RE: [docbook-apps] RFE: roundtripping to/from adobe IDML

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honyk <>
Date
2010-03-19T20:52:30+00:00
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RE: [docbook-apps] RFE: roundtripping to/from adobe IDML
> While round-tripping would be interesting to those wanting use the
> layout power of InDesign, I'd also like to see the other (and I'll be
> harder) side of the round-trip, InDesign to DocBook.

A round-trip InDesign to DocBook is IMHO wasting of time. We should realize
that ID is not a text processor, although sometimes used this way ;-) The
main purpose is laying out pieces of text, usually imported from different
sources (word processors, databases) and later composed with graphics into
the final output. What I can imagine to round-trip is that individual piece
of text, not the final page composition. And this step can be done (if
applicable) directly via text processor...

Regards,
Jan