Help & Manual looks just like word 07. Not sure if it can handle the collaborative working.
On 25/06/2009 11:54am, Peter Martin <peterm_5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
James Hunt:
You wrote:
>
> On 22 Jun 2009, at 11:23 PM, davebgar wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I'm an editor looking for an XML publishing package that gives me flexibility with
>> formatting scientific/technical reports in a way similar
>> to MS Word - such as with table formatting, changing pagination for sections, and
>> incorporating graphics. I'm also considering remote editing,
>> where several authors can collaborate on a server-based document that can
>> highlight the edits made and who made them. Have read that WebDAV XML software (on a
>> WebDAV-enabled server) could achieve this. My only XML experience so far has been
>> with Arbortext EPIC running with Documentum, and DocBook schema.
>>
>> Any suggestions to help narrow down my research on software is most welcome.
>>
???? XML pagination is a problem. Generally, XML is supposed to be independent of that sort of stuff, and the presentation or conversion layer deals with it.
A few suggestions:
Check the Syntext site for details of Serna -- or download a trial. Watch for changes, because they've announced recently that Serna is to go Open Source..... which could make it interesting. It gives you WYSIWYG editing plus intelligent syntax error checking. DocBook is supported (but DITA is more sensible, IMHO). An Enterprise version supports collaboration (but costs more). It's cheaper than most alternatives.
Another development to look for would be an XML editor designed to work with Eclipse, but last time I looked this was early development days.
BUT then, maybe you should look at FrameMaker ? After all, it handles all that if you combine it with a version control system.
And then there's AuthorIT, which is looking better and better, too... and has it's own db storage system, and can convert stuff from other editors etc.
-PeterM
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