This announcement might be of interest to structured FrameMaker users who use
DocBook XML. The Mr. XML Publisher for DocBook website can produce
documentation in many formats, but for PDF you probably want to use your
local Acrobat software. That's what I do when using FrameMaker.
Announcing Mr. XML Publisher for DocBook, a free DocBook XML publishing
service at http://swhitlat.com/XML_Publisher/
The Mr. XML Publisher for DocBook website accepts uploaded DocBook XML
projects and returns output formatted with DocBook XSL.
* Returns HTML, PDF, HTML Help, Java Help, Man Pages, Eclipse Help, etc.
* Can use uploaded XSL customization layers
* Uses a project's graphics
* Can include content from relational databases and/or native XML databases
Browser
* IE6, IE7, or FireFox 2.0.x. Untested with other browsers.
* Allow JavaScript, Cookies, and XMLHTTPRequests.
* Enable a Java plugin compatible with Sun's JRE 1.6.0 (or higher)
and accept the signed applet. The applet reads your DocBook project's
XML and creates a zip archive of the project for uploading.
Project
* Must be a DocBook XML project containing valid DocBook XML.
* All project files must reside in a single directory, or a
subdirectory thereof.
* To use an XSL customization layer, it must be in a file named the
same as the project's main XML file, but with a .xsl extension.
* To import DocBook XSL located on the server, use the paths listed in
the Use these paths link available from the online Help.
* To include XML pulled from a database, follow the instructions listed
in the additional instructions link available from the online Help.
Mr. XML Publisher for DocBook is an implementation-specific version of my
commercial application, Mr. XML Publisher, which is a more generalized web
app for publishing XML. Detailed information on Mr. XML Publisher is at:
http://swhitlat.com/XML_Publisher.html
The Mr. XML Publisher for DocBook website is new. It works great on a gigabit
LAN, but it has not been tested under heavy-load conditions that might occur
on the Internet. Specifically, although pulling content from relational
databases and/or native XML databases works great on a LAN, I'm not yet sure
how that will turn out over the Internet. You will need to be cautious with
respect to security and pre-solve firewall issues at your local site.
Steve Whitlatch
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