RE: [Mantisbt-dev] Mantis manual ?

[Kenzaburo I. <ke...@30...>]

What does DocBook give us besides CVS storage?

-Ken

> Hi Kristis,
>
>> Where is the actualy Mantis manual content ? How can one submit a patch
>> to it ? I don't see the content itself in CVS anywhere.
>
> The actual manual content is now in a MySQL database that can be accessed
> via the web at http://manual.mantisbt.org.  The way to submit patches
> against it is by submitting notes.
>
> I have been thinking about moving the manual to DocBook standard.  This
> will
> allow it to live in CVS and easily be updated via patches and as part of
> development tasks by developers.
>
> Ideas are welcome regarding this issue.  Also if someone would like to
> volunteer some time to help with this conversion, please let me know.
>
> Ideally we should achieve the following:
>
> - Use DocBook standard and store the manual in CVS.
>
> - Select a tool to use for generation of the manual in different formats
> under Windows / Linux (can be different tools).
>
> - Select a tool to use for editing of the manual on both Windows / Linux.
> Obviously a text editor is an option, however, for people who are new to
> Docbook, a tool which has inteli-sense like feature would be helpfool.
> Ideally, such tool should preserve the xml to minimise the diff changes
> when
> the changes are delivered into CVS.
>
> - All tools used must be open source or freeware.
>
> - Develop styles (or use standard ones) to be used for the generation of
> PDF
> as well as the online version.  The online version should also support the
> notes feature to allow users to provide feedback.
>
> - Convert the current manual content (manually or automatically) to
> Docbook
> format.
>
> - Enhance the quality of the manual.
>
> - Publish a snapshot of the manual with Mantis releases.  This can be in
> PDF
> or HTML format.
>
> Regards,
> Victor.
>
>
>
>
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