For those intersted, a response from Mike Hamilton.
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Subject: RE: Madcap Flare and Docbook
Date: Friday 29 September 2006 22:26
From: "Mike Hamilton" <mhamilton madcapsoftware.com>
To: "Sean Wheller" <seaninwords.co.za>
Hi Sean,
Sorry for the delay, my fall travel schedule is keeping me
pretty busy.
We have not completely nailed down all of the exact details
of what the
DocBook support will look like at this time, it is an
evolving process.
As you mention, DocBook support can become a can of worms
very quickly.
Our goal is to provide a best bang for the buck approach
making
difficult decisions where necessary, to try and support at
least 80% of
the DocBook user community if possible.
At this point people can feel free to send me their dream
sheet requests
via email (you have my permission to publish my direct email
address to
your list) and as we get to a more presentable point in
development I
would be happy to join the discussion groups and even to
host some early
"sneak peek" web demonstrations to get feedback on
prototypes.
Much of what was said in the interview was frank and open
about where
our plans are going, I hope I didn't build up too many short
term
expectations. Much of what I talked about will be next
summer at the
earliest. The good news is that Flare version 2 is shipping
this
afternoon, so we are hitting our delivery dates.
Mike Hamilton
V.P. Product Management
MadCap Software
http://www.madcapsoftwa
re.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Wheller [mailto:seaninwords.co.za]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 6:40 AM
> To: Mike Hamilton; DocBook Mailing List
> Subject: Madcap Flare and Docbook
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> I have listened to the posdcast interview with you that
is available
from
> http://techwritervoices.
com/
>
> This has provided me with some great insight into
Flare. In addition
to
> the
> technical aspects you have prsented in the
Podcastabout, I think what
> struck
> me as most encouraging is your apparent willingness to
embrace and
commit
> to
> open and standards-based formats.
>
> Of particular interest to myself and I think also the
community of
Docbook
> users, is just what level of support Flare will provide
for Docbook.
>
> As you know, Docbook is a large schema with powerful
options for
> single-sourcing, mutli-channel publishing and
customization of
> transformations for multiple target presentational
output formats.
>
> While there have been many attempts to produce a
Docbook Editor that
can
> mange
> all the features and capabilities of Docbook, not many
have provided a
> simple
> solution that virtually anybody can use.
>
> In addition to hearing your views on the editing or
workflow
environment,
> I
> think many people would also be interested in
understanding how Madcap
> will
> address issues such as tool-chain, portability,
olinking,
bibliographies,
> indexing and so forth.
>
> The list of questions is long. Already I have one
question from a
Docbook
> users who is asking, "What major formats this
Flare thing can turn
into
> DocBook XML?"
>
> The same person would like to learn, which versions of
DocBook you
intend
> to
> support, technologies involved in the conversion,
etc...
>
> It would be great if you could subscribe to the Docbook
mailing lists,
if
> you
> have not already done so, and perhaps partake in
discussion around
Flare
> and
> Docbook. If not, feel free to reply direct to me and I
will forward
your
> response to the list.
>
> Hope you can help shed some light on the subject.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> --
> Ask me about the Monkey.
>
> Sean Wheller
> Technical Author
> seaninwords.co.za
> +27-84-854-9408
> http://www.inwords.co.za
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Ask me about the Monkey.
Sean Wheller
Technical Author
seaninwords.co.za
+27-84-854-9408
http://www.inwords.co.za
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