1 Overview of Texinfo Publisher

Texinfo Publisher is a Makefile based publishing system featuring simultaneous content creation into HTML, non-split HTML, Framed HTML, HTML Zip, XML, DocBook, PDF, DjVu, PostScript, DVI, Plain text, Info and EPUB book formats. All Texinfo Publisher output formats are from a single Texinfo source. Texinfo Publisher can be used for website creation.

Texinfo Publisher also features

• Spell checking
• Diction analysis
• Style analysis
• Broken link checking
• Batch image re-sizing
• Batch image conversions
• Automatic image conversion to EPS
• Automatic image conversion to ASCII art
• Alternative HTML and PDF styles
• Microsoft HTML Helper creation

Texinfo Publisher is a low maintenance solution for publishing websites with multi-format matching content. Texinfo Publisher can be used for proprietary corporate documentation.

Texinfo Publisher is based on GNU Texinfo and is a unrelated project.

1.1 GNU Texinfo wrapper

Texinfo Publisher is a wrapper for GNU Texinfo. Texinfo Publisher compiles to many content formats (HTML, PDF, Text, Info, XML, DocBook, DVI, PostScript, EPUB) via a Makefile. The main HTML file index.html provides links to all content formats. Content format links in index.html can be controlled by arguments to the command make.

1.2 Image processing

Texinfo Publisher provides automatic image conversion from JPG, PNG and GIF to the EPS format. The EPS image format is needed for PostScript and DVI output.

Batch image re-sizing is also provided for optimal web viewing.

1.3 Language analysis

Texinfo Publisher provides diction, style and spelling analysis.

1.4 Broken link checking

Texinfo Publisher provides broken link checking.