DocBook

\n\nDocBook is a markup language for technical documentation. DocBook was originally intended for authoring technical documents relating to computer hardware and software but it can be used for any other sort of documentation. It is maintained and standardized by the DocBook Technical Committee at OASIS (originally SGML Open). DocBook exists as both an SGML and an XML DTD. DocBook originally started as an SGML application, but an equivalent XML application was developed and has now replaced the SGML one for most uses. (The XML DTD started not with a version 1 but with Version 4.) DocBook is widely used. Examples include the Linux Documentation Project, the GNOME and GTK+ API references, and the Linux kernel documentation. The Solaris Operating Environment manpagess are generated from documents using a DTD based on DocBook. Norman Walsh and the DocBook Open Repository development team maintain a set of DSSSL and XSL stylesheets for generating print/PDF and HTML output from DocBook documents (as well as generating other formats, including man pages and HTML Help). Walsh is also the principal author of the book DocBook: The Definitive Guide, the official documentation of DocBook. This book is available online under the GFDL, and also as a print publication.

References

\n* Norman Walsh: DocBook: The Definitive Guide, O'Reilly Associates, ISBN 1-56592-580-7\n* Bob Stayton: DocBook Xsl: The Complete Guide, Sagehill Enterprises, ISBN 0-9741521-1-0\n* Joe Brockmeier: DocBook Publishing - A Better Way to Create Professional Documents, Prima Tech's Linux Series, ISBN 0-7615-3331-1

External links

\n* The original DocBook wiki has been abandoned in March 2004 after continued acts of (apparently automated) vandalism. The new DocBook wiki requires user registration to prevent automated attacks.\n* Wikitext and Linuxdoc\n* DocBook LiveCD.\n* DocBook FAQ.\n* DocBook Reference.\n* DocBook at OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards).\n* DocBook Open Repository Project at SourceForge.\n* DocBook: The Definitive Guide.\n* DocBook validator.\n* Online DocBook to HTML / PDF converter.\n* DocBook Newbie Guide.\n* Documention with DocBook on Windows.\n* Comparison of DocBook to LinuxDoc