xfpt

xfpt is a program that reads a file of plain text that contains relatively simple markup, and outputs an XML file.
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  • License:
  • GPL
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • Philip Hazel
  • Publisher web site:
  • ftp://ftp.csx.cam.ac.uk/

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xfpt is a program that reads a file of plain text that contains relatively simple markup, and outputs an XML file. xfpt is a program that reads a file of plain text that contains relatively simple markup, and outputs an XML file.xfpt project is intended to simplify the management of XML data. It is not a program that attempts to turn a plain text document into XML. Markup within text is introduced by ampersand characters, but is otherwise "soft".You can define what follows the ampersand, for example, &" to generate a "quote" element. There is also a macro facility that allows for higher level concepts such as chapters, displays, tables, etc.Installation:It should just be a matter of typing ./configure make make installto get youself an installed xfpt command. There is a man page that lists thecommand arguments. However, the main documentation is provided only as a PDFfile in the doc directory. The xfpt source that was used to create the XML thatin turn was used to generate the PDF is also included. You can get rid of xfptby "make uninstall".


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