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Re: simple docbook


with section you have to figure out where you are.

with sectn you know where you are.

oh well, thanks anyway


----- Original Message -----
From: "Norman Walsh" <ndw@nwalsh.com>
To: <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: simple docbook


> / Robert Koberg <rob@koberg.com> was heard to say:
> | I was curious why section was used over sect1, sect2, etc?  Using the
> | sectn's is so easy and clean. It maps so nicely to html H1,H2 etc.
>
> Mostly because <section> is one tag and <sect1>, <sect2>, ... <sect5>
> is five. Many people find the recursive section easier and simpler to
> deal with.
>
> | If I wanted to stay true to the standard simplified version is it
possible
> | to use sect1-6?
>
> No, but I wouldn't let that stop me :-). You can create a
> customization of the simplified version that replaces section with the
> sect1-5 elements.
>
>                                         Be seeing you,
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