Re: help file formats (was: Re: [Pyobjc-dev] problem accessing outlet)

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Le mardi, 29 oct 2002, =E0 23:42 Europe/Paris, Steven D. Arnold a =E9crit =
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> That makes a lot of sense.  It almost sounds like I should use a=20
> version of
> XML with some tool that can convert to HTML, text, or other formats.  =
I
> could then hack the script you mentioned so that the same XML source=20=

> could
> be converted to Apple Help format.
>
> I'll do a search for such tools; if anyone knows of such a tool,=20
> please send
> me a link.  In the absence of such a tool, I'll go ahead with HTML for=20=

> now,
> and keep my eyes open.

Hi!

I'm actually writing such a tool: it's called "SimTex", it allows to=20
write a document in simply formatted text, which is then converted to=20
an XML document. This XML document conforms to the "Orchid=E9eNoire" XML=20=

application (also by me), which comes with a processing chain that=20
allows to convert the input XML file to various formats including HTML,=20=

plain text, PS and PDF. It is rather easy to implement a new backend.

You can have a look at <http://projects.type-z.org>. Documentation is=20
included into the source distros, under the Documentation folder.

Hope this helps,

  -- S=E9bastien

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