conversion from Quicksilver to XML with ITK

Hey guys!

I am concerned with a conversion project right now, trying to get my
interleaf documents into xml format. For this I am using the
Quicksilver 1.5 ITK tool. I am writing or rather adapting the so-
called processing definition right now, which is on the one side
adressing the objects in my ileaf documents (with ileaf context
primitives) and on the other side stating what to do with the objects
(with xml action primitives).
Everything works fine apart from:

- getting component text from microdocuments, that are in frames: I
got my headings as microdocs in frames and when converting the files
to xml those are saved as external graphic files but I obviously want
to have them in a heading tag within my document.

- getting component text from microdocs within picture frames: This is
similar to the first case. I got a specific identification number for
everyone of my pictures which is in a microdocument within the graphic
frame. I want this number to be output as well as text in tag. What
would be great is, if the processor can somehow read the number in the
microdoc and save the graphic file under that specific number as file
name.

- extracting the text which I used for my index: I got an index with 2
levels (main entry + subentry). the entries are shown as gray bars in
my document. What i want is getting the text of those entries in my
output file.

- last but not least I got a problem with extracting vector graphics
from interleaf in a vector format file without big quality losses. I
found the possibility of extracting pixel formats and cgm. However
even in cgm bezier curves are not retained but shown in hundreds of
little vectors.

I see two possibilities for solving those problems:
Either write a lisp script which is extracting all the information
from the frames and writing it into the interleaf document from where
the processer can exit it (this woul be an additional step before the
real conversion).
Or finding the right lisp code right away for the processing
definition so that the information is extracted during the actual
conversion step to xml.

I am firm with XML but poor on Lisp programming. Has anyone of you
faced the same problems or has a solution on that?

I would be happy about any piece of advice.

Thanks a lot!
Theresa
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