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Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Re: DocBook topic element
I'm in full agreement with Bergfrid, keep <topic> in there, Docbook 5 is the way to go. I was also horrified at the comment from Adobe on Docbook 5 support in Framemaker. But I suppose that confirms that Framemaker is aimed at the lower end of the market, not for professionals. Ron Bergfrid Skaara wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Bob Stayton <bobs@sagehill.net > <mailto:bobs@sagehill.net>> wrote: > > -snip- > > You ask "why not just use DITA?". I think there are going to be > lots of answers and discussions about that. Just because someone > wants to set their content up in a modular fashion does not mean > they have to use DITA, if there is a good alternative. This > proposal is for those who want to do modular content but don't need > the special features of DITA, or who prefer to use DocBook markup > and stylesheets. > > Bob Stayton > Sagehill Enterprises > bobs@sagehill.net <mailto:bobs@sagehill.net> > > > I could not agree more. We want to do modular documentation, and are > required to publish PDFs. Customizing DITA to get decent and accepptable > looking PDFs is extremely hard, and we do not want to venture down that > road. DocBook's stylesheets, the new RelaxNG schemas, and the solid > documentation for customizing them are superior. > > As Adobe said when I asked about DocBook 5 support in FrameMaker: "We > have chosen DITA [and abandoned DocBook] because our focus is > light-weight documentation and HTML-publishing." > > Best regards, > Bergfrid Skaara -- Ron Catterall Ph.D. D.Sc. ron@catterall.net http://catterall.net
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