Re: Rant: Giving up on XML

Subject: Re: Rant: Giving up on XML
From: eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com
To: TECHWR-L List <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:31:59 -0500

>>The thing is, our documentation absolutely cries out for XML. Doxygen
>>generates hundreds of XML files, nicely formed, with no trouble at
>>all.
...
>>I have still not even figured out HOW one turns an XML file into a
>>DocBook.

Two choices:
-XSLT to modify the Doxygen XML files to DocBook, then use whatever
DocBook tools to create your output.
-Work with the XML structure directly from Doxygen and create styles for
that. Not being familiar with the Doxygen output, I can be of little
further assistance.

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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