Re: [piecepack] Re: Rules on my PalmOS handheld

[Porter235 <porter235@...>]

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>>Have I got the solution...
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>>openoffice.org
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>>    * free (open source, multi-platform, no cost)
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>>    * default save to format is a zipped XML file with all images 
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>>      zip (meaning you can create an XSL to convert this document to
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>>      ANYTHING YOU WANT!)
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>>    * can save to many other formats from within the interface
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>>    * did i mention it is FREE!
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>Well, its a very large download for a start (and perhaps not everone 
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>has that luxury) - I have tried the package and it seemed to garble a 
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>number of MSword documents I used.
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>The main issue here, though, is that writing in a word processor does 
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>not guarantee the production of a well-structured document, and it 
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>certainly won't create the kind of uniformity that will allow the 
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>ready use of stylesheets to create a consistent look-and-feel for all 
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>the rule sets.
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Actually it does.  It is saved as XML (change the saved extention to 
.zip and then open it in winzip or something). look into it man. You can 
create whatever css, and xsl you want to make any document in openoffice 
look consistant.

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>OTOH, if we agree to work in DocBook, and make use of appropiate 
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>metadata, then perhaps OpenOffice can be used as a tool to edit the 
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>rules (I am not sure about OO support for this format or its 
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>derivatives).
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it does doc book. i think the point is. that everyone will work in 
whatever the hell they want. but if you are wanting to get XML with 
pictures, or convert word to XML, openoffice is a good match.

>Derek
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