On 6/1/07, Joel de Guzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matias, I'm posting this to the Boost.Docs list... > > Matias Capeletto wrote: > > >> > Why do you deprecated \n in Quickbook?? I really need it. Is there an > >> > option to undeprecated one of them [br] or \n. I need this to separate > >> > one function ref from the other in my docs. They are render too close > >> > for my taste and I do not want to edit the css because this is the > >> > only place where I need this. > >> > >> IIRC, the problem is that there's no legal way to > >> generate that in DocBook. A strict DocBook processor > >> flags it as an error. See the thread in Boost.Docs > >> titled "Quickbook, <sbr> and latex/pdf generation." > > > > :( > > very :( > > What is the best way to put some space then? I have used the hack of > > printing a small white image there (hidden behind a __SPACE__ macro) but > > it is very ugly. > > Hmmm... how does: > > <para> </para>
I do not know about this one. > look like? How about: > > <programlisting> > > </programlisting> But this will generate a box. I just want some space. > If either of these work, then maybe we can probably keep the /n. Unless > someone else objects. In general, the idea behind DocBook is to > separate the formatting from the content, we're violating this with > this workaround. I'm not a purist, though ;-), but I'd have to say > that these are all ugly. Bimap Docs are now free of \n. I recently translate Boost.Optional docs to qbk and in the reference, fernando puts a small example for each function. If I do not used __SPACE__ trick there the result is unreadable. It is a good thing to banned the \n where possible but iI have find places where I really need them. Regards Matias ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Boost-docs mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe and other administrative requests: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs
