[TYPO3-doc] DocBook: migrating existing manuals, the first step

[François Suter]

Hi,

> What I'm talking about is how to get a good and valid DocBook 5 file _after_
> the conversion. I've played with the FLOW3 manual which already did that.
> However, the files didn't validate with my TYPO3 schema. One big issue were
> the bridgeheads and the block elements inside paras. These issues are covered
> through my stylesheet, not more, not less. This has nothing to do with
> transforming DocBook to HTML; actually it's a DocBook to DocBook
> transformation. Name it fine-tuning if you like. ;)

OK, good. Sorry for insisting, I had to be sure we were talking about 
the same ;-)

> Of course, these issues should be better fixed in the original conversion
> process. I don't know if this is possible at all. If it is possible, the
> stylesheets will become obsolete. If not, you can apply them _after_ the
> conversion process.

Fine. We'll see what we can achieve with the conversion process.

> Sure, it's just a matter of adding the right name.

Great.

Back to packing my suitcases ;-)

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Francois Suter
Cobweb Development Sarl - http://www.cobweb.ch