collaborative editing

[Robert Kern]

Michele Simionato wrote:
> Suppose I want to write a book with many authors via the Web. The book has 
> a hierarchical structure with chapter, sections, subsections, subsubsections, 
> etc. At each moment it must be possible to print the current version of the 
> book in PDF format. There must be automatic generation of the table of contents,
> indices, etc. Conversions to many formats (Latex, DocBook, etc.) would be
> welcome. Does something like that already exists? Alternatively, I would need
> some hierarchical Wiki with the ability of printing its contents in an
> structured way. 

Does it have to be via the Web? Why doesn't LaTeX/DocBook with a central 
CVS/Subversion repository work for what you want to do?

Personally, I loathe writing at any length inside a Web browser and 
prefer to use a real editor at all times.

-- 
Robert Kern
rkern at ucsd.edu

"In the fields of hell where the grass grows high
  Are the graves of dreams allowed to die."
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