re: [gutvol-d] About the XML debate

andrew said:

having a variety of file formats to deal with does sometimes make quite a headache.

yes, having a master-file is indeed a good thing. but it's just not true that x.m.l. is the only form that a master can take. and it might not be true that x.m.l. is even the _best_ form that it can take. again, david moynihan at blackmask.com has proven that x.m.l. isn't necessary to generate lots of formats. through the use of standardized formatting, he has been able to do what none of you have even been able to start. but hey, i look forward to the day when you do get underway, and to the time long after that when all the markup gets done, because then the e-texts will finally be in a regularized format... -bowerbird