How to create DocBook XML w/ latest OpenOffice 2.0.3

darya

Hi,

can somone explain, how I can create a DocBook XML Question

I use OpenOffice Writer and tried a lot to convert my text into DocBook but with the current version 2.0.3 I have no luck.

The explanation at http://xml.openoffice.org/xmerge/docbook/ doesn't work for me Sad

In the meantime I doubt that it's possible to convert .odt to DocBook XML.

Regards,
Darya

darya · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:09 am Post subject:

I'm not sure but it seems, after reviewing similar questions here, that there is no answer coming out from this forum even after months of inquiry.

So, please let's take this thread as a chance and bring light Idea

to those who are demanding an answer Shocked

Or am I in the wrong forum Rolling Eyes

?

Thanks a lot,
Darya

acknak · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:14 am Post subject:

Recent Fedora Linux packages (I have 2.0.2-5.17.2), include an xslt ODT to Docbook translator. It appears as "Docbook" under the file types button in the "Save As" dialog from OOo.
It works, as far as creating an output file, but I'm not enough of a Docbook whiz to give any further report.
The actual package is called: openoffice.org-xsltfilter-2.0.2-5.17.2

darya · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:16 am Post subject:

Unfortunately I've Windows XP Sad

darya · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:46 am Post subject:

Correct me, if I'm wrong.

(A) For OpenOffice 2.0.3, it seems that one can only convert files, with the old OOo 1 sxw format, to DocBook.
(B) There is no built-in DocBook(.xml) filter in OpenOffice 2.0.3
(C) One has to set DocBook(.xml) import/export in OpenOffice 2.0.3 prior to conduct Save As DocBook

Anyone who can confirm above Question

Regards,
Darya

darya · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:43 am Post subject:

Is it possible that the XSLT's provided in http://xml.openoffice.org/xmerge/docbook/ is crap? I have also the problem when importing a DocBook XML (which I created through Save AS .sxw) that I fail Sad

So neither Import XSLT nor Export XSLT work Confused

Robert Tucker · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:22 am Post subject:

I have no real experience with DocBook but I copied the file at:

www.belgeler.org/elkitabi/xmldoc-howto_appendix.html

into a text editor and saved it as text.xml and could open it as a DocBook file in OpenOffice just from File>Open. I could edit it, add to it and change the styles, save it and re-open it correctly.

I created a document in Writer just using two heading styles and text body or default styles and saved it as DocBook .xml. Re-opening it I found a heading style was different but could reset it by modifying the style. How good would one expect the DocBook export from Writer to be?

If you want to look more closely at the "action" go to: Tools>XML Filter Settings...>Test XSLTs...

darya · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:37 am Post subject:

Hi Robert,

did you use the latest 2.0.3 version? And did you set 'Article' and 'Chapter' filter by hand? So what next step after installing 2.0.3 should I conduct? Setting the XML filters for 'Article' and 'Chapter'?

Thanks for the DocBook XML example file. I'll install 2.0.3 again and give it a new try. I'll use this one for testing.

Regards,
Darya

Robert Tucker · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:53 am Post subject:

darya · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:59 am Post subject: Use Standard

Hi,

I found out something very strange Shocked

. It depends on the installation whether you go standard or custom. I reinstalled 2.0.3, this time using standard installation, and now I also have the built-in DocBook file type.

I hadn't this when I selected custom in my first installation of 2.0.3. I'll give it a new try Rolling Eyes

Regards,
Darya

darya · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:20 am Post subject:

Hi Robert,

with the new installation I could load the text.xml with File -> Open -> file type: DocBook and it looks good. I've still the XML filters DocBook (Chapter) and DocBook (Article) from my previous try, now parallel to the built-in DocBook filter. Shall I remove those and live with the built-in DocBook filter?

Regards,
Darya

Robert Tucker · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:46 am Post subject:

The one you have at:

Tools>XML Filter Settings...>Edit>Transformation>XSLT for export

is doubtless the one it will run with. I don't see any harm in leaving others where they are or browsing to them and trying them out.

darya · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:13 am Post subject: What about Graphics?

When I load a MS Word document with graphics in it and do Save As DocBook I loose all the graphics in the result DocBook XML file.

Is there a way to tackle this problem Question

Or do you know where I can study more on this issue Question

Thanks,
Darya

Robert Tucker · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:26 am Post subject:

I found:

darya · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:41 pm Post subject:

Hi Robert,

interesting link (seems you know german language Mr. Green

). But I still need to further investigate on that topic.

Thanks,
Darya