Re: [NTG-context] [OT] dblatex

On Tue, 29 May 2007 22:31:08 +0200, luigi scarso wrote:

On 5/29/07, nico wrote:

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On Tue, 29 May 2007 09:11:57 +0200, luigi scarso wrote:

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http://dblatex.sourceforge.net/ DocBook to LaTeX/ConTeXt Publishing Does anyone know something about it ?

Do you have precise questions? dbcontext-0.2pre.tar.bz2 : 11 Sep 06 dblatex-0.2.5.tar.bz2:27 Apr 07 It seems that dccontext is stopped.

Not really stopped, rather dormant. The main reasons are: - Context moves so much, and my system is so screwed up, that I cannot update to a recent context release. - There are very few users interested by dbcontext and then few bug reports or update demands. - There are some big fishes asking for latex solutions (gimp, kde docs). - Few users are ready to switch from latex to context, at least because of install troubles and dependencies. - I can hardly convince people to use context if the context version suggested in the release note is not available from context site (it was before the foundry museum). I still think context overclasses latex, but its systematic refactoring and use of emergent/latest software have their drawbacks, for end users, but for tools depending on it too. But I believe that with the new context versioning scheme, the debian and Peter Munster packaging efforts, it can become more popular. Of course, I need to update my machine too ;-) Regards, BG