Whichi is better for publishing book on DocBook 4.5 or 5

[Akihiro Moriguchi-2]

Hello,

Currently I've start translating technical book into japanese using
DocBook. But unfortunately, I'm not sure which version of DocBook which
is 4.5 or 5 suitable for doing that because of lack of my experience.

I'm now concentrating on translation from English from Japanese.

Please tell me latest pros and cons about each version.

Best regards,
Akihiro Moriguchi

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[Richard Hamilton-2]

Moriguchi-san,

Both will probably do what you need, and you can convert
from one to the other without much trouble.

However, I would recommend that you use DocBook V5.0, unless
you are using an editor or other tool that cannot handle it.

DocBook V5.0 is more flexible, simpler, easier to customize,
and the standard DocBook stylesheets work with it very well.

The 2 reasons I can think of for not using DocBook V5.0 would
be if you already have content in DocBook 4.5 (and are happy
with your current tools), or if you do not have access to an
editor that will work with DocBook V5.0.

Best Regards,
Dick Hamilton
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XML Press
XML for Technical Communicators
http://xmlpress.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Akihiro Moriguchi [mailto:vekr76479@...]
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 8:12 AM
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> Subject: [docbook] Whichi is better for publishing book on
> DocBook 4.5 or 5
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Currently I've start translating technical book into japanese using
> DocBook. But unfortunately, I'm not sure which version of
> DocBook which
> is 4.5 or 5 suitable for doing that because of lack of my experience.
>
> I'm now concentrating on translation from English from Japanese.
>
> Please tell me latest pros and cons about each version.
>
> Best regards,
> Akihiro Moriguchi
>
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[Akihiro Moriguchi-2]

Hello Hamilton-san,

Thanks for your reply.

I'll do with DocBook V5.0 because my editor XMLmind XML Editor
works well with V5.0.


Best regards,
Akihiro


Dick Hamilton wrote:

> Moriguchi-san,
>
> Both will probably do what you need, and you can convert
> from one to the other without much trouble.
>
> However, I would recommend that you use DocBook V5.0, unless
> you are using an editor or other tool that cannot handle it.
>
> DocBook V5.0 is more flexible, simpler, easier to customize,
> and the standard DocBook stylesheets work with it very well.
>
> The 2 reasons I can think of for not using DocBook V5.0 would
> be if you already have content in DocBook 4.5 (and are happy
> with your current tools), or if you do not have access to an
> editor that will work with DocBook V5.0.
>
> Best Regards,
> Dick Hamilton
> ---------------------------------
> XML Press
> XML for Technical Communicators
> http://xmlpress.net
> [phone]
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Akihiro Moriguchi [mailto:vekr76479@...]
>> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 8:12 AM
>> To: docbook@...
>> Subject: [docbook] Whichi is better for publishing book on
>> DocBook 4.5 or 5
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Currently I've start translating technical book into japanese using
>> DocBook. But unfortunately, I'm not sure which version of
>> DocBook which
>> is 4.5 or 5 suitable for doing that because of lack of my experience.
>>
>> I'm now concentrating on translation from English from Japanese.
>>
>> Please tell me latest pros and cons about each version.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Akihiro Moriguchi
>>
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[Brijesh Kumar-2]

Hello,

Just sharing our experience.

We have been successfully using processing XHTML transformed to DocBook v5.0 and through a well defined XML Pipe to the digital book formats, such as ePub and Amazon/ Mobipocket's Kindle format AZW. We have used DocBook 5.0 for all kinds of books - fictions, non-fictions, textbooks, books that would be transformed to accessibility formats such as NIMAS and DAISY, and we are confidant that version 5.0 of DocBook is fully capable of delivering what is required for multi-format transformation and publishing.

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On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Akihiro Moriguchi <vekr76479@...> wrote:

Hello,

Currently I've start translating technical book into japanese using DocBook. But unfortunately, I'm not sure which version of DocBook which
is 4.5 or 5 suitable for doing that because of lack of my experience.

I'm now concentrating on translation from English from Japanese.

Please tell me latest pros and cons about each version.

Best regards,
Akihiro Moriguchi

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