Dick, thanks, that does help. So do some of the off-list suggestions about svn, batch files, and letting content writers focus on content (versus processing). I have that book in my interlibrary loan queue but think I will actually buy it!
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Dick Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote: > Karen, > > Here is a description of setting up xslt from Bob Stayton's > DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide. I have only used the Linux > description, but I think the windows version works well, too. > > http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/InstallingAProcessor.html > > If you plan to do much with DocBook XSL, his book is a > must have. It will help you with your "hackfest." You can > start with the online version, but the print is worth > having. > > http://www.sagehill.net/book-description.html > > Hope that helps, > > Dick Hamilton > > Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation > http://xmlpress.net/managingwriters.html > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* Karen Schneider [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:04 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [docbook-apps] Question about XSLT processors > > I'm following instructions for Windows on this page: > > > http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=documentation:setting_up_docbook_transforms > > I've made it through all the steps, but I have to tell you these > instructions feel like they have a high kludge factor to them -- lots of > typing, command-line stuff, etc. -- and as a newbie I wondered if there were > better tools. > > (By the way, I have committed to holding two "hackfest" sessions on Docbook > at our upcoming Evergreen conference, so I have about 90 days to actually > learn enough to stay ahead of a group of folks ;) ... no pressure there, eh) > > -- > -- > | Karen G. Schneider > | Community Librarian > | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts" > | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712 > | [email protected] > | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com > | Be a part of the Evergreen International Conference, May 20-22, 2009! > | http://www.solinet.net/evergreen > > -- -- | Karen G. Schneider | Community Librarian | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts" | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712 | [email protected] | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com | Be a part of the Evergreen International Conference, May 20-22, 2009! | http://www.solinet.net/evergreen
