[xep-support] user stories wanted

[David Priest]

I operate as WritersBlock Technical Communication.  For my current primary  
client, we have migrated from proprietary long-document authoring software  
(Corel Ventura) to a unique and powerful workflow that permits multiple  
authors, version control, publishing on demand, and has eliminated all  
proprietary software requirements.

This workflow is based on ReStructured Text, a human-readable markup  
convention that is transformed into XML through the use of Docutils, an  
open-source project.  The XML is then transformed using XSL:FO to produce  
ready input for XEP.  The XSL:FO transformation handles everything from  
standardized title-page layout through chapter content runs, sidebars, and  
indexing.  We then have XEP perform an automated build each evening,  
generating publication-quality PDFs for our use the next morning.

We are now able to encourage our engineers and technicians to directly  
contribute to the documentation via text source check-in via CVS, our  
editor (myself) to monitor and finesse these contributions, and to provide  
our customers with up-to-date manuals specific to the particular  
software/hardware combination they possess.  It has been a significant  
improvement in both workflow and costs.

We chose XEP for its professional layout capabilities, including  
widow/orphan control, hyphenation, solid rendering engine, and superlative  
PDF output.  If you wish to endure more evangelism on my part, please feel  
free to contact me: priest at sfu dot ca.
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