From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Eric S. Raymond" To: Norman Walsh Cc: docbook-tools-discuss@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: Re: docbook-tools-discuss: Re: I'm trying to set up docbook-tools... Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 06:36:00 -0000 Message-id: <20000707112852.A30286@thyrsus.com> References: <200007041511.LAA15779@snark.thyrsus.com> <00070410352500.07357@ehome.inhouse> <873dlnjklb.fsf@nwalsh.com> <20000706095446.A13085@kstarr.celestial.com> <87puoqniw7.fsf@nwalsh.com> X-SW-Source: 2000/msg00255.html Norman Walsh : > A little more discussion about how to convert from procedural markup > to structural markup is probably in order, but tools to do this are > very, very hard to write. This is the problem I call "dragging markup > up hill". I shall perhaps astonish Norman by supporting him here. This is *not* on my list of criticisms of DTG, for the excellent reason that this topic is just too hard. -- Eric S. Raymond The possession of arms by the people is the ultimate warrant that government governs only with the consent of the governed. -- Jeff Snyder