Does specifying a hyphenation character not work for you? http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/FittingText.html#BreakLongLines
Perhaps using some character other than \ as the hyphenation-character (often a hooked arrow is used). David > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Pawson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 6:28 AM > To: docbook > Subject: [docbook] Question > > I'm looking at embedded code in docbook 5. > > > <programlisting> > > $very long command line > > </programlisting> > > > The problem is that I want to extract the command line as > working code, from the docbook, hence I can't embed pseudo > newlines/line break characters, as I would for documentation. > > > > Since I don't want to 'unwrap' all short lines, I'm looking > at ?? an extension ?? purely for documentation? > > > <programlisting> > > <line>$very long command line <linebreak/> etc etc > > </line> > > </programlisting> > > > I.e. to intimate that at <linebreak/> I want (for the docbook > 'print' output) a newline inserted to keep the page width reasonable. > > Is this / should this be an extension, > or might it be considered of sufficiently general use for adoption? > > > Processing would be to replace the element with a media > appropriate break. > > > regards > > > > regards > > -- > Dave Pawson > XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. > http://www.dpawson.co.uk > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
