newbie question about xml
It would be wonderful if I could find an easy way to translate my ConTeXt source-files to html. So I was wondering if going via xml would be a viable method. Unofrtunately, I know next to nothing about xml. I played a bit with Emacs nxml mode and tried to understand "xml in context," but a couple of stupid questions remain: 1) even with specialized tools like onyx or Emacs xml mode, will writing these source files ever be as easy as writing TeX-source? Is it worth the extra effort? 2) Can anybody point me to an example document written in xml that can be processed by ConTeXt? 3) If I understand "xml in context" correctly, one has to specify quite a few of the xml commands in a dtd so ConTeXt understands them. I had a look at x-contml.tex to see what such definitions should look like. So I wonder: if I have to tell ConTeXt about these commands anyway, wouldn't it be easier to simply write a perl script that does these conversions and translates TeX into xml? Sorry if these are dumb questions, but these are my very first attempt at xml. All best Thomas
It would be wonderful if I could find an easy way to translate my ConTeXt source-files to html. So I was wondering if going via xml would
XML in Context is designed for those who plan to set up an XML workflow, and need PDF output. Certainly I use example, but as part of existing workflow starting from XML source. I use XSLT to produce HTML, and Context offers no help here. There was some discussion on this list about adapting T4Ht for Context before Christmas, so check the mailing list.
3) If I understand "xml in context" correctly, one has to specify quite a few of the xml commands in a dtd so ConTeXt understands them. I had a
Use a header file with your example commands in it. A DTD is used for parsing XML, and is really if different ball-game. Christopher
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Christopher G D Tipper
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Thomas A.Schmitz