[drupal-docs] Docbook ++ question

[Anisa]

Now I am uneasy with being quoted on something I don't know much about.  
That was my impression, and no one has corrected it.  ^.^;

Anisa.

bryan on the web wrote:

> On Apr 22, 2005, at 9:21 PM, Anisa wrote:
>
>> However, it is also fairly complicated, so there were definite 
>> disadvantages on the authoring side...  authors have to learn a new 
>> type of markup to use it, which is a pretty major barrier.
>>
> Really?  Okay I didn't realize that this was what DocBooks was all 
> about.  I am STRONGLY against any change to the editing structure of 
> the Drupal Handbook or Documentation that can not be edited directly 
> through a web application using either a WYSIWYG editor or straight 
> HTML.  We can't obfuscate the editing authoring process further.  If 
> this isn't what DocBooks is about then correct me.
>
> Trust me, the majority of Drupal users aren't frustrated with the 
> Documentation b/c it can't print out into a nicely formated book.  
> This shouldn't be our highest priority.  So it shouldn't be the 
> deciding factor in what technology we use.
>
> bryan
>