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  From: David Lloyd <lloy0076@rebel.net.au>
  To  : Glen Turner <glen.turner@aarnet.edu.au>
  Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:19:51 +0930

Re: Why use DocBook versus Word

Hmmm!

> The downside of this approach is the OpenOffice won't
> enforce the syntax rules of DocBook (eg: You can't
> have <section> <section></section> <para></para> </section>)
> {X}Emacs does enforce the rules.

But how would you convince OpenOffice that "Microsoft Windows" should be <application>Microsoft Windows</application>...the thing I like about SGML/XML is that you can separate the presentation from the meaning.

DSL
-- 
Dodos are birds that are extinct
 - Quoted by D.S.L. 16 April 2001

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