RE: [seul-edu] Notebook DTD

["Jason Mellen" <jmellen@intellikey.com>]

> this seems a reasonable solutin to me, perhaps nml or notes markup
> language based on xml.  do you have a preliminary dtd or ...?
I don't have anything yet. First I wanted to get an idea of implementation
methods (i.e. multiple authors, date management, etc.) before I started
writing it. Personally I like the name "NoteBook" but NML sounds good too.
-Jmellen
>
> Jason Mellen wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Currently I take class notes using my WinCE device so I can
> have them ready
> > to print later. Each day and each class usually is put into
> a separate Word
> > document. This is fine for simple printing purposes but if
> I wanted to
> > publish my notes or use them for research it becomes a pain.
> >
> > I'm proposing a new XML markup similar to DocBook that will
> help organize
> > electronic notebooks. I imagined perhaps one file per class
> that would be
> > divided into topics with each containing many tidbits of
> information. These
> > sections could then be cross-reference to other sections.
> For example if I
> > am learning about Thomas Jefferson and he gets a section in
> my notebook I
> > link to that info from the section relating to the Revolution and
> > Declaration.
> >
> > I had even imagined allowing multiple students to merge
> there notebooks to
> > compile a central research database. This would be a great
> way to help each
> > other learn since everyone takes different notes at
> different times. These
> > notebooks could easily be printed in book or linked to the web.
> >
> > This seems like a great forum to assemble this markup.
> Thoughts, comments?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jason Mellen