* Alec Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [07/03/26 08:05 -0700]:
> So this is getting pretty long winded; my basic question is do you as a
> developer find writing web pages to be confusing or difficult?

I'm one of the few people who like XML.  Probably it's
because I don't have to care for the design and just need to
create content.  It's also the reason why I like LaTeX and
docbook (well, the processing-tools are not that well
developed for docbook yet…).

> Is there not a good tutorial for learning our webpage XML
> syntax?

The XML-files of already written pages ;)


> Do you find that you bump up against restrictions in the
> DTD or other problems that prevent you from expressing
> yourself properly?

There are for sure some difficulties with our DTD,
especially for our project-pages.  Adding a news-entry at
top or putting the elements in a fixed order.

> Do you have any idea how to actually go about extending
> GuideXML (or the other XML's we provide)  Have
> you ever tried?

I work with GuideXML for more than four years now.  I know
the XSLT-process behind, and I know our DTD.  In the past I
did some small extensions, but currently it's very good
developed and from my point of view it is usable.

> Could we improve training with regards to any of this?

See the server-messages when you commit an XML-file.  There
are two guys named who will help when there is an error in
the file during commit ;-)


But back to the question you started your message with: The
outdated project-pages.  My opinion is, that GuideXML is not
the blocker for updating them.  It's more a menpower issue.
Most developers have more fun in keeping their project in a
good state than providing information about the project on a
website.  Furthermore there are many non-native speakers in
the projects who don't want to write websites in a broken
language.  One person per project who watch the project and
collect the FAQs with answers might solve the problem.

Regards, Lars
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