Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!tivoli!lark From: lark@tivoli.UUCP (Lar Kaufman) Newsgroups: comp.text.sgml Subject: Re: looking for more information Message-ID: <215@tivoli.UUCP> Date: 28 Nov 90 16:16:01 GMT References: <200@tivoli.UUCP> <1990Nov28.105230.10365@tc.fluke.COM> Reply-To: lark@tivoli.UUCP (Lar Kaufman) Organization: Tivoli Systems Inc., Austin, TX Lines: 36 In article <1990Nov28.105230.10365@tc.fluke.COM> inc@tc.fluke.COM (Gary Benson) writes: > >Then Lar spends a great deal of time and energy in a terrific posting that >really lays out many of the basics of SGML. I nominate his posting for >inclusion in a Frequently Asked Questions file for this newsgroup... >... I would volunteer for >FAQ maintainer except that my knowledge of SGML is also pretty rudimentary. >Any takers? In case I have misled anyone, I hasten to admit that I am very much a student of SGML, not a master. I have _never_actually_used_ SGML in a product, so my knowledge is only theoretical. I am only now in a position to begin working with SGML concepts and proto-SGML software. I agree with Gary's proposal, and I hope someone with a practical knowledge will accept the task of maintaining a FAQ file. Gary also mentions tools written in perl. I would love to see people volunteering code and techniques for implementing SGML solutions. I know that others have written programs for converting structural information to/from SGML using various languages (such as Icon). Where are they? Has anyone considered setting up an FTP site for SGML tools? A final comment: we should remember to distinguish between SGML, the standard, and various software products that implement it. It can be confusing to mix these. For example, when I say that you can imbed chapters in an SGML document, I do not imply any knowledge of how a specific SGML product does it (or doesn't do it). -lar -- --------- TIVOLI Systems, Inc. Lar Kaufman (voice) 512-329-2455 (fax) 512-329-2755 Austin, Texas USA (e) lark@tivoli.com