Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:59:28 -0500 From: Michael Powell <nightrecon@verizon.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: local copy of handbook Message-ID: <gjjaqn$h31$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <b10011eb0812282046j7b784d82q492c8b10cb46db06@mail.gmail.com> <20081229124558.43cefc56@gumby.homeunix.com> <200812292039.43242.masoom.shaikh@gmail.com> <20081229202717.GA78262@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <87myeemyx2.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20081230133345.GA81883@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <87wsdhll2c.fsf@kobe.laptop> <b10011eb0812311957p6544b3b2t6c8509dd96d4b6b6@mail.gmail.com>
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Masoom Shaikh wrote: [snip] > > > wow, am waiting eagerly....HTML is complex, what is SGML :) > Stands for Standard Generalized Markup Language, with roots in the printing industry. When authors submit a manuscript for publishing it contains content, but it is up to the typesetter how it will appear on the page when printed. The layout and columns in a printed magazine or newspaper are examples of this. HTML and XML are actually subsets of SGML, with SGML being a "meta" markup language. The primary advantage of authoring documentation using SGML is that it is relatively easy to parse and convert into many different formats from one source document. This way you maintain one document, and then regenerate the copies, e.g. HTML, XHTML, XML, etc, on an as needed basis. Plenty of more info is readily available on the Web. -Mike
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