Forum OpenACS Q&A: Docbook HELP

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1: Docbook HELP
Posted by Sandhya Subash on 09/15/02 10:40 AM
Hi Guys,

    My project is to write a Docbook.Here's a update on what I have so
far. I have a ETP application called "Docbook" that follows Docbook
schema. I am stuck how will XML code be generated from this. Do I have
to write DTD?
Please help
Also Do I have to install Docbook DTD, jade , DSSSL to write docbook.

What libraries do I need. Any documenatation available
Roberto please help as you have some experience with docbook

Thanks a lot,
Sandhya

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2: Response to Docbook HELP (response to 1)
Posted by Lars Pind on 09/15/02 06:42 PM
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3: Response to Docbook HELP (response to 1)
Posted by Roberto Mello on 09/18/02 05:48 PM
As Lars pointed out, the documentation primer is a good source to start reading. The Linux Documentation Project Author Guide is also good.

I'm not clear, from your post, on what your package is supposed to do. If users are supposed to enter HTML and it spits out Docbook, of if users will enter Docbook and you want to generate html, or what.

If you're using Docbook XML you'll need xsltproc. Last I checked (and this was a couple months ago, so things might have changed) jade didn't support Docbook XML, only Docbook SGML.

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4: Response to Docbook HELP (response to 1)
Posted by Sandhya Subash on 09/19/02 02:37 AM
Sorry I should have explained further.

I am using the ETP 1.1 to create a ETP application like news, faq etc.

Here's what I did:
1. mount ETP on http://mysite/book
2. set up in the parameters of this instance the appropriate variable so it uses the docbook template.
3. When you go to book , it asks for title,preface, author, copyright,
edition etc.
4. I have definitions for chapter, section or secsection
They all have attributes title, description, para, subpara.
These are content items.

Hope I made it clear

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5: Response to Docbook HELP (response to 1)
Posted by Jade Rubick on 09/19/02 06:28 PM
I do too support Docbook XML 😊