On 12 Feb 2001, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > - use of <var></var> inside of <file></file> gives \tt and other > > funny stuff at actual output (PDF, probably LaTeX/SGML interaction) > > debiandoc-sgml bug -- please file that. I will (I am on the move for now, Hamburg was a nice city, CityNightLine is a great way to travel). Meanwhile please see the attached sgml for demonstration of the `var in file', `backslash' and `ellipsis' bugs. Use debiandoc2latexpdf test1.sgml > > - Because of French typography, when saying e.g. 'A:', it will be > > seen as 'A :' on the final output. > > ditto. I don't understand this, you might clarify... <file>A:</file> gets modified to ``A :'' (space after A) because French typography (in latex) requires it. > > - lilo.conf example has typsetting wrong (line break at wrong place, > > funny characters). > > Hmm. Is this from what is in en/post-install.sgml ? If the SGML Yes (Next Step, the English version also looks broken). > We're using " in there -- maybe we should be using just " > instead? Is it cahnging the quotes into guillamets (sp) ? Yes, it does! Additionnally, there are 3 too many dashes in the 5.3.2 Source Media and Installation Stages ASCII table.
<!doctype debiandoc public "-//DebianDoc//DTD DebianDoc//EN"> <book> <title>Testing the debian-doc system</title> <author>Marc SCHAEFER <email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email></author> <version>0.0 <date></version> <abstract>We are testing the Debian GNU/Linux debiandoc format.</abstract> <copyright>(C) Marc SCHAEFER 2000</copyright> <toc> <chapt>Introduction to testing <sect>Chronk <p>Well, this is a <strong>simple</strong> test</p> <sect1>Another <p>And this is <em>another</em>.</p> <p>Infact, we also can display <var>metasyntactic</var> variables, <package>package</package>names, <prgn>program name</prgn>, <file>file</file>, <tt>code</tt>, <httpsite>http sites</httpsite>, such as <httpsite>/usr/doc/debiandoc-sgml/index.html</httpsite>.</p> <p>And now, this is a <var>variable</var>, and this is a <file>file</file>. And now this is a <var>variable that is a <file>file</file>, oups</var>, and a <file>file that is a <var>variable</var>, duh!</file>, bad.</p> <p>Let's try a file that has a backslash embedded: <file>A:\SUBDIR\A.EXE</file>. It bugs me.</p> <p>Let's try ... a few ... ellipsis. Now let's try... another ellipsis. And an <tt>ellipsis that is in tt...</tt> funny, no ?</p> </sect></chapt> </book>
