Keith, I have played with generating DocBook files from odt files and then producing HTML or PDF from the DocBook. None of the output is even remotely close to high quality material but I was pleased to get something readable. Rather than spending more time on what may be a dead end, I will wait for your summary of the project needs.
Regards, Francis On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:11 AM Keith N. McKenna <keith.mcke...@comcast.net> wrote: > On 5/30/2020 8:41 PM, Keith N. McKenna wrote: > > I should probably have my head examined but I am thinking of one more > > time trying to revive the documentation effort for AOO. One of the > > drawbacks is that most people that have started to help have left as > > there has been very limited availability of mentoring. I do not see this > > changing but I am hoping that by defining a new process we can reduce > > the dependency on mentoring. > > > > One idea for this would require that the MediaWiki extension be made > > functional again. This would allow for using Writer to create the source > > which could be stored in the git repository and then be transferred to > > the mwiki for easy online access. By storing the source in the > > repository it would give us better revision control over the > > documentation. Plus it may help relieve the mentoring problem as many > > more people are familiar with using Writer. > > > > Another would be to use Docbook, though this is not as appealing as I > > have no familiarity with it and it appears that there is a steep > > learning curve to its use and that would be a disadvantage to attracting > > new people. > > > > I look forward to any other suggestions that could move this effort > > along as it has languished for far to long. > > > > Regards > > Keith > > > AS part of this effort I am working on a document laying out What I see > as the need for this project and a number of alternatives that could be > used to to address those needs. Once completed I will share it both here > and on doc@for more comments and suggestions. > > Thanks to all who have responded for there time and suggestions > > Regards > Keith > >
