> > > The benefit of Texinfo is that it can be readily converted to many > formats, and I wouldn't want to lose that. It also lends itself to > easy editing and cvs. The latest Texinfo has lots of support for > images and HTML, we should at least investigate that before abandoning > it as a format. There's a reason why GNU projects use Texinfo. > > Also, the latest Texinfo supports tables, bullet lists, and drawings, > so that's no excuse to avoid it. It also supports hyperlinks and > conversion to multiple web pages (good for goodle and linking). > > Personally, I prefer HTML but then I edit HTML directly (emacs). I > prefer avoiding formats that require an *application* to edit, even a > free one such as OO. Scriptable formats also lend themselves to > automatic web site updates.
Hmmm, well I can also do it in tex (LaTeX), but it is a PITA sometimes, particularly when it comes to embedding graphics. I did the SPICE/gEDA HOWTO using Lyx -> Docbook -> LaTeX -> [.pdf | HTML]. It was a PITA compared to just writing the doc in OOWriter. OTOH, it is doable. > OTOH volunteering to fix it tends to out-vote anyone who doesn't ;-) I know that :-) Stuart
