discuss: Linuxdoc VS Docbook SGML/XML
Subject:
Re: Linuxdoc VS Docbook SGML/XML
From:
David Lloyd ####@####.####
Date:
22 Mar 2002 03:14:28 -0000
Message-Id: <3C9AA42F.6020906@rebel.net.au>
Tabatha
> I've read that all of these formats are acceptable, but I'm wondering, are
> there instances where linuxdoc is preferred over Docbook for certain
> documents?
There are benefits to all types of documentation tools including
DocBook, LinuxDoc, LaTeX and TeX. At the LDP this discussion usually
degenerates into a religious ware -- I think that the only reason the
LDP accepts LinuxDoc, DocBook SGML and DocBook XML is simply because
no-one has taken the heroic step of saying "X" only.
> I am finally comfortable with using all 3 dtds, and it was the most
> excruciating task... I find the tag differences sometimes frustrating
> though. I guess the idea behind the linuxdoc dtd is that it is easy since
> it is a system dtd, whereas the others aren't. So is linuxdoc still used
> for that reason?
My advice to would-be authors would be to not worry too much about the
markup; if you're using structured markup such as DocBook then use its
structure to help your outlines. I'd much prefer to have someone
re-render a good HOWTO from text to DocBook XML than to have someone
right a poor HOWTO in that DTD...
DSL
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