You know, I was thinking something similar (like, "bridgehead is a really useful and versatile element; why couldn't I use it for thematic breaks?").
Thanks. Robert On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Bob Stayton <[email protected]> wrote: > Given their definition, I would use DocBook's bridgehead to indicate such > thematic shifts. It comes with the advantage of telling the reader what > the shift actually is. I suppose if that is too much information, you > could enter and empty bridgehead and render it with your stylesheet as an > HR. > > Bob Stayton > Sagehill Enterprises > [email protected] > > > On 5/3/2016 4:00 PM, Robert Nagle wrote: > >> Hi, there, >> >> I noticed that in HTML 5 the semantic definition for HR has been changed >> to mean "thematic break." >> See: https://www.w3.org/TR/html-markup/hr.html >> >> "Some examples of thematic breaks that can be marked up using the hr >> element include a scene change in a story, or a transition to another >> topic within a section of a reference book." >> >> >> That is probably for the best because in many narratives you have >> informal breaks between paragraphs (sometimes with separators, sometimes >> not). >> >> When producing epub files, I have just attached a style class to a para >> and used that to format section breaks. That is not wrong, but it is not >> ideal. >> >> For the record, it seems unclear if the current ebook reading systems >> support css for HR well enough that would justify using it now. (In >> fact, I'm going to test that for my next ebook). But it doesn't seem >> that there is any equivalent element in docbook, and that I have enough >> instances where I'm yearning to have one. >> >> (I suppose I could use a processing instruction to insert an HR though). >> > Robert Nagle 3000 Greenridge Dr #2204, Houston TX 77057-6037 (Cell) 832-251-7522 Carbon Neutral Since Jan 2010
