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SiSU

Description

Ralph Amissah

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SiSU - Description,
Ralph Amissah

SiSU an attempt to describe

1. Description

1.1 Outline

1.2 Short summary of features

1.3 How it works

1.4 Simple markup

1.4.1 Sparse markup requirement, try to get the most out of markup

1.4.2 Single markup file provides multiple output formats

1.4.3 Syntax relatively easy to read and remember

1.4.4 Kept simple by having a limited publishing feature set, and features identified as most important, are available across several document types

1.5 Designed with usability in mind

1.6 Code separate from content

1.7 Object citation numbering, a text or object positioning / citation system - "paragraph" (or text object) numbering, that remains same and usable across all output formats by people and machine

1.8 Handling of Dublin Core meta-tags making use of the Resource Description Framework

1.9 Easy directory management

1.10 Document Version Control Information

1.11 Table of contents

1.12 Auto-numbering of headings

1.13 Numbering and cross-hyperlinking of endnotes

1.14 "Skinnable"

1.15 Multiple Outputs

1.15.1 html - several presentations: full length & segmented; css & table based

1.15.2 XML

1.15.3 ODT:ODF, Open Document Format - ISO/IEC 26300:2006

1.15.4 PDF - portrait and landscape, (through the generation of LaTeX output which is then transformed to pdf)

1.15.5 Search - loading/populating of relational database while retaining document structure information, object citation numbering and other features (currently PostgreSQL and/or SQLite)

1.15.6 Search - database frontend sample, utilising database and SiSU features, including object citation numbering (backend currently PostgreSQL)

1.15.7 Other forms

1.16 Concordance / Word Map or rudimentary index

1.17 Managed (document) directory, database, or site structure

1.18 Batch processing

1.19 Integration to superior Gnu/Linux and Unix tools

1.19.1 Backup and version control

1.19.2 Editor support

1.20 Modular design, need something new add a module

Endnotes

Document Information (metadata)

Rights: Copyright ^© Ralph Amissah 2007, part of SiSU documentation, License GPL 3

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	Output generated by SiSU 0.59.1 2007-09-25 (2007w39/2) SiSU Copyright ^© Ralph Amissah 1997, current 2007. All Rights Reserved. SiSU is software for document structuring, publishing and search, www.jus.uio.no/sisu and www.sisudoc.org w3 since October 3 1993 ralph@amissah.com	SiSU using: Standard SiSU markup syntax, Standard SiSU meta-markup syntax, and the Standard SiSU object citation numbering and system, (object/text positioning system) Copyright ^© Ralph Amissah 1997, current 2007. All Rights Reserved.
	SiSU is released under GPLv3 or later, <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>	SiSU, developed using Ruby on Debian/Gnu/Linux software infrastructure, with the usual GPL (or OSS) suspects. Better - "performance, reliability, scalability, security & total cost of ownership" [not to mention flexibility & choice] use of and adherence to open standards (where practical and fair) and it is software libre. Get With the Future Way Better!

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