize I have a selling job to do there, but wanted to get some technical
perspectives, too.
Again, many thanks.
At 17:36 24/6/2001, you wrote:
>If XML, why DocBook? The richness of the possibilities offered by DocBook
>goes a long way beyond what you would ordinarily need to do web.
Des