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Re: Where, what and how - The future of DocBook
- To: Peter Toft <pto at sslug dot dk>
- Subject: Re: Where, what and how - The future of DocBook
- From: Norman Walsh <ndw at nwalsh dot com>
- Date: 04 Dec 2000 09:04:05 -0500
- Cc: <docbook-tools-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0012031814190.1638-100000@pto.sslug>
| Fine - which tools are available for writing
| SGML/DocBook on Linux+xBSD or Windows?
The future is XML, not SGML.
| - Emacs and alike tools?
Naturally.
| - Any WYSIWYG editors?
That said, for Windows there are lots of XML editing tools coming
online. For production environments, I would recommend Arbortext's
Epic (disclaimer: I used to work for them). SoftQuad's XMetaL is less
expensive.
| - Any *fast* syntax verification system
James Clark's SP.
| - and what is being made in general
What is being made of what in general?
| Many companies don't accept DocBook - why?
Many companies do. Bug ones. With lots of documentation: Sun, HP,
Novell, etc. Who doesn't accept it (and why do you care that they
don't?)
| Can't we do better???
I'm sure we can.
| What is the future for SGML/DocBook versus XML/DocBook
| - again also regarding tools, the work efford going on
| at the moment etc.
XML is the future. But since XML is SGML, there's no loss here. You
can continue to use your favorite SGML tools. But I don't expect any
more SGML tools to be written. Ever.
Be seeing you,
norm
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