Re: [boost] [boostbook] woes: take 1

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-17 00:13:35

"Matias Capeletto" <matias.capeletto_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:e9b043a10707160437y61010c43te32f00c693926523_at_mail.gmail.com...
> On 7/16/07, John Maddock <john_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
>> > Hi,
>
> Hi,
>
>> > Following are varios issues I'm expiriencing with boostbook:
>> >
>> > 1. No support for chapter, part under library.
>> > I need to be able to split by docs usign these elements
>>
>> Then maybe use Docbook alone rather than the BoostBook extentions?
>
> AFAIKS you can use chapter, part and library in Boostbook. (You can
> not mix them in Quickbook). I have finished the translation of
> Boostbook's Boostbook based docs :P, a few days ago, to Quickbook.
> Douglas was using both chapter and part if I recall correctly.

Can you please show me how?

>> > 3. Local customization layer
>> > I don't see how to configure Jamfile to use my own cvustomization
>> > later (local html.xsl) for chunked output generation
>
> This is in the IBD mental TODO list from the day we have the first
> long thread with you about the boostbook standard. We have been very
> busy organizing our efforts to get a solid base for the project. We
> will keep you informed about or progress.
> If someone wants to tackle this now it will be great, there are others
> things too we have to integrate into Boost.Build+Boost.Boostbook.

IMO this is major (if not primary) need to allow each library has it's own 
customization layer (even for parameters only)

> It will be great if you can solve your problems with the boost-docs
> list, so we can talk this stuff there.

Did you see my frame replacement suggestion?

Gennadiy