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Dare:
If you can't talk the Word people into supporting arbitrary
schemas it would be very nice if they supported a few of the standard
DTDs in the low-end version. For example, Docbook and TEI are used
by a great number of organizations.
However, I will still keep my fingers crossed for arbitrary
schemas (DTD's would be nice too but I have given up hope on those
in Word).
Betty
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On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Dare Obasanjo wrote:
> Interesting comments, I'll be sure to pass them along to Word's XML folks.
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Doug Rudder [mailto:drudder@drugfacts.com]
> Sent: Mon 4/21/2003 8:52 AM
> To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Joint ownership of the data-dataContainer combination
>
>
>
> > What does this entire thread have to do with XML?
>
> Believe it or not, this thread began with a post lamenting the idea that
> only the professional levels or Word 11 will allow users to plug in their
> own schemas to create XML documents, thus forcing home users to use WordML.
> This somehow spawned a cockamamy theory of data ownership and a lengthy
> thread, short on substance but with mild entertainment value.
>
> What got lost in the thread was part of the original issue, that of the
> average home user not being able to use custom schemas in Word. I'll give an
> illustration of why this can be a problem for some folks (not intended to be
> Microsoft-bashing).
>
> The company I work for publishes drug information, both in print and
> electronic formats. We often use off-site reviewers (healthcare
> professionals) and tech writers/editors. When we heard that Word 11 was
> going to provide XML functionality, we saw this as a great opportunity to
> send XML files to our reviewers/freelancers and round trip the data back
> into our CMS without a lot of extra steps. They would simply be upgrading a
> tool they already had. This would save a lot of time, effort, and expense.
>
> Then it came out that the home version of Word 11 does not provide the
> capability to use custom schemas; only the WordML schema is available. Most
> of our reviewers are not going to be able to afford the high-end version of
> Word at home, and the company certainly cannot afford to buy copies for
> them, so the option of Word for XML has faded.
>
> Betty Harvey and Len Bullard made pertinent comments earlier in the thread:
>
> <len>What I would want is that ANY version of Word, Access,
> Excel, etc. regardless of target market should be able to map their
> own schema and export or import accordingly.</len>
>
> <betty>I think WordPerfect (Corel) did a nice job (not perfect) of
> including SGML and now XML into the WordPerfect product. The compiled
> XML application could be given to the end user. The end user could
> provide XML data where required but could still use WordPerfect
> as a daily word processor. XML is embedded in the product as
> an add-on and those who aren't interested aren't bothered by it.</betty>
>
> This is one of the reasons I use WordPerfect at home now. I can load my own
> DTD and XML files and take them back and forth between home and work, as
> well as use them in most other XML editing applications. This is part of the
> point of XML; it is vendor/platform/format independent.
>
> Should Microsoft make all XML functionality available in their low-end
> version of Word 11? Probably not. But the ability to use custom schemas is a
> basic need; it would be beneficial for this to be included in all versions
> of Word. Then those who only need to be able to modify XML documents
> according to a specific schema would have access to do so. In other words,
> provide the basic XML functions already provided by a competitor in the
> lower-end product, then provide advanced functions in the advanced version
> of the product.
>
> Just a thought (or a wish).
>
> ____________________________________
> Douglas Rudder drudder@drugfacts.com
> "Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will
> pick himself up and carry on." -- Winston Churchill
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