> -----Original Message----- > From: Sjur Moshagen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 12 October 2006 5:42 PM > To: user@forrest.apache.org > Subject: Re: Create Pages for Forrest > > Hello, > > Den 12. okt. 2006 kl. 12.11 skrev Markus Flach: > > > > >> hi there > >> > >> can somebody tell me with is the best way to create documents for > >> to publish > >> with forrest. > >> at the moment i'm creating my documents with openoffice and than i > >> save them > >> as DocBook XML. > >> and so i implement those documents in my forrest navigation. > >> > >> is there an other way i can do, i just wann know some common ways > >> to create > >> content for Forrest. > >> > >> regards > >> markus > >> > > > > I would like to know how does a forrest enviroment look. > > Which is a a good prgramm to create documents to publish after with > > forrest. > > Your Forrest environment can be anything you like, as long as it can > produce a format supported by Forrest or one of its input plugins:-) > > If your main task is to write documentation using Forrest's own > DTD's, then I would suggest using XMLMind XML Editor > (www.xmlmind.com) in combination with the Forrest config for XXE > (available from the Forrest site). This will allow you to easily edit > and write XML documents that adhere to either the Forrest 1.x DTDs or > the 2.0 DTD, you will get DTD-supported validation and insert guides, > you will get a styled text-view (similar to what you see in a word > processor) but with all the underlying XML structure in place. > > I use this combo myself when I'm writing lengthier documents. For > short documents I just write the raw XML, as Cyriaque suggests in his > reply. > > NOTE: XMLMind XML Editor has in one of its recent upgrades introduced > new features that break some backwards compatibility with the Forrest > XXE config. This means that you get an error message at startup. The > error message can be ignored, just press OK. Everything but the table > menu works as it should. I'll try to get around creating a patch for > the plugin soon - but no promise;-) You are as well free to submit > patches, if you manage to fix it:-) > > Best regards, > Sjur
Sjur, as far as I can tell, the 'Standard' FREE version can not work with Forrest as it has preset DTDs that can not be altered. The professional Version costs $220 USD for a 1 user license and may be out of reach for Some budgets. Are you able to clarify if my interpretation is correct. At the moment Markus, I am just hand coding the XML to forrest DTDs using Plain old Vim. Though I have just imported the Forrest DTD into Dreamweaver So should be able to start using that now - you never know , drag and drop Forrest elements may be a possibility (doubt it though atm) Gav...
