> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Hendrik Boom > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:59 PM > Subject: Please brainstorm: Word-processor compatible with version control > > I'd like a word processor compatible with version control systems > (hereafter abbreviated VCS) Having been duly impressed for decades now > how useful VCSs are for programming, I'd like to use them for writing as > well. > [smip]
This probably isn't what you are wanting in whole, but it might be something to consider. I tried finding something very similar to what you were wanting for a friend who writes a lot. The best they had come up with was eclipse with a few document management plugins they found connected to a subversion server. I moved them to mediawiki as a test, and they really liked it. From all of the versioning, to the linking of documents, to the ability to outline and update the order of the outline with almost no work, they loved everything. The only two complaints they had was getting their work into a .doc or .pdf required cut and paste then verify the formatting. Then after they formatted it, they had to manually save the file back into mediawiki to keep the revision history. However, they write small books, article, newsletters, ect. So nothing on a grand scale. I think the biggest work I know of is just over 50 pages of a normal 12 point font Courier document. I can see where anything large could run into problems here. Hope it helps. Have fun! ~Stack~ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
