On July 13, 2019 2:51:27 AM UTC, Joe Touch <touch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> On Jul 12, 2019, at 7:09 PM, Scott Kitterman <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >wrote: >> >> On Friday, July 12, 2019 9:46:52 PM EDT John Levine wrote: >>> In article <20190710190507.GI3215@localhost> you write: >>>> Yeah, it does seem lik the XML hate is mostly just that, but that >our >>>> use of XML is not really a blocker. But these are feelings we're >>>> talking about -- all subjective. >>> >>> I think the practical difference is between a toolset that is unique >>> to the IETF and one that is more widely used. >>> >>> It is utterly unclear to me whether better bridge tools would help. >I >>> am pretty sure that with enough effort I could write a two-way >>> converter between xml2rfc and a Microsoft Word file with suitable >>> stylesheets and macros. (It'd be a lot harder than what Joe has >>> done.) So you could edit stuff in Word, and revise by importing >>> xml2rfc into Word and then exporting when you're done. But would >>> anyone use it? >> >> Certainly not those of us using operating systems for which Word is >not >> relevant. > >Which OSes are those? (LibreOffice works on Linux, MacOS, and Windows, >e.g.) That's true, but may or may not be relevant. There are plenty of ways to make such things that only work in Word. Scott K
