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doctools_lang_faq(n)						Documentation tools					      doctools_lang_faq(n)

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NAME

       doctools_lang_faq - doctools language faq

DESCRIPTION

OVERVIEW

   WHAT IS THIS DOCUMENT?
       This  document is currently mainly a placeholder, to be filled with commonly asked questions about the doctools markup language and compan-
       ions, and their answers.

       Please report any questions (and, if possible, answers) we should consider for this document in the category  doctools  of  the	Tcllib	SF
       Trackers [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883].

EXAMPLES

   WHERE DO I FIND DOCTOOLS EXAMPLES?
       The most examples of doctools markup currently known can be found in the Tcllib and Tklib package bundles where basically the documentation
       of all packages is written in it.  In Tcllib you will also find the sources for the doctools documentation themselves, which makes  use	of
       nearly all of the available markup commands.  You need one of

       [1]    A  CVS  snapshot	of  Tcllib.  How  to  retrieve	such  a  snapshot  and the tools required for this are described at http://source-
	      forge.net/cvs/?group_id=12883

       [2]    A Tcllib release archive. They are available at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=12883

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
       This document, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems.  Please report any such in the category doctools of the Tcllib SF Trackers
       [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883].  Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either the package and/or
       the documentation.

SEE ALSO

       doctools_lang_cmdref, doctools_lang_intro, doctools_lang_syntax

KEYWORDS

       doctools commands, doctools language, doctools markup, doctools syntax, examples, faq, markup, semantic markup

CATEGORY

       Documentation tools

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2007 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>

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