OpenOffice.org is based on XML, in that, say, a Write file with the *.sxw extension is actually a Zip archive containing various XML files that together describe the structure and formatting of a document.
But the schema is not really semantically tagged and is almost a "well-formed" schema that is able to emulate the unstructured nature of a typical Word document, while using tags and attributes to allow the ready creation of tables of Contents, Indexes, printed output, etc. Is there any way of configuring OOo so that it will follow a strictly structured schema such as DocBook or DITA, and that imposes a tree structure on the writer and prohibits arbitrary placement of elements? Or is the current schema so tightly bound to the GUI and the requirements for conversion to and from Word formats that this would be a Herculean task? Regards, Hedley -- Hedley Finger Technical Communications Support Specialist MYOB Australia <http://www.myob.com/> P.O. box 371 Blackburn VIC 3130 Australia 12 Wesley Court Tally Ho Business Park East Burwood VIC 3151 Australia <mailto:hedleyDOTfingerATmyobDOTcom> Tel. +61 3 9222 9992 x 7421, Mob. (cell) +61 412 461 558 (c) MYOB Technology Pty Ltd 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
