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[docbook-apps] Re: [docbook] Any way to do an indented ("prose") paragraph?
- From: "Carlos Araya" <carlos at cvc dot edu>
- To: <scot at possum dot in-berlin dot de>
- Cc: <docbook-apps at lists dot oasis-open dot org>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 12:21:14 -0700
- Subject: [docbook-apps] Re: [docbook] Any way to do an indented ("prose") paragraph?
- References: <200306092114.02539.scot@possum.in-berlin.de>
Can you use CSS? It would be easier to use a CSS rule for paragraph that
indents it 1 em or whatever is neccessary
Carlos
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scot W. Stevenson" <scot@possum.in-berlin.de>
To: <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 12:14
Subject: [docbook] Any way to do an indented ("prose") paragraph?
> Hello there,
>
> I'm trying to find a way to mark a paragraph so that the first (and only
the
> first) line is indented, like you see in normal prose. For example:
>
> "Now!" cried Gimli. "Stop him, Legolas!"
> "Did I not say that I wished to speak to you?" said the old man. "Put
> away that bow, Master Elf!"
> The bow and arrow fell from Legolas' hands...
>
> Each paragraph has a tab in the first line, though the paragraph can have
> more than one line. This can't be a new problem, but I can't seem to find
it
> in the FAQ or the online documentation at www.docbook.org .
>
> I'm assuming that there might be a "role" parameter for the <para> marker;
> but I can't seem to find a list of those, either (I found out only by
> reading some other code that there is a role for "bold" in <emphasis>). Is
> there some place where the roles are listed?
>
> Thank you for your help, and the people who created DocBook for a lot of
> great work.
>
> Y, Scot
>
> --
> Verbing weirds language
> Scot W. Stevenson - Zepernick, Germany
>
>
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