On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 07:02:12PM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> >  Peter E. works on XML docbook version of docs. I don't know if he
> > wants to move  directly to XML or  uses on the  fly conversion to XML
> >  by osx (sgml2xml). This conversion you try use  by "make testxml"
> > stuff in the doc/src/sgml/Makefile. I  tested it  and it  works -- 
> > but for  example conversion  from XML  to PDF  by "fop"  failed, but 
> > it's might  be fop problem.
> 
> The general consensus is that FOP is simply not there yet.

 Do you how idea how convert XML to "fo" or directly to "pdf"?

> >  Peter, what's your planns?
> 
> Well, when people feel good about it, we can switch the stored format to 
> XML.  I'm not in a hurry, though, because what is there right now is 

 I feel good  about it. The important thing is support  in Makefiles XML
 conversion to  other formats  like HTML, PDF  and man. It's  strange if
 after release almost nobody has idea how create PDF docs.

> almost equivalent.  I've also tried out the po2xml thingy and it seems 
> to work, but translating about 10000 strings seems to be a daunting 
> task.

 Be optimistic! ;-)

    Karel

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