Re: DOCBOOK: Am I using DocBook appropriately?

2003-02-03 Thread Jeff Biss
Tobias Reif wrote: Jeff Biss wrote: Numbered sections permit a person to identify subsections easier because of the hierarchical numbering. That might go for the DocBook author, but not for the transformation tool. And the reader of the generated presentational

Re: DOCBOOK: DocBook :

2003-02-03 Thread Bob Stayton
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 11:44:36AM +0300, Alexander Voropay wrote: > Hi! > > I am maintaining a long FAQ list (RU.LINUX FAQ). > > It was done with DocBook XML + XSL. > > It is really big list, so, I use chunked-html to store > all HTML parts separately. It works fine with > tags (one HTML pe

Re: DOCBOOK: Chapter and sect1 both creates H2 html tag

2003-02-03 Thread Bob Stayton
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 09:16:10AM -0600, Jeff Biss wrote: > Xyvind, > > I'm sure someone far more knowledgable will also respond but here's my > input. > > 1. HTML is very limited in the elements that it provides so your large > selection of elements in XML source files must be mapped to the

Re: DOCBOOK: Am I using DocBook appropriately?

2003-02-03 Thread Tobias Reif
Jeff Biss wrote: As I read the DocBook the numbered sections COULD be numbered but don't have to be. If they are numbered then an obvious hierarchy is generated. If they are not numbered then the converted output would look like unnumbered sections. Can you list the quotes? TIA. Correct.

Re: DOCBOOK: Create meta tags

2003-02-03 Thread Bob Stayton
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 04:36:40PM +0100, Xyvind Heggen wrote: > I've been searching the list but can't seem to find any real info on > this. > > How do one set meta tags with docbook ? > > I want the html file to contain : > > > > For these two meta names, there is some direct support in D

DOCBOOK: RE: DocBook : .vs.

2003-02-03 Thread Alexander Voropay
From: Dave Pawson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > Unfortunately, I can't produce chunked-html for my FAQ > >with . All XSL processors produces ONE BIG > >html. > > Does anyone know, Is there any way to produce chunked FAQ ? > > For HTML output I use the website DTD and stylesheets. > Th

Re: DOCBOOK: Am I using DocBook appropriately?

2003-02-03 Thread Tobias Reif
Jeff Biss wrote: Numbered sections permit a person to identify subsections easier because of the hierarchical numbering. That might go for the DocBook author, but not for the transformation tool. And the reader of the generated presentational format (eg web, book) doesn't care if the DocBook

DOCBOOK: Create meta tags

2003-02-03 Thread Øyvind Heggen
I've been searching the list but can't seem to find any real info on this. How do one set meta tags with docbook ? I want the html file to contain : Regards Øyvind

Re: DOCBOOK: Proposal to close RFE 660044: Controlling line numberingin verbatims

2003-02-03 Thread Yann Dirson
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 02:57:03PM -0500, Norman Walsh wrote: > Add a 'continuation' attribute with enumerated values "continues" and > "restarts" to the elements that have a 'linenumbering' attribute > (programlisting, screen, etc.). If specified, it indicates the > starting line number for that e

Re: DOCBOOK: Chapter and sect1 both creates H2 html tag

2003-02-03 Thread Jeff Biss
Øyvind, I'm sure someone far more knowledgable will also respond but here's my input. 1. HTML is very limited in the elements that it provides so your large selection of elements in XML source files must be mapped to the fewer selection of elements in HTML. 2 and 3. To change how your XML is

Re: DOCBOOK: Am I using DocBook appropriately?

2003-02-03 Thread Jeff Biss
Hello, Here's my 2 cents worth. There are no set rules as to when to use numbered sections versus unnumbered sections, it really depends on your document and the audience. Trends change, and for some reason numbered sections fell out of favor. Numbered sections permit a person to identify subs

Re: DOCBOOK: Am I using DocBook appropriately?

2003-02-03 Thread Joachim Ziegler
Tobias Reif wrote: I think numbered sections (like sect1) aren't as common now as they once were, with nested sections being used more, but that's just an impression I have. I don't know how accurate it is. I see; I could simply use section elements and none of sect[1-5]. That's news to me

DOCBOOK: error correction

2003-02-03 Thread Rakesh Mathur
  Hicould anyone suggest a good mechanism to detect errorswhile converting to xml. process includes pdf to rtf to xmlWe convert documents as well as databases.Many thanksRocky

DOCBOOK: Chapter and sect1 both creates H2 html tag

2003-02-03 Thread Øyvind Heggen
Hi My document is structured like this : Book Chapter sect1 sect2 sect3 /sect3 /sect /sect1 /Chapter /book When building html and html_chunks, Book crates a H1 tag, Chapter and sect1 creates H2, sect2 creates H3 etc. Questi

DOCBOOK: DocBook :

2003-02-03 Thread Alexander Voropay
Hi! I am maintaining a long FAQ list (RU.LINUX FAQ). It was done with DocBook XML + XSL. It is really big list, so, I use chunked-html to store all HTML parts separately. It works fine with tags (one HTML per section). I've found special tags for FAQs : e.t.c. It looks very good for me.

Re: DOCBOOK: Proposal to close RFE 638456: add a tag

2003-02-03 Thread Camille Bégnis
Norman Walsh wrote: The DocBook TC proposes to close this issue by making two changes to DocBook: 1. Add a 'class' attribute to othercredit with the enumerated values graphicdesigner, productioneditor, copyeditor, technicaleditor, translator, and other. Comments on, or suggestions for add

Re: DOCBOOK: Re: blockinfo in partintro

2003-02-03 Thread Camille Bégnis
Norman Walsh wrote: / Camille Bégnis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: | I was probably sleeping when TC discussed the new blockinfo element. I | feel it is also needed in partintro. | Rationale: partintro element is found on the same level as appendix, | article, chapter, preface, etc. whi