From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/17063 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Siep Kroonenberg Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Docbook and Context Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:21:30 +0100 Message-ID: <20041115172130.GD3229@muisje> References: <200411150914.49892.john@wexfordpress.com> Reply-To: Siep Kroonenberg , mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1100540068 11884 80.91.229.6 (15 Nov 2004 17:34:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:34:28 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Mon Nov 15 18:34:13 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CTkk1-00069B-00 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:34:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C268A1279E; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:34:12 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 08093-03; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:34:12 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 714DB1279B; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:31:32 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CADE1279B for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:31:31 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 08093-02 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:31:30 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from dep.oprit.rug.nl (unknown [129.125.36.9]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2EB512772 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:31:30 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from muisje (GN-HE001-COM03-200-159.kabela.oprit.rug.nl [129.125.200.159]) by dep.oprit.rug.nl (8.12.10.Beta2/8.12.10.Beta2) with SMTP id iAFHLldE004260; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:22:42 +0100 (MET) Original-Received: by muisje (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:21:30 +0100 Original-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200411150914.49892.john@wexfordpress.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:17063 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:17063 On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 09:14:49AM -0500, John Culleton wrote: > There appear to be two programs dealing with conversion of XML Docbook > documents to Context, "Docbook in Context" and XSLT. the former has not > been updated recently and the latter has documentation dating to 2001. I > have a potential customer who is XML conversant and wants me to set up his > document. He will provide it in Docbook format apparently. He has not > written it yet. > > My question: Are either of the existing tools stable, reliable and complete > enough for me to take on this task? Which is recommended for a one-time > project? What do I need from my customer in addition to the base file of > the document? > > I have no interest in becoming an XML guru---I just want to bid on this job > if that makes sense or give the customer a no-bid if I am about to step in > a swamp. > > -- > John Culleton If you are willing to consider LaTeX, have a look at db2latex (http://db2latex.sourceforge.net/), which uses xslt stylesheets for conversion. This project appears to be very much alive. See also http://www.dpawson.co.uk/docbook/tools.html I don't have personal experience with this. -- Siep Kroonenberg