README
1README for the Simplified DocBk XML V3.1.7.1 DTD
2
3This is a simplified version of the DocBk XML V3.1.3 DTD. This
4DTD is my attempt to make a small subset of DocBook. I tried to
5achieve the following goals:
6
7 * Documents written in the subset must be 100% legal DocBk XML
8 documents.
9
10 * This is for small documents, articles and the like, so
11 there's no need for 'book's or 'set's, just 'article's.
12
13 * The markup should be the smallest practical subset, if you
14 need richly structured markup, use DocBook or DocBk XML.
15
16 * The result is roughly "HTML-level markup in DocBook", but I
17 didn't set out explicitly to produce that result.
18
19 * The DTD must work in IE5 (it's XML not SGML). It should be
20 small enough to download more-or-less painlessly.
21
22 * There should be a CSS stylesheet for it (mine's pretty lame).
23
24 * There should be an XSL stylesheet for it. Since I'm in the
25 somewhat privileged position of knowing how many changes are
26 coming, I'm going to wait until after the next draft ;-).
27
28Instead of DocBook's 350+ elements, this DTD has fewer than 100.
29
30
31Manifest
32--------
33
34README - This readme file
35VERSION - The version number
36COPYRIGHT - Copyright statement
37sdbcent.mod - Character entities
38sdbhier.mod - Hierarchy overrides
39sdbpool.mod - Information pool overrides
40sdocbook-custom.dtd - The DTD
41sdocbook.css - CSS stylesheet
42sdocbook.dtd - A flattened version of the DTD (mechanically generated)
43sinclist.mod - A set of 'ignore' parameter entities
44test.xml - A test document
45testcss.xml - A test document for the CSS stylesheet
46testcust.xml - A test document for the raw customization layer
47ent/ - The ISO character entity files used by sdocbook.dtd
48
49
50Installation
51------------
52
53Place the files in this distribution somewhere on your machine. Adjust
54your catalog(s) if appropriate (XML tools frequently do not support
55catalogs, so this may be irrelevant for you).
56
57Please use the following formal public identifier to identify this DTD:
58
59 "-//Norman Walsh//DTD Simplified DocBk XML V3.1.7.1//EN"
60
61For example, if your document's top-level element is <article>, and
62you are using this DTD directly, use the FPI in the DOCTYPE
63declaration:
64
65<!DOCTYPE article
66 PUBLIC "-//Norman Walsh//DTD Simplified DocBk XML V3.1.7.1//EN"
67 "/system/identifier/on/your/system/sdocbook.dtd" [
68...
69]>
70
71
72Note: if you are using the customization layer directly (sdocbook-custom.dtd),
73you may have to adjust the system identifier that points to the DocBk XML
74DTD. You will also have to install the DocBk XML V3.1.3 DTD somewhere on
75your system.
76
77
78Copyright
79---------
80
81Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 Norman Walsh
82
83See COPYRIGHT for more information
84
85
86Warranty
87--------
88
89THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
90EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
91OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
92NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL NORMAN WALSH OR ANY OTHER
93CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
94WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
95FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
96OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
97
98
99Contacting the Author
100---------------------
101
102This DTD is maintained by Norman Walsh, <ndw@nwalsh.com>.
103
104The best way to reach norm is by email. You will find additional
105contact information at http://nwalsh.com/docbook/simple/
106