Hi Dick, Thanks for confirming that for me. I switched over to <symbol> instead of <emphasis>. I gave some thought to <replaceable> but this isn't something a user would replace, it's just referred to in text after a pattern like this: " The variables are numbered as follows: _TYPE1_, _TYPE2_, ..., _TYPEn_ "
So maybe <symbol> is the best choice here; in any case, either <symbol> or <replaceable> gets around the bug. thanks again, --Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Dick Hamilton [mailto:rlhamil...@frii.com] > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 1:59 PM > To: Tim Arnold; docbook@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: RE: [docbook] varname question > > Tim, > > I think this is a bug in 5.0; I get the same problem using emacs in nxml > mode, even though the 5.0 Definitive Guide says it should be ok. > > I have a vague memory of this point coming up in the TC a while back. > Maybe someone with a better memory than mine can help clarify that > point. > > That said, I'd probably use a different construct anyway: > > <varname>_TYPE<replaceable>N</replaceable></varname> > > Seems like it more accurately captures your intent, renders the same > way, and it might parse correctly for you (it does for me). > > Hope that helps. > > Dick Hamilton > --------------------------------- > XML Press > XML for Technical Communicators > http://xmlpress.net > (970) 231-3624 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Arnold [mailto:tim.arn...@sas.com] > > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 8:07 AM > > To: docbook@lists.oasis-open.org > > Subject: [docbook] varname question > > > > > > Hi, > > I have a situation where I want to refer to a variable name > > that looks like this: > > _TYPEn_ where the 'n' is italicized to stand for some number, > > n. I tag it like this: > > <varname>_TYPE<emphasis>n</emphasis>_</varname> > > > > But I get this error when validating with onvdl: > > test.xml:7:35: error: element "emphasis" from namespace > "http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"; not allowed in this context > > I thought it was allowed to have emphasis in varname. What am I doing > wrong? > thanks, > --Tim Arnold > > DETAILS: > ----------------- > <chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"; > xml:id="test" version="5.0"> > <info><title>la di da</title></info> > <section> > <info><title>hey</title></info> > <para><varname>_TYPE<emphasis>n</emphasis>_</varname></para> > </section> > </chapter> > ----------------- > Here's the validation command: > > /usr/local/bin/java > -Dorg.apache.xerces.xni.parser.XMLParserConfiguration=org.apache.xerces. > parsers.XIncludeParserConfiguration -jar /DocBook/oNVDL/bin/onvdl.jar > /DocBook/V5.0/docbook.nvdl test.xml > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: docbook-unsubscr...@lists.oasis-open.org > For additional commands, e-mail: docbook-h...@lists.oasis-open.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: docbook-unsubscr...@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: docbook-h...@lists.oasis-open.org
