Re: [Boost-docs] Quickbook [$image]

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-12 23:08:51

Andy Little wrote:
> "Dean Michael Berris" <mikhailberis_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
> news:6adba9f0607120833j3b441d0ckc1f888c00d63a2b2_at_mail.gmail.com...
>> On 7/12/06, David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> Another reason we should have our own DOM.  Figuring out how to do all
>>> that XML junk might not be worth the trouble.
>>>
>> Sounds like a good idea to me -- perhaps one schema for documentation
>> generated with Boost.Book and then just stylesheets for HTML
>> generation.
>>
>> Is there a reason why Boost is using DocBook still?
> 
> One good point about DocBook is that it produces pdf output for free.

I believe pdf is the primary reason we went that direction. That's important 
to me, at least.  See examples:

http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/libraries/date_time/date_time_1_33.pdf
http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/libraries/date_time/proposal_v75/n1900.pdf

Not to mention that there are books written how to use it, xml editors that 
support is, it's used by some publishers, etc.

Jeff