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[Felix Möller <felix@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
> > > As a translator, I can tell you that it is quite difficult (for me) to
> > > translate a manpage, because there is no useful manpage writing
> > > program -
> > > ie, one that does not require the writer to be a programmer.
>
> > The man pages are simple text files with a few processing commands
> > like .TH, .SH, .P, .br in them.  So something like Gedit, Kate or
> > Notepad is all that's needed.
>
> I know, but that is far from what I want. A programmer can be happy with
> that, a user (writer, translator) wants WYSIWYG.
>
> Yes, I have written (translated) man pages. I know what I say. It is
> doable, but not easy. I have to concentrate on the interface instead of
> the text.
have you had a look at asciidoc (http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/) it
generates man pages and other output, but has a nice syntax to write them in.

regards
Felix Möller
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