On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 04:21:41PM +0100, Buttay cyril wrote:
At the moment, I think I'll carry on with flexbisonparse, adding some python patches to correct the output. Maybe later I'll switch to wiki2xml instead (although it is a bit slower than flexbisonparse to say the less). This shouldn't be to difficult as they both use some dialect of XML.
Well, if we end up with a standalone parser that gives output that can be transliterated to DocBook, I'll be happy, no matter who wrote it. :-)
Concerning docbook, I'll also have to give it a try, but one of my concerns is that (as far as I know) there is no way to give specific formatting instructions, which, IMO is mandatory for a nice print output. I have nothing against semantic description, but sometimes you have to fine-tune some specific part (figure position, alignment tolerance...). I'm sure those who use LaTeX intensively will understand...
Yeah, it's called a stylesheet, and it's the responsibility of the person who needs a specific kind of final output. Wiring it into the parser/converter would be A Bad Design. Been dealing with them since Ventura Publisher 3.1...
Cheers, -- jra