Subject: RE: Jade FAQ sorely needed From: "Didier PH Martin" <martind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 09:19:35 -0400 |
Hi Frank, Good. Easy and don't hesitate, Write it and post it. If you set a site, you can post my texts on it (just ask, I'll send you my texts). Same thing, if you want that your texts are to be posted on my new dsssl site, I'll post it there too. But the best motto here is: Just do it. Anxious to read your first FAQ. Thank you very much Frank for your what you'll bring to the DSSSL community. Didier PH Martin mailto:martind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.netfolder.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-dssslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-dssslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Frank Wegmann Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 4:12 PM To: dssslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Jade FAQ sorely needed As some of you are actually on the way for an improved Jade this would also be the right moment to establish a FAQ for installing/using Jade (in its current form as well as in its future yet-to-be-shaped form). I did't yet work too much with Jade, but felt a FAQ would be very valuable to newcomers. Some very good work has been done already (e.g. the tutorial by Prescod and especially the Documentation Project hosted at Mulberry), but material typically covered in a FAQ is not always (or easily) found. This is what I think should be handled by a FAQ: * General Aspects What's Jade? in general, with regard to CSS/XSL/XFO... - what's implemented? * Installation Issues The Easy Way - How To Compile Yourself (hey, nobody told me about how to compile on my NeXT, but it works!) How To Configure a Working Environment (here I see a chance for the Debian guys to step in with some remarks..) * Using Jade How to use the backends - some common scenarios (got XML/SGML, now where is the HTML output?), Common Pitfalls * DSSSL (*not* intended to interfere with DSSSL Doc Project etc.) Expression Language - Transformation Language - The Standard (uh oh) Typical Constructs Needed and Used Workarounds for features not (yet) implemented Well, this is not thoroughly reviewed, just popping off my mind, sorry. Nevertheless I think it would be a contribution to the community and attractive for newcomers. If people appreciate this idea, I would gladly step in as a maintainer and even start writing some items (if some of you are willing to correct my non-native English). Any comments? Frank Wegmann DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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