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Posted to svn@forrest.apache.org by cr...@apache.org on 2005/04/22 09:47:58 UTC
svn commit: r164186 -
/forrest/branches/forrest_06_branch/src/documentation/content/xdocs/index.xml
Author: crossley
Date: Fri Apr 22 00:47:57 2005
New Revision: 164186
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=164186&view=rev
Log:
Update Forrest description.
Modified:
forrest/branches/forrest_06_branch/src/documentation/content/xdocs/index.xml
Modified: forrest/branches/forrest_06_branch/src/documentation/content/xdocs/index.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/forrest/branches/forrest_06_branch/src/documentation/content/xdocs/index.xml?rev=164186&r1=164185&r2=164186&view=diff
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--- forrest/branches/forrest_06_branch/src/documentation/content/xdocs/index.xml (original)
+++ forrest/branches/forrest_06_branch/src/documentation/content/xdocs/index.xml Fri Apr 22 00:47:57 2005
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@
<body>
<section>
<title>Introduction</title>
- <p>Apache Forrest is an XML standards-oriented documentation framework
- based upon Apache Cocoon, providing XSLT stylesheets and schemas,
- images and other resources. Forrest uses these to render the source
- content into a website via command-line, robot, or dynamic
- application.
+ <p>
+ Apache Forrest is a standards-based documentation framework
+ which uses Apache Cocoon. Forrest emphasises separation of
+ presentation and content, using a plugin architecture to
+ transform and aggregate various input sources into various
+ output formats. This creates a unified document collection
+ that can either be used as a dynamic application, or generated
+ at the command-line, or generated and deployed with an automated
+ publishing application.
</p>
</section>
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@
for the full suite of capabilities.
</li>
<li>
- Based on Java, Forrest is platform-independent, making for a
+ Based on Java and xml standards, Forrest is platform-independent, making for a
documentation system that is just as portable as the XML data it
processes.
</li>
Re: svn commit: r164186 - /forrest/branches/forrest_06_branch/src/documentation/content/xdocs/index.xml
Posted by Ross Gardler <rg...@apache.org>.
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
> David Crossley wrote:
>
>> Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
>>
>>> crossley@apache.org wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> + presentation and content, using a plugin architecture to
>>>> + transform and aggregate various input sources into various
>>>> + output formats. This creates a unified document collection
>>>
>>>
>>> I always wondering.. aggregation is not another way to transform?
>>
>>
>>
>> Technically, yes.
>>
>> --David
>>
>>
> ok, so we can save two words. :-)
Personally I think it is important since we can bring together multiple
documents into a single document (e.b. wholesite.pdf). Whilst it is
technically a transformation I don't think users will see this link so
we need to be more explicit.
I'm -0 for taking those two words out.
Ross
Re: svn commit: r164186 - /forrest/branches/forrest_06_branch/src/documentation/content/xdocs/index.xml
Posted by Juan Jose Pablos <ch...@apache.org>.
David Crossley wrote:
> Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
>
>>crossley@apache.org wrote:
>>
>>
>>>+ presentation and content, using a plugin architecture to
>>>+ transform and aggregate various input sources into various
>>>+ output formats. This creates a unified document collection
>>
>>I always wondering.. aggregation is not another way to transform?
>
>
> Technically, yes.
>
> --David
>
>
ok, so we can save two words. :-)
Re: svn commit: r164186 - /forrest/branches/forrest_06_branch/src/documentation/content/xdocs/index.xml
Posted by David Crossley <cr...@apache.org>.
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
> crossley@apache.org wrote:
>
> >+ presentation and content, using a plugin architecture to
> >+ transform and aggregate various input sources into various
> >+ output formats. This creates a unified document collection
>
> I always wondering.. aggregation is not another way to transform?
Technically, yes.
--David
Re: svn commit: r164186 - /forrest/branches/forrest_06_branch/src/documentation/content/xdocs/index.xml
Posted by Juan Jose Pablos <ch...@apache.org>.
crossley@apache.org wrote:
> + presentation and content, using a plugin architecture to
> + transform and aggregate various input sources into various
> + output formats. This creates a unified document collection
I always wondering.. aggregation is not another way to transform?
Cheers,
Cheche