[xmlroff] Texinfo-XML-to-FO stylesheet?

[Tony Graham]

On Mon, Jul 16 2007 11:17:05 +0100, asmodai at in-nomine.org wrote:
> -On [20070716 12:08], Tony Graham (Tony.Graham at MenteithConsulting.com) wrote:
>>Anybody want to do some XSLT?  See http://xmlroff.org/ticket/59:
>>
>>If xmlroff could format Texinfo documents, it would be more useful on
>>Unix/Linux systems.
>
> http://docbook2x.sourceforge.net/ seems to have a texinfo xslt.
> http://docbook2x.cvs.sourceforge.net/docbook2x/docbook2X/xslt/texi/
>
> Should all be under a MIT license.
>
> Perhaps this could be used as a starting point?

Except that seems to be going in the other direction: from DocBook into
Texinfo XML.

(And in looking into this briefly, I haven't found anything that
converts Texinfo XML into native Texinfo.)

It would be better if people produced their formatted documentation from
DocBook XML, but that doesn't mean much if all they've been provided
with is the Texinfo version.

The whole idea could be misdirected anyway since it now seems more
likely that .info rather than .texi files would be available to people.

Regards,


Tony.

p.s. I am amused by the Texinfo description of DocBook:

   This is an XML-based format developed some years ago, primarily for
   technical documentation. It therefore bears some resemblance, in
   broad outlines, to Texinfo.

since, if they chose, the DocBook folks could say much the same about
Texinfo:

   This is an TeX-based format developed some years ago, primarily for
   technical documentation. It therefore bears some resemblance, in
   broad outlines, to DocBook.

The "developed some years ago" and "bears some resemblance" are such
nice put-downs.  They really let you know which is the best and most
modern alternative.