On Sat, 2004-09-18 at 11:19, Mark Johnson wrote: > Karsten Wade wrote: > > will get to choose to > > use a parallel XML toolchain based on the FDP tools for the Enterprise > > Linux 4 release ... well, probably nearly exactly the FDP tools with our > > XSL > > This is the hope, anyway. FDP certainly provides an excellent test > case for a given toolchain. > > However, we may end up with something entirely different, like a > java-based system. > > We may, e.g., decide that Saxon is more appropriate as an XSLT > processor (due to its docbook & other extensions), and that FOP is > adequate for our FO --> PDF needs, instead of having to revert to > the tried & true jade/DSSSL combo for PDF output. XSLT and XSL-FO > are simply easier to deal with than is DSSSL. Well, I was specific about being general ;-) ... perhaps FDP should consider the solution you suggest for the same reasons. There is synergy that would come out of having the toolchains in alignment. - Karsten -- Karsten Wade, RHCE, Tech Writer a lemon is just a melon in disguise http://people.redhat.com/kwade/ gpg fingerprint: 2680 DBFD D968 3141 0115 5F1B D992 0E06 AD0E 0C41
