> From: Elliotte Rusty Harold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> In strict XHTML 1.1 I can use style attributes containing
> CSS rules to note that a particular element should be bold,
> italic, red, or some such. If necessary, I can add a span
> element to give me something to hang the CSS off of.
>
>
> Is there any equivalent in Docbook? That is, is there any
> way to say that I want these three words to be red? or that
> element to be bold? Or that this note should be in a sans
> serif font? Mostly I'm happy with Docbook's semantic
> markup, but occasionally it seems that something is
> missing.
>
> XHTML lets me apply unique styles without messing up the
> semantic nature of my document. Does Docbook?
DocBook has no specific markup for styles, but you can fake
it with <phrase> and its role attribute. For example:
<phrase role="red">my red text</phrase>. Of course
you have to modify the stylesheet for <phrase> to respond
properly to the "red" role attribute.
bobs
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