Hi David,
Can you please clarify what you mean by "could adapt the formalpara/title
template and use it in processing your variablelists"
Do you mean that instead of using the 'term' tag, to just leave it blank and
add a 'formalpara' to the listitem? For example:
<variablelist>
<title>List of Terms</title>
<varlistentry>
<term/>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Term 1</title>
<para>Definition of Term 1</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term/>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Term 2</title>
<para>Definition of Term 2</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
or something different?
I have already modified the formalpara to work as required, the only problem is
that we have a HUGE document set that already contains > 400 variablelists
throughout. If I have to go and modify them to all use formalpara, it will take
more time than I care to waste.
I agree with Dean, an existing docbook option to do this would be extremely
helpful. Alternatively, an example or outline of the required XSL changes would
be useful.
Kind Regards,
Laurie.
From: David Cramer [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 10 February 2010 14:39
To: Laurie Burley; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] variablelist styles
Ok, in that case you could adapt the formalpara/title template and use it in
processing your variablelists :-) It's certainly possible to do that in your
customization layer. The fact that the structure of a varlistentry and a
formalpara is slightly different won't stop you and it would be a reasonble
customization to use for learning a little xslt (i.e. neither impossibly hard
nor so simple that you wouldn't learn anything).
David
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From: Laurie Burley [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:14 AM
To: David Cramer; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] variablelist styles
Thanks David..
I've already looked at that.. I was just hoping that the variablelist could be
modified as the formalpara option would require us to change all our
variablelists to formal paragraphs.
I suppose we'll need to revisit our use of variablelists... :(
Regards,
Laurie.
From: David Cramer [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 10 February 2010 14:08
To: Laurie Burley; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] variablelist styles
I think you really want a list of formalparas but without bullets.
<itemizedlist mark="none">
<listitem><formalpara><title>Term</title><para>Definition of term
here.</para></formalpara></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
Note that you don't need to add a period in the title. The xsls add it for you.
However, if you add a .!? or : the xsls don't add a period. This behavior is
controlled by the xsl params:
<xsl:param name="runinhead.default.title.end.punct" select="'.'"/>
<xsl:param name="runinhead.title.end.punct" select="'.!?:'"/>
David
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From: Laurie Burley [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [docbook-apps] variablelist styles
Hi,
I've been playing around with the variablelist styles to try and figure out if
there is a way to make the variablelist term and listitem definition appear on
the same line, but as if they run together.
I don't like the default vl.as.list style because we have several long terms
and I don't like the wrap behaviour of the list-item-label which is independent
to the list-item-body wrap behaviour.
Currently I have the following behaviour using the list style:
Term. Definition for the term here.
Next Term. Definition for next term here.
Third Term Definition for third term here.
with a really
long title.
What I would like is:
Term. Definition for the term here.
Next Term. Definition for next term here.
Third Term with a really long title. Definition for the third term here.
I am relatively new to XSL, so there is a lot about the way things nest that I
don't understand yet. What I want may not be possible because of the listitem
element, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. Has anyone managed to create
the behaviour I would like above?
Any suggestions or advice would be really appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Laurie.
Laurie Burley
Sr. Tech Comm Spc.
Kofax U.K., Ltd.
201 Cambridge Science Park
Milton Road, Cambridge
CB4 0GZ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 226021
[email protected]
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