Re: document processing
Douglas Tutty writes:
> I'm revisiting how I make documents. I have been using lout since I
> started with linux in 2000 but it has the following shortcomimgs:
I would recommend DocBook.
> Difficult to change things like margins
With DocBook this isn't as straightforward as with WYSIWYG editors,
but possible adjusting (or creating new) style-sheets.
> Can't make html
docbook2html
> plain text output has blank lines that must be edited.
I tried now with docbook2txt on an document here and the output
doesn't have more blank lines than needed (to separate paragraphs and
sections).
> My primary use is for letters and notes but also larger projects. I
> don't like wysiwyg. I want to be able to make: ps, pdf, txt, html.
docbook2ps, docbook2pdf, docbook2txt and docbook2html help with that.
> Something like DebianDoc seems overkill for a letter.
Yes I agree.
> I want something that is simple, probably a markup language, but without
> excessivly long tags or difficulty changing things like margins for
> non-html output.
> What do people find works well?
I have used DocBook for years, mainly to write technical documentation
and it suits perfectly my needs.
HTH,
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--Jhair
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