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Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] anyone have a windows-based publishing infrastructure?
True enough for the review side. However, in our organization Word is ubiquitous and Acrobat isn't. The free Acrobat reader doesn't support those functions. bill > -----Original Message----- > From: Kenneth Johansson [mailto:ke-joh@sectra.se] > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:13 AM > To: 'Bill Lawrence'; 'docbook apps list' > Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] anyone have a windows-based publishing > infrastructure? > > You can use Acrobat for most of those tasks. Commenting, Cut'n paste, > Compare etc. > > /Kenneth > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth Johansson Technical Documentation Manager > Sectra Imtec AB > Teknikringen 2 E-mail: ke-joh AT sectra DOT se > SE-583 30 Linköping Phone: +46 13 23 52 00 > SWEDEN Web: http://www.sectra.se > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bill Lawrence [mailto:scribe@matrixplus.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 17:03 > > To: 'docbook apps list' > > > > There are several reasons to produce a Word document that > > won't "round-trip." > > > > 1) Other departments can use pieces of the documentation for > > their own purposes. For example, the training group can > > cut-and-paste sections of the documentation into training > > materials. (It is out of the question for those departments > > to learn to use XML tools.) > > > > 2) It provides a way that offsite developers can use Word's > > commenting and revision capabilities. This means that we can > > email a draft (in Word), a developer can comment on it, and > > then email it back. > > > > Until XML editing tools become as intuitive as Word (don't > > hold your breath), most folks in office environments won't > > embrace XML as a document solution. Most managers won't > > authorize the training or put up with the steep learning curve either. > > > > Bill > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Gisbert Amm [mailto:gia@webde-ag.de] > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:03 AM > > > To: 'Bill Lawrence'; 'docbook apps list' > > > Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] anyone have a windows-based publishing > > > infrastructure? > > > > > > > The big drawback in the Windows world is that you'll get lots of > > folks > > > > in the company asking for output as Word documents > > instead of PDF or > > > > help. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm told that the XMLMind FO > > > > processor does a pretty good job of converting FO to RTF. Most of > > the > > > > other RTF converters (such as JFOR) don't really to a good enough > > job. > > > > > > The approach of Mark Pilgrim > > (http://www.diveintopython.org/about.html) > > > uses > > > the Python Win32 modules and Word itself as a COM object to produce > > real > > > Word documents. It worked for me (well, a simple test document) but > > I've > > > found it useless: There is no way back. > > > > > > Why should I produce a document which can be changed when > > there's no > > > possibility to get the changes back into my DocBook sources? > > > > > > Regards, > > > Gisbert Amm > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a post to docbook-apps- > > > unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org. > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a post to > > docbook-apps-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org. > > > >
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