To Yelp or not to Yelp? That's the Question

[Nick Loeve]

Sean Wheller wrote:

> 
> For these reasons I am asking that we target the ubuntu docs to be accessible 
> from all desktops using any browser. This will mean that we use the docbook 
> standard DTD and XSL's shipped by the project and transform to any of the 
> following formats: HTML/XHTML, PDF, HTML-help. All can be displayed in any 
> browser.

Agreed. (X)HTML/PDF over Yelp. I think HTML is fine for most purposes, 
although it would be nice to have PDF for printing.

> 
> Using this method enables us to use the full publishing feature set and build 
> an Ubuntu customization layer. It also better enables us to benefit from the 
> advances in development comming from the Docbook community. Some may know 
> that Docbook 5.0 is around the corner and the long awaited availability of 
> RelaxNG (RNG) will come with it. Moving to RNG will solve many problems of 
> DTD and will enable many new possabilities for us. I cannot see Yelp 
> providing immediate support for RNG and the entire set of publishing 
> capabilities available with native docbook.

Yeah, i was reading about this the other day. Sean, i know RNG schemas 
are alot easier to read, but could you tell me what else is wrong with 
DTD's and what RNG will provide for us that DTD's don't?

> 
> <sidebar>
> On https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/DocteamPostHoary I have mentioned "Blue 
> Sky" that I would like to develop using XUL the UbuntuBar and 
> UbuntuNavigator. 

Thats a great idea(s) Sean. XUL is not extremely difficult to use, so i 
could see a few people from the docteam being able to get their hands 
dirty with it.


When i get more time on my hands to use my imagination (which is quite 
stagnant at the moment :) ) then i will have more of a think about 
Post-Hoary/Pre-Grumpy ideas.

Cheers
trickie (Nick Loeve)