From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/88551 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Thomas A. Schmitz" Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: E-books and XML. Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:12:25 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20140826110712.2b02eff7@localb.wexfordpress.net> <53FCCC3F.9080806@wxs.nl> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1409076768 31174 80.91.229.3 (26 Aug 2014 18:12:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 18:12:48 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Tue Aug 26 20:12:43 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([5.39.185.229]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XMLEZ-00084U-7b for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:12:43 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4B3E10223 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:12:42 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id Fkiagi++y6k4 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:12:42 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A82E10224 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:12:35 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC206101E3 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:12:31 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 0NCzGaPEF795 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:12:27 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from filter3-ams.mf.surf.net (filter3-ams.mf.surf.net [192.87.102.71]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1766101E1 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:12:27 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from uni-bonn.de (x23.rhrz.uni-bonn.de [131.220.15.155]) by filter3-ams.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-9.4) with ESMTP id s7QICP4x006757 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:12:26 +0200 Original-Received: from [88.128.80.56] (account tschmit1@uni-bonn.de HELO thomass-mbp.railnet.train) by uni-bonn.de (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.8) with ESMTPSA id 81845602 for ntg-context@ntg.nl; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:12:25 +0200 In-Reply-To: <53FCCC3F.9080806@wxs.nl> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: ntg-context@ntg.nl, base:default, @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=131.220.15.155; country=DE; region=North Rhine-Westphalia; city=Bonn; latitude=50.7333; longitude=7.1000; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=50.7333,7.1000&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 03MHucqhf - 7854a5ceca26 - 20140826 (trained as not-spam) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 192.87.102.71 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:88551 Archived-At: On 26 Aug 2014, at 20:04, Hans Hagen wrote: >> = >> Context users have invested time, often years, in >> learning how to write Context code. Writing XML is >> a whole other skillset, comparable to writing xhtml. > = > It's not so different if you're accustomed to structure. To chime in: xml input facilitates the separation of content and display. T= here are many tools which will validate xml as you type. Your context skill= s will not be lost - if you have invested years in learning to code, you wi= ll still be able to do this in your environment files. John's argument does= not make sense to me. If someone new to context asked me, I think I would= advise her or him to use xml input which is more versatile and easier to p= roofread for a beginner. And if one day in 20 years she decides she wants t= o use another tool for her files, it=92s much easier to convert xml. Thomas ___________________________________________________________________________= ________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to t= he Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-cont= ext webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________= ________