Hi, currently, I've experienced some issues with the abstract element and I'm wondering why it allows para elements only.
According to the reference documentation of DocBook 4 and 5 [see 1,2], abstract is definied like this: abstract ::= (title?, (formalpara|para|simpara)+) Well, for a short summary with only text, this is probably fine. However, sometimes it is not enough. Let's assume, you have written a nice tutorial or howto and have the following summary in mind: In this chapter we learn: * how to download the xyz tool * how to configure and compile xyz * how to install xyz on your computer With the current content modell, you can't do this: <info> <abstract> <para>In this chapter we learn:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>how to download the xyz tool</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>how to configure and compile xyz</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>how to install xyz on your computer</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </abstract> </info> So I'm wondering why abstract disallows block elements as its children. There are probably other examples where abstract is too strict. Historical reasons? Could/should we change that? ------ [1] http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/abstract.html [2] http://www.docbook.org/tdg51/en/html/abstract.html -- Gruß/Regards, Thomas Schraitle --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: docbook-unsubscr...@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: docbook-h...@lists.oasis-open.org