From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: mecklen@cimsoft.com (Robert Mecklenburg) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Off-topic: Plain text, XML or LaTex? Date: 25 Jun 2003 12:30:45 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <3cbff1d9.0306251130.4d550901@posting.google.com> References: <81u1ahq8ur.fsf@kwikemart.springfield.se> <81y8zqld4q.fsf@kwikemart.springfield.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1056569955 23920 80.91.224.249 (25 Jun 2003 19:39:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:39:15 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 25 21:39:06 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19VG63-00069O-00 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:38:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19VG3U-0003ua-14 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:35:44 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 21 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 204.246.133.194 Original-X-Trace: posting.google.com 1056569446 11107 127.0.0.1 (25 Jun 2003 19:30:46 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 25 Jun 2003 19:30:46 GMT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:114736 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:11227 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:11227 Mac wrote in message news:<81y8zqld4q.fsf@kwikemart.springfield.se>... > After reading your posts, I think I'll start by trying out the > "XML/docbook in XAE" solution. > > I like the fact that XML is machine-processable, and the theory that > it can be converted to other formats (HTML, PDF, hmm, should it not be > able to generate "reader friendly" plain-text as well?;-), not > forgetting the "sales factor" it has. You should take a very serious look at texinfo. From a single texinfo source file you can generate docbook, xml, html, TeX, info, and plain text. Obviously, the "sales factor" you'll get will be equivalent to straight xml, but you'll also have the flexibility of the other formats. Texinfo is very pleasant to read and write (unlike docbook, IMHO). Emacs support for texinfo is excellent. The ability to view your "formatted" document as plain text is quite convenient also as you edit in emacs. Finally, it is an "industrial strength" solution, quite a few books have been done in texinfo. Cheers, Robert