LaTeX backend (was: [texinfo-pretest] What's <wbr>?)

[Torsten Bronger]

Hallöchen!

vale.it at tiscali.it writes:

> [...]
>
> Moreover I wonder something: given that tetex generally includes
> latex, why not thinking to guide texinfo versus latex typesetting,
> instead of plain tex?

I tried to write a Texinfo to LaTeX converter.  It could do most of
the things already.  However, I don't remember any more the exact
status of the project.

Bu actually it is fairly easy.  Maybe a good project for the time
between the years (ie 24.12.--31.12.), when I use to become
surprisingly productive.  ;-)

The idea is to use makeinfo's XML output (not DocBook!) and convert
it to LaTeX using XSLT.  Actually I converted it to tbook's XML,
because I was not prepared to re-invent the wheel for all the
XML-->LaTeX problems.  (tbook already has a mature LaTeX export.)
However, a direct conversion is better to use, among other slight
advantages.  After all, the tbook code can be copy-and-paste'ed
where necessary, and its Unicode-->LaTeX converter is universal
anyway.

If anybody is willing to help with the makeinfo-->(XSLT)-->LaTeX
conversion, tell me, then I set up a CVS (or Subversion, I've always
wanted to try it).  I'm game.

Tschö,
Torsten.

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