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Dean,
Regarding your question about using "DocBook components
in Word documents," we convert some of our DocBook documents into Word because
some customers require that format. We use an XSLT stylesheet derived
from the DocBook-to-WordML stylesheet that is part of the DocBook XSL
distribution.
Developing the stylesheet was not trivial, but it
produces solid Word documents that require no fix-up. We are, however, just
getting started with this type of conversion.
One of the best ideas from the DocBook XSL stylesheet
is a structure for using templates -- created in Word -- to control the
formatting generated by the stylesheet. This means that when you need
a new output format, you may be able to make most of your changes in a Word
document and not need to modify the stylesheet.
Like the DocBook > HTML > Word
conversion described by another writer, our conversion is just one way. In
contrast, the stylesheets in the DocBook XSL distribution are designed for
round-tripping from DocBook > Word > DocBook. Round-tripping,
however, involves both compromises and complications. (I can't imagine
going that route unless you really need to have people write or edit in Word for
later processing in DocBook.)
Dave Nilsson
From: Nelson, Dean
[mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
2:15 PM
To:
Subject:
[docbook-apps] Database for docbook components (i.e. section, para, etc)
questions
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Also, I would like
to know if anyone uses Docbook components in their Word documents. We have a
marketing dept. that insists on using the MS Word tools but the software
developers create docs in XML/Docbook. Can the two exist so we only have to
write one XML section and not both?
Thanks for your
input!
Dean Nelson
Sr. Software
Engineer
Enterprise Electronics Corp
http://www.EECradar.com
