Received: from localhost (maia-3.hub.org [200.46.204.184]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 567569F9FDA for ; Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:01:23 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.184]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 89237-03 for ; Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:01:19 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-130.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A0D59F9C35 for ; Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:01:21 -0400 (AST) Received: from [192.168.1.95] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.embarqhsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kB8M1EkL020875 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO); Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:01:15 -0800 Subject: Re: Switching to XML From: "Joshua D. Drake" To: Scott Marlowe Cc: Peter Eisentraut , Josh Berkus , pgsql-docs@postgresql.org, David Blewett In-Reply-To: <1165614840.3243.81.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> References: <4579720E.4000707@dawninglight.net> <200612082115.53566.peter_e@gmx.net> <1165609294.24745.19.camel@localhost.localdomain> <200612082158.06649.peter_e@gmx.net> <1165613160.24745.36.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1165614356.3243.77.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> <1165614716.24745.45.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1165614840.3243.81.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Command Prompt, Inc. Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:03:03 -0800 Message-Id: <1165615383.24745.51.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.5, clamav-milter version 0.88.5 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:01:15 -0800 (PST) X-Archive-Number: 200612/46 X-Sequence-Number: 3969 > > OO treats Docbook like a normal document. You will however loose styles > > (like bold, italic). It does support tables, it understands > > transformation from things like sect1 (from OO heading1) etc... > > > > The style loss is to be expected because Docbook doesn't contain > > representation data. That belongs to a style sheet. > > and let me add that I'm not really anti-sgml docbook, I just couldn't > find a "starter set" for editing the stuff. It seemed like everything I > found on docbook xml was written for people who already use docbook xml. Nor am I anti-sgml. I am however anti-noncontribution, if people are not contributing because of our sgml but would if it is xml, that is a no brainer. Further, here is a real world problem that our toolset creates... I take 5 minutes, change the stylesheet for SGML. I want to see what my changes will look like... 3 days later, I will know. That is stupid. If it was XML, it would be 30 minutes. That is a workable timeframe. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at > > http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate