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Re: A straw proposal for help topics in DocBook
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- Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: A straw proposal for help topics in DocBook
- From: Dave Pawson <daveP at dpawson dot freeserve dot co dot uk>
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 04:38:37 +0100
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At 16:58 17/10/2001 +0100, martin.gautier@myrnham.co.uk wrote:
>There's some logic there but it would certainly be useful to support some
>sort of sort of container(s) within <topic> to allow us to seperate out
>the topic content. For example, a topic on "How to start your car" might
>contain a discussion on what the engine is, why it needs to be running and
>what equipment is required to start the car (the keys), this discussion
>might be followed by a procedure listing the steps taken to start the car
>(put the keys in, gearshift in neutral, turn the key etc.).
Using the 'dita' logic, wouldn't that then be a collection of individual
topics?
I.e. a super-topic?
topic: what the engine is,
topic: why it needs to be running
topic: what equipment is required to start the car
etc?
That supports the re-use more?
Regards DaveP
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