Hi Stephen,
Well, the DocBook schema currently doesn't allow floatstyle on sidebar.  It 
seems that it should, but it was never added.  So the semantics still require 
processing instructions, as described here:

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/SideFloats.html

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stephen Taylor 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:33 AM
  Subject: [docbook] Floats in DocBook 5.0


  What are the recommended semantics for floats in V5?

  I see email traffic pre-V5 about deprecating the "float" attribute in favour 
of "floatstyle". So, for example, where my customisation layer floats sidebars 
on the left by default, using the sidebar.float.type parameter, to float an 
individual sidebar on the right, the following?

  <sidebar floatstyle="right">
    <title>Sidebar example</title>
    <para>A sidebar can be used to emphasise…</para>
  </sidebar>

  If the answer is Yes, I'd be grateful for suggestions as to why the above 
sidebar floats on the left with the others.

  Best
  Stephen Taylor

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