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Subject: Re: [security-services] CD prep tips for other editors
http://wiki.oasis-open.org/security/CreatingXhtmlFormatFromOpenOffice :-) Tom Scavo wrote: > Now that we have a wiki, guess where the useful content of this thread > belongs? ;-) > > Tom > > On 4/17/07, Paul Madsen <paulmadsen@rogers.com> wrote: >> additional tips >> >> 1) After saving as HTML from Open Office, close OO before you try to >> process the saved HTML with Tidy. >> >> Tidy can't take it as input if still loaded in OO. >> >> 2) an XHTML 'warning' is not the same as an 'error' - this is critical >> to remember :-) >> >> paul >> >> Scott Cantor wrote: >> > Since Tom asked, and the HTML situation is so joyously fun, I >> thought I'd >> > provide some tips on this... >> > >> > Basic doc prep for a WD -> CD is just changing some boilerplate to say >> > Committee Draft and changing the doc name to >> sstc-<title>-cd-<draftnum> >> > >> > To create the Voting Member's List for the Appendix, cut and paste >> from a >> > recent CD, and then cross check against this page: >> > >> > http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/membership.php?wg_abbrev=security >> > >> > You list everybody except the ones labeled "Member". >> > >> > Finally, to wrestle Open Office to the mat, you can either Export >> to XHTML >> > if you have no graphics and want an unreadable document, or you can go >> > through these steps: >> > >> > Save As HTML. >> > Use the Tidy utility to clean it up and convert to (mostly) XHTML. >> > http://tidy.sourceforge.net/ >> > Finally, run it through the W3C validator page, or some other web >> site, to >> > find all the remaining XHTML violations and fix them. >> > Rename the file to an xhtml extension. >> > Zip up with the graphics. >> > >> > The end product will be valid, but it won't be readable in a >> browser except >> > Firefox, if you keep the extension xhtml. Use html and you'll get >> font mess >> > ups. >> > >> > In neither case will the HTML product be usable as a spec. So I >> don't know >> > what the point of this is, but until OASIS changes this rule, there >> you have >> > it. >> > >> > -- Scott >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Paul Madsen e:paulmadsen @ ntt-at.com >> NTT p:613-482-0432 >> m:613-302-1428 >> aim:PaulMdsn5 >> web:connectid.blogspot.com >> >> >> > > -- Paul Madsen e:paulmadsen @ ntt-at.com NTT p:613-482-0432 m:613-302-1428 aim:PaulMdsn5 web:connectid.blogspot.com
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