DOCBOOK: Re: Markup for exercises

2002-10-16 Thread martin . gautier
Sounds like fair comments. Given that there are DTDs around that deal specifically with Training & Courseware I guess users that opt for Docbook should be content with a more generalised approach. Discussions so far have shown you're right about spawning more requests for flexibility (I've se

Re: DOCBOOK: Re: Markup for exercises

2002-10-15 Thread martin . gautier
Norm There seems to be a rough consensus on this now. What's the next step? Mart Am Samstag, 12. Oktober 2002 12:13 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > ...as in sectioninfo... > ...information on what is needed to setup the exercise, > student data etc... > ... > >

Re: DOCBOOK: Re: Markup for exercises

2002-10-12 Thread martin . gautier
> > ...as in sectioninfo... > ...information on what is needed to setup the exercise, > student data etc... > ... > ... > ... > > ... >> Therefore s and s should be allowed to appear in >> and , respectively. An should only be allowed when the >> has had a

Re: DOCBOOK: Re: Markup for exercises

2002-10-11 Thread martin . gautier
>> I think I like the idea of containment better than ID/IDREF for >> associating exercises and solutions. >> >> Would this work? >> >> >> ... >> ... >> I tend to agree. Such a structure would be useful to me too. Perhaps these might be useful? (or something similar)...

DOCBOOK: Upcast to Docbook?

2002-08-21 Thread martin . gautier
Hi there Has anyone done any work on stylesheets to transform the XML results for the RTF to XML converter called Upcast? Upcast seems to create a better XML structure from my Word docs than (say) Logictran & Majix has but it has it's own Generic DTD - I'd rather not re-invent the wheel if po

DOCBOOK: Re: Forcing a Line Feed

2002-03-07 Thread Martin Gautier
Norm >>/ Martin Gautier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: >>| I want to be able to do the thing in a . ie. Force a line feed >>| within my paragraph. >>| >>| eg. Here is my paragraph and this is an >>| ...and now I want this on a >

DOCBOOK: Forcing a Line Feed

2002-03-06 Thread Martin Gautier
I wonder if anyone can offer a solution to this problem? Normally, to get text on a new line I'd write the following This is on line 1 This is on the next line down As Norm has recognised (and described in the description for in DB:TDG), it is sometimes necessary to force a l

Re: DOCBOOK: A straw proposal for help topics in DocBook

2001-10-18 Thread martin . gautier
proposed for Topic is recursive, just like the one for Section is -- that is, a Topic can contain other Topics, nested indefinitely. So you could do: How to Drive Start to start your car you use your keys to switch on the engine to make your car

Re: DOCBOOK: A straw proposal for help topics in DocBook

2001-10-17 Thread martin . gautier
your car you use your keys to switch on the engine to make your car go put your keys in the ignition check the gearshift is in neutral turn the key ... ... Mart ___

Re: DOCBOOK: A couple of questions... DocBook's basics anddocumentation

2001-09-17 Thread martin . gautier
docbook.org/tdg/en/. Hope that helps. On a personal note, what platform will you be developing for (Win/Linux)? What development tools will you be using? Mart ________ Martin Gautier Technology Consultant Myrnham Associates Ph: 0709 2234 228 Fax: 0702