From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: madhu To: Mark Galassi Cc: docbook-tools-discuss@sourceware.cygnus.com, docbook-tools@bazar.conectiva.com.br Subject: Re: db* does it serve the purpose Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 06:36:00 -0000 Message-id: <00030910262900.00775@localhost.localdomain> References: <00022612310000.03037@localhost.localdomain> <87g0u04z6h.fsf@portacipria.lanl.gov> X-SW-Source: 2000/msg00133.html On Thu, 09 Mar 2000, you wrote: > Dear Madhu, > > I'm sorry to sound negative as I catch up and read your note. no you are not ! > > But I cannot imagine anyone wanting to use a program like the one you > outline, which asks you a million questions every time you use it! > my point was ease of use ,please do not take it literally. > Rather, the program you suggest belongs as a simple GUI on top of the > real one (which you invoke on the command line and it shuts up). This > GUI would have you check off a bunch of stuff and save you a > customized script for what you need. yes i am aware of it but this thread has gone far ahead which you will realise as you catch up with a lot of other things but it is reassuring to have you back though ;-) which should hopefully take things further thank you regards -- maddy ********************************************************************************************** "There the eye goes not;Speech goes not,nor the mind. We know not,we understand not;How one would teach it" **********************************************************************************************