docbook: Element aliasing?

On 11 Jan 2001 09:50:11 -0500, John R. Daily wrote:
> I know this is a bit off-topic, but I'm running out of avenues to
> explore. It's rare that Google fails me, but my ignorance of XML
> terminology is likely the real culprit.
> 
> I'd like to create new elements that are aliases to existing ones in
> DocBook. As an example, let's say that I'm referencing protocols such
> as TFTP, and I'm not certain how I want to mark those up. <acronym> is
> a possibility, although I'd like to leave the option of creating my
> own <protocol> element at a later date.

ok, I snipped the rest of this mail.  We had a similar discussion on the
GNOME list in March of this year.  The last couple of lines in this mail
are the start of the thread.
http://mail.gnome.org./archives/gnome-doc-list/2000-March/msg00042.html
No conclusions, really, but some good ideas.  Enjoy,

    Greg