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<preface id="bml.preface">
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<title>Preface</title>
<para>
This is a comprehensive manual aimed towards people wishing to
use <abbrev>BML</abbrev> for their website needs.
Some of the topics covered include setting up <abbrev>BML</abbrev> for
a website, writing a custom <abbrev>BML</abbrev> scheme, and
customization &amp; optimization of a <abbrev>BML</abbrev> installation.
</para>
<formalpara>
<title>Target Audience</title>
<para>
This book was written for anyone interested in installing and using
<abbrev>BML</abbrev> for their own purposes, and for people who are
just generally interested in how <abbrev>BML</abbrev> works.
</para>
</formalpara>
<para>
Readers of this book should be familiar with administering a web
site, and have at least a brief knowledge of <abbrev>HTML</abbrev>.
</para>
<formalpara><title>Organization</title><para>
The Manual is organized into certain chapters:
</para><para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><xref linkend="bml.tutorial" /></term>
<listitem><para>
A tutorial covering the basics of <abbrev>BML</abbrev>, and
explaining how to write a <abbrev>BML</abbrev> document.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><xref linkend="bml.flags" /></term>
<listitem><para>
A reference to <abbrev>BML</abbrev> block flags.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><xref linkend="bml.core" /></term>
<listitem><para>
A reference to the core <abbrev>BML</abbrev> blocks.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><xref linkend="bml.api.ref" /></term>
<listitem><para>
An application programming interface reference.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para></formalpara>
<formalpara>
<title>Versions</title>
<para>
An online version of this book can be found at:
<ulink url="http://www.livejournal.com/doc/server/bml.index.html" />.
To compile these pages for your own, refer to:
<filename>/doc/raw/notes.txt</filename> in <abbrev>CVS</abbrev>.
</para>
</formalpara>
</preface>