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winkelmann at someon

Mar 25, 2004, 9:38 AM

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docbook export

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


evan at wikitravel

Mar 25, 2004, 1:19 PM

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>>>>> "MW" == Matthias Winkelmann <winkelmann [at] someon> 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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