[CLUE-Tech] DocBook (was How to view MS Word docs in Linux)

[Brandon N]

It's not the simpliest process around, but I'm starting to write all my
documents in DocBook xml (or SGML) format.  I can then create pdf,
MSword (with and additional loop to jump through) TeX, or html from
that.  It takes a bit to learn it, but writing the XML isn't the hard
part, it's learning how to set up the converstion tools (Jade or
OpenJade).  RedHat has an RPM for them I hear.  I'm working on making a
Slakpak.  FWIW, all of the Linux Documentation Project's documents are
written in DocBook, and they have a decent tutorial.  O'Reilly uses it
for many of thier books, and I know Sun uses it.

Brandon
--- "Jed S. Baer" <thag at frii.com> wrote:
> Kevin Cullis wrote:
> > 
> > Good article.
> > http://www.varlinux.org/article.php?sid=312
> 
> Thanks Kevin. I hadn't heard about the wv utilities.
> 
> The obvious flip-side is worth addressing as well. How to create
> Office
> documents for those who insist that's the only thing they can use
> (I'm
> thinking mainly of recruiters here.) I suppose it's a bit
> contradictory,
> but I really don't need something as big (bloated?) as StarOffice, or
> any other suite for Linux. I keep a box running Windoze at home just
> for
> maintaining my resume, and 1 very simple spreadsheet. I'd really like
> to
> convert that box to Linux (or just put it on the shelf for a spare).
> 
> Leaving the spreadsheet issue for a different thread, in the short
> term,
> I could convert my resume to pdf, but then I have the question of
> editing it. TeX seems like too big a hammer. Having something simple,
> to
> do just page headers, bold/underline, typeface selection,
> indentation,
> wrapping, and margins would fill the bill quite well, I think.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> TIA
> jed
> 
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