Dean,
Regarding your question about using "DocBook components in Word
documents," we convert some of our DocBook documents into Word because
some customers require that format. We use an XSLT stylesheet derived
from the DocBook-to-WordML stylesheet that is part of the DocBook XSL
distribution.
Developing the stylesheet was not trivial, but it produces solid Word
documents that require no fix-up. We are, however, just getting started
with this type of conversion.
One of the best ideas from the DocBook XSL stylesheet is a structure for
using templates -- created in Word -- to control the formatting
generated by the stylesheet. This means that when you need a new output
format, you may be able to make most of your changes in a Word document
and not need to modify the stylesheet.
Like the DocBook > HTML > Word conversion described by another writer,
our conversion is just one way. In contrast, the stylesheets in the
DocBook XSL distribution are designed for round-tripping from DocBook >
Word > DocBook. Round-tripping, however, involves both compromises and
complications. (I can't imagine going that route unless you really need
to have people write or edit in Word for later processing in DocBook.)
Dave Nilsson
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From: Nelson, Dean [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [docbook-apps] Database for docbook components (i.e.
section, para, etc) questions
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Also, I would like to know if anyone uses Docbook components in
their Word documents. We have a marketing dept. that insists on using
the MS Word tools but the software developers create docs in
XML/Docbook. Can the two exist so we only have to write one XML section
and not both?
Thanks for your input!
Dean Nelson
Sr. Software Engineer
Enterprise Electronics Corp
http://www.EECradar.com <http://www.eecradar.com/>
