Subject: SGML->Latex with Dsssl [Was Re: Formatting mathematics] From: kubek <kubek@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 16:29:33 +0100 |
>>>>> "Sebastian" == Sebastian Rahtz <s.rahtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> In short, even if you go with LaTex, you're better off sticking >> the LaTeX code in a DSSSL sheet and marking up your text in >> SGML. The extra effort would be insignificant imho. Sebastian> i don't really see what you suggest. you mean write an Sebastian> _ad hoc_ SGML to LaTeX converter in DSSSL using the Sebastian> SGML backend of Jade, but with no SGML? sure, would Sebastian> work, but it would not really be using DSSSL. if you Sebastian> want to write an SGML to LaTeX converter, one of the Sebastian> more `traditional' tools would surely be easier. I use Sebastian> David Megginson's sgmlspl cos its so simple to use and Sebastian> easy and free.... The "sgmlspl approach" is surely a good one. But using DSSSL for SGML->latex conversion would improve code sharing : non-formatting code, such as items reordering, written in DSSSL may lately be reused for another purpose (or backend). Moreover I think latex does a good formatting job for many (simple) documents, being weak with structure. From this point of view it would be interesting to 1- code an initial doc with sgml , 2- transform it in a latex doc using dsssl, 3- print it from the dvi source, using the "default" formatting instructions of latex In fact, with this approach, the formatting instructions of DSSSL are too much, only the structuring ones are really interesting :) Sebastian> sebastian Jean-Marie ------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Marie Kubek Computing Center Institut National des sciences Appliquees 31077 Toulouse Cedex France DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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