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Re: [docbook-apps] Docbook to WordML
On Jan 26, 2004, at 10:49 AM, Christian Roth wrote:
Another advantage is that with RTF, in contrast to WordML, you are
targeting not only Word 2003, but also legacy applications like Word
97,
Word 2000, and many custom components using the reasonably documented
RTF
format as their storage/interchange format (like Mac OS X's TextEdit
and
the underlying engine).
I still go back to HTML: it is possible using CSS and class attributes
to create output that Word will import as if it is a native doc:
everything will be tagged with a Word style so long as it has a class
attribute on it. This is more effective than any RTF-from-DB solution
I've seen, and it's easy. Since it is (almost) standard HTML, it will
display well in browsers as well.
Also, Phil wrote:
Given the amount of feedback from others on this list, perhaps I _am_
the only one with this particular issue. Looks like I've got a project
to keep me out of the sunlight for a few months ;o)
You're not the only one. The publishers I deal with (in the academic
world) will not accept anything they cannot open cleanly in Word.
Period. I'd be happy if people will test out the stylesheet mods I
worked on and get them in better shape (they're a bit hack-ish). XSL
files and description at:
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?
func=detail&aid=810043&group_id=21935&atid=373750
I've also posted a CSS file here:
http://www.users.muohio.edu/darcusb/files/DB-MSW.css.tar.gz
Bruce
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