RE: [h-e-w] OpenSP

[Victor Kirk]

> This looks like a useful system. My basic question is 
> mechanical: is there an easy way to convert a document
> created in Text Mode (autofill) into XML? I like to
> compose my essays and then worry about markup later 
> during the editorial process.

I don't like writing documents in xml, but I do like
having the documents 

I have an AWK script which converts an almost plain text
file to docbook if that helps.  It uses text files produced
with outline-mode and a few simple simple markup commands, 
e.g. The text

  ** Control Test

  In order to test the functionality of the VMS Adapter, an number of
  vms commands will be read from a text file and added into the UTMC
  {v}command_support{/v} table.

  Various outputs will be monitored (using the tools mentioned above) to
  ensure that the behavior of the system is correct, these are:

    o Command Processing
    o History Updates

  The result of this test is stored in the file {f}sys.result{/f} and
  the messages used are in {f}messages.txt{/f}.


gets converted into 

<sect2><title>Control Test</title>

<para>
In order to test the functionality of the VMS Adapter, an number of
vms commands will be read from a text file and added into the UTMC
<varname>command_support</varname> table.
</para>

<para>
Various outputs will be monitored (using the tools mentioned above) to
ensure that the behavior of the system is correct, these are:
</para>

<itemizedlist mark="bullet">
<listitem><para>Command Processing
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>History Updates
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>
The result of this test is stored in the file
<filename>sys.result</filename> an
the messages used are in <filename>messages.txt</filename>.
</para>


</sect2>

I have some extenstions to outline mode to highlight the markup
and adds some keystrokes for adding the markup. If you are
interested I can package the stuff up.

Regards,

Vic



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