i'm just getting started figuring out how to use docbook under red hat 7.2, so i'm looking for any how-to-get-started pointers. frankly, the documentation i've run across so far is less than terrifically useful since, after reading it, i'm still sitting here thinking, "ok, but how do i *use* it??"

a few basic issues:

1) since i'm starting from scratch, i have no need to be backward compatible with anything, so is it realistic to start designing in XML rather than SGML? what is the state of the XML support? (i've downloaded the XML 4.1.2 rpm and even the alpha 5.0 XML rpm, to play it safe.)

2) specifically, i want to write docs that are linux documentation project (LDP) compatible, so i'll be adding the DSSSL file for that. anyone working with that?

anyway, you get the idea. is there, somewhere, a writeup that describes (minimally) the RPMs i need, starting with a sample XML document, etc. feel free to email me offline if you can give me pointers. thanks.

rday