Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 11:43:56 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: Paul Richards <p.richards@elsevier.co.uk> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I write this SGML stuff? Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.93.960605113917.422g-100000@Fieber-John.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <199606051015.LAA21049@tees>
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On Wed, 5 Jun 1996, Paul Richards wrote: > Umm, this isn't really in the spirit of SGML. You shouldn't worry *AT ALL* > about the output format, that's the whole point. Alas, there is still a gulf between the spirt of SGML and the reality of SGML. It is shrinking, but it is still there. By considering some aspects of the processing that will happen, some small tweaks that don't compromise the integrity of the DTD can be made that go a long way toward making conversion with existing tools easier. Unfortunately, linuxdoc is basically LaTeX with angle brackets instead of backslashes, and no ability to define macros. It converts to LaTeX very easily, but it is an insult to the spirit of SGML. -john == jfieber@indiana.edu =========================================== == http://fallout.campusview.indiana.edu/~jfieber ================
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