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I know quite a few global companies (hundred's :-)) writing technical documentation with DITA XML and wanting to output to Word, and we have an excellent solution for that. I think I've only met with one company using LaTeX - but then again I'm not focused on LaTeX so I'm not the right person to ask.
However if somebody created a LaTeX2DITA xslt and made that available (e.g. as part of DITA Open Toolkit), then that can be used as a middle station for publishing via our solution or via DITA Open Toolkit.
Just my $0.02
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From: techwr-l-bounces+ole -dot- andersen=ditaexchange -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+ole -dot- andersen=ditaexchange -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Ami WRIGHT
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Subject: Re: LaTeX and output to MS-Word
Wow. Is there really nobody doing this? Is nobody writing tech doc with LaTeX, or nobody wants Word output from it?
-Ami
> Hi All,
>
> We're trying to find the best tool to use for a project that is just
> starting. We have two primary requirements:
> * robust conditional text
> * ability to ship output files as both PDF and MS-Word
>
> Currently on our list to test are Word, Open Office, and LaTeX. Does
> anyone else have experience getting output to MS-Word from LaTeX
> source files? Any words of advice? Anything you wish you'd known
> before you started?
>
> Or are there any other tools that we should look at that would satisfy
> both of our requirements?
>
> Thanks,
> -Ami
>
>
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> Ami Wright
> "Technical" tech writer
> Documentation and content creation
> American with international experience www dot amiwright dot com
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