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Re: figure, graphic and mediaobject
- From: Bob Stayton <bobs at sco dot com>
- To: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday at mindspring dot com>
- Cc: docbook mailing list <docbook at lists dot oasis-open dot org>
- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:53:39 -0800
- Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: figure, graphic and mediaobject
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0302261700360.28982-100000@dell>
On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 05:02:47PM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
> is the "figure" element still endorsed despite the fact that
> there is a "mediaobject" element that can contain an
> "imageobject"?
>
> i notice that, in docbook 5.0, mediaobject will replace
> graphic. will figure also be deprecated in deference to
> mediaobject as well?
>
No, figure will be around a long time. It provides
a label and title for a mediaobject or other child element:
"Figure 3: Using a ..."
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