I am currently exploring the idea of using a wiki for the documentation of a software project. I like the idea of being able to instantly edit pages, but we also need a structured manual. We would like to use docbook xml to generate the (pdf/hardcopy) manual. I am therefore looking for a way to convert a wiki to docbook xml.
Also, are there any ideas how one could consolidate the net that a wiki represents to the tree that a traditional manual consists of? I'm shure I'm not the first with this problem, so I don't want to reinvent the wheel.
best wishes,
Matthias
"MW" == Matthias Winkelmann winkelmann@someon.com writes:
MW> I am currently exploring the idea of using a wiki for the MW> documentation of a software project. I like the idea of being MW> able to instantly edit pages, but we also need a structured MW> manual. We would like to use docbook xml to generate the MW> (pdf/hardcopy) manual. I am therefore looking for a way to MW> convert a wiki to docbook xml.
We haven't done it for MediaWiki yet, but it's one of my priorities:
http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/DocBook_XML_export
MW> Also, are there any ideas how one could consolidate the net MW> that a wiki represents to the tree that a traditional manual MW> consists of? I'm shure I'm not the first with this problem, so MW> I don't want to reinvent the wheel.
It's just a matter of editing discipline, really.
~ESP
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