Re: EDU-HOW TO Revisions

["Michael Goehring" <MGoehring@Mistycity.com>]

>Somebody mentioned XML -- it's a nice idea, and yes, in theory it's very
>flexible, but I haven't seen any easy editors out there. Certainly from what
>I've seen you'd have to write a dtd (or decide upon a prewritten one, in
>which case you're pretty close to picking sgmltools anyway), and it would
>generally be a mess compared to say notepad.

Try Near & Far Designer by Microstar: <http://www.microstar.com/press/nearfarxml-19990315.html>

It is a good tool for designing dtd's.


>I guess my basic point is that switching between formats shouldn't be too
>bad, so use a format you're comfortable with that can present enough
>information.
>
>> 3) Any ideas on keeping track of revisions, etc?
>
>You can use the cvs repository on cran if you like. Do you have a seul
>account, and/or would you like one? This would allow multiple authors
>to work together well, and coincidentally it would put the current
>versions available on the seul website.
>
>Alternatively, you can simply use rcs on your own, if you're going to be the
>only author.
>
>Thanks,
>--Roger