DOCBOOK: Re: blockinfo in partintro

[Norman Walsh <ndw at nwalsh dot com>]

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/ Camille Bégnis <camille@mandrakesoft.com> was heard to say:
| Norman Walsh wrote:
|> / Camille Bégnis <camille@mandrakesoft.com> was heard to say:
|> | I was probably sleeping when TC discussed the new blockinfo element. I
|> | feel it is also needed in partintro.
|> | Rationale: partintro element is found on the same level as appendix,
|> | article, chapter, preface, etc. which all bring a *info element. On a
|> | system where blocks of information are sliced at this level, an "info"
|> | element is badly needed in partintro.
|> |
|> | I'd like to hear your feeling before filling a RFE.
|> You're probably right. Though I don't know if it should be blockinfo
|> or partintroinfo. The only reluctance I have is that a part and it's
|> introduction would usually share the same metadata, I would imagine.
|
| I fear I don't agree with that. The part's metadata applies to the
| whole part's content, while the partintro's metadata applies only to
| the content of the introduction.

Fair enough. File that RFE! :-)

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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