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Re: [docbook] "Fantasy" markup
- From: "Bob Stayton" <bobs at sagehill dot net>
- To: "Michael A Nachbaur" <mike at nachbaur dot com>, "Jason Kircher" <cdrradar at speakeasy dot net>
- Cc: <docbook at lists dot oasis-open dot org>
- Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 09:31:40 -0700
- Subject: Re: [docbook] "Fantasy" markup
- References: <200404291441.55261.cdrradar@speakeasy.net> <4093CCE5.40109@nachbaur.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael A Nachbaur" <mike@nachbaur.com>
> [stuff deleted]
> Instead, my plan is to use <emphasis> et al as one normally would in
> HTML, but use the "role" attribute to clarify what I intend. I can then
> extend my XSL stylesheet to understand these appropriately. I even
> think it would be interesting to create a glossary of terms for
> technologies et al that I describe in my book.
I was going to suggest using <phrase> with a role attribute in the same
manner. It is the closest parallel to HTML's <span> with a class attribute,
in that it has neutral semantics.
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net
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