discuss: Re: "Visual" Docbook SGML/XML
Subject:
Re: "Visual" Docbook SGML/XML
From:
"Tabatha Persad" ####@####.####
Date:
23 Mar 2002 03:44:34 -0000
Message-Id: <037801c1d154$168b4ad0$0928a8c0@voodoochild>
Hope I'm not stirring the pot with all these questions of mine! I do like
to hear different opinions on these types of things...
There are occasions when I have found bold faced text appropriate, but I am
aware that Docbook's ambiguity over the bold text is because there are many
tags that are more appropriate, depending on the content.
I happily keep up a browser window with my handy dandy Docbook guide,
referencing all the tags, and always try to find the most appropriate tag
for what I'm writing, but I have yet to write a document or HOWTO that uses
more than just a basic set of the tags. Most of the ones that are
frequently used are surprisingly few in number. I haven't gotten into
things like tables and graphics... but since I always crave to write, I'm
sure it won't be long before I figure it all out...
And by the way everybody, thanks for your input. I'm learning a lot!
Tabatha
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Merrill" ####@####.####
To: ####@####.####
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: "Visual" Docbook SGML/XML
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 05:25:25PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 11:40:42AM -0800, Tabatha Persad muttered:
> >
> > >
> > > I'm still working around the fact that Docbook doesn't have a
"boldface"
> > > tag! I like it, and I even don't mind emacs, considering that the
other
> > > editors I've seen don't do quite as much as emacs will with psgml. I
can't
> > > even suggest Xemacs because I find it seems (and I'm probably wrong)
like
> > > the features and commands are harder to find or set up!
> >
> > As an author, you have no business wanting a bold markup. You should
> > leave that entirely to the DTD and style sheet hackers. The author
> > should mark text up according to its logical function, and let the DTD
> > and style sheet gurus descide if that logical function requires bolding.
>
> Generally true. But you can use the <emphasis> tag. There's an
> attribute:
>
> <emphasis role='bold'>Bold Text</emphasis>
>
> HTH,
>
