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Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] XML editor with a quesiton about the WordML style sheets
Hello Steve, It's been a while since I asked about this on the DocBook list. I have attempted to start testing WordML to DocBook conversions and I have downloaded some of your snapshot files from CVS. I'm having a some trouble getting started and I was hoping you had time to answer some questions about this. Here goes. First, do I need all of the files in the snapshot build to perform a transformation (are there libraries. In your read me it states " wordml-*.xsl form a chain of XSL stylesheets to convert WordML into DocBook." Is successful conversion an n-step process, if yes what is the order? Do I need to create a word template.dot that is conformant to the DB/WML table in your specificatoions - e.g. does the booktitle style have to be level 1 in a Microsoft outline? What would be a good workflow for converting then? Could I: Save a .doc file to .xml (WordML) Use the template.doc to convert the existing styles to styles recognized by your stylesheet Run n transformations to convert the wordml doc to DocBook (using Xalan) Render the DocBook to n formats? When I tried to convert the first time I received an error "Could not find variable with the name of parent" What could this be? Any and all help is really appreciated. Regards, Scott Speights O3SIS IT AG -----Original Message----- From: Steve Ball [mailto:Steve.Ball@explain.com.au] Sent: 24 October 2005 23:20 To: scott Cc: 'DOCBOOK-APPS' Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] XML editor with a quesiton about the WordML style sheets Scott wrote: > > Since this thread has been extended, I would like to ask if anyone has > an idea when the WordML to Docbook (vice-versa) style sheets are going > to be finalized. I guess this is related to the next style sheet > release. > Is there some documentation about the concept behind DB to WML/WML > to DB > and maybe what the limited subset that Steve talks about below? > Should I > just go look in the source? What is the status of the WordML style > sheets in the DocBook CVS? > My primary Goal here is to get the documents out of Word and into > docbook, but being able to go back and forth sounds very nice. It > would > be a relief to have a quick and brilliantly thought out, comprehensive > way to do this. Well, time will tell how well thought out it is ;-) The DocBook roundtripping stylesheets are now in the snapshot build and thus will be included in the next release. The reason I have not announced them yet is that there is still work to do on the documentation; dealing with exactly the issues that you raise. To get an idea of the underlying concept, look at the specifications.xml document in the wordml subdirectory. Briefly, although I am still adding support for more DocBook elements (right now, callouts), I and some of my clients are already using the stylesheets in production. Essentially, I'm working on supporting the 'Simplified DocBook' subset first; you may not see support for things like "ooclass" for quite some time. One thing I should mention is that the roundtripping stylesheets are not intended as a complete replacement for a fully-featured XML editor; there is definitely a need and a place for XML Mind/XML Spy/ Eclipse/etc. We're trying to fill a need in a niche for simple editing of a (useful) subset of DocBook. HTHs, Steve Ball --- Steve Ball | XSLT Standard Library | Training & Seminars Explain | Web Tcl Complete | XML XSL Schemas http://www.explain.com.au/ | TclXML TclDOM | Tcl, Web Development Steve.Ball@explain.com.au +--------------------------- +--------------------- Ph. +61 2 6242 4099 | Mobile (0413) 594 462 | Fax +61 2 6242 4099 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: docbook-apps-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: docbook-apps-help@lists.oasis-open.org
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