The main idea of is to create a document processor wich allows the user to
enter his documents in a professionally structured way with a sense of WYSIWYG.
The content and thestructure of the document should be independend from the target
output system.
The goal is to type the document with and then AUTOMATICALLY produce
a printed book using Latex and Postscript, an online version in HTML, a data version
using XML and maybe some more versions in ...
This is achieved by strictly dividing between the documents internal structure and
content and the backend's commands, tags, blocks, environments etc.
Another important point is that your documents should also be independent from the operating system
you use. The same document should be exchangable between on diferent systems.
Even is constructed operation system independend.
This goal is achived by using PERL and Tk for developing and by using standards like XML and UNICODE.
If the backend is OS independend (like LATEX or HTML) the whole production complex is available and
working on many different platforms (WIN32, U*NIXes, Mac, BeOS ...).
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