discuss: A new project: Xbox-Linux HOW-TO
Subject:
Re: A new project: Xbox-Linux HOW-TO
From:
David Horton ####@####.####
Date:
31 Jan 2003 02:12:30 -0000
Message-Id: <3E39DBFA.8070104@megsinet.net>
Guru - wrote:
> Well, I would suggest using LyX, but there are several problems with this
> You would need a tex installation (I know their's windows ports
> avaliable...but if you have to download it its huge.)
> Well LyX is avaliable for Windows, no problem there....
> LyX isn't that easy to learn either, its graphical but it takes some
> getting used to and you would need to either get DB2LyX working (I'm
> still working with the creator to get it working in Linux), I don't
> think you'll be abaliable to get it working in windows...(it adds the
> ability to import/export DocBook XML...).
> Or you could use scripts written by was it Chris(?) to convert it to
> DocBook SGML....
> But this probably won't work unless you intend to run GNU/Linux....
>
>
>> From: Charles Curley ####@####.####
>> To: Tabatha Persad ####@####.####
>> CC: ####@####.####
>> Subject: Re: A new project: Xbox-Linux HOW-TO
>> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:53:57 -0700
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 01:08:06PM -0800, Tabatha Persad wrote:
>> > On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 02:24, Jukka Aho wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > > For various practical reasons, I would primarily want to work on
>> > > the Windows platform (boo! hiss!) for now. I understand that the
>> > > common UNIX tools for producing DocBook SGML could be used under
>> > > the Cygwin environment, although I would really like more of a
>> > > WYSIWYG style approach where you can pick up predefined styles
>> > > from menus and keyboard shortcuts and see the formatted result
>> > > while editing - instead of having to look at the actual markup
>> > > all the time. Any ideas? Is there any software on either platform
>> > > that would allow doing this, while still using the DocBook DTD?
>> > >
>> > > In any case, I would very much like to use the predefined markup
>> > > elements in DocBook - such as notification and warning boxes,
>> > > different styles for captured screen output or sample keyboard
>> > > input etc. - to their fullest extent, where applicable.
>> >
>> > Since you mention it, try this link on my site:
>> > www.merlinmonroe.com/formatting.shtml . There's a link here for
>> SGML on
>> > NT, and some ideas to get you started on what's out there to work with.
>> > You could install the processing tools (Openjade and the catalogs etc)
>> > in Cygwin, and use one of many XML editors (some available for Windows
>> > too), but use the command-line tools for conversion. That would
>> > probably be the easiest way, unless someone else has a better idea!
>> >
>> > I'm one of a few who like Emacs for working on SGML/XML. With the
>> PSGML
>> > plug-in, it gives me a lot of handy tools for parsing, syntax
>> > highlighting, and verifying the nesting of tags. The good news is you
>> > can get Emacs/XEmacs for Windows too! I can't speak for the plug-in
>> > though.
>>
>> See my web page at http://w3.trib.com/~ccurley/emacs.html for the gory
>> details & some starter pointers. PSGML does run on Windows.
>>
>> Somewhere in the NT Emacs FAQ there is a pointer to a web page for
>> setting up SGML/XML tools on Windows. Sorry, I don't have time to find
>> it right now.
>>
>> I agree with Tabatha's comment about being able to see the tags in
>> PSGML mode. It helps greatly, especially once you realize that you
>> should separate content from page layout.
>>
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I would highly recommend trying XMLMind's (http://www.xmlmind.com) XXE
for writing Docbook XML on a Win32 platform (unless you have your heart
set on SGML.) I have found XXE to be extremely easy to install and
rather simple to use. It's free, java-based and has a very liberal
license for personal use. They also have a product called XSL which
will convert your Docbook XML into HTML, PDF or RTF output. The two
together are very slick.
--Dave
