thanks for that idea--now I have my Examples in the Examples section mapped to <section role="example"> and my Outputs mapped to <example role="output">
and the doc is validating. I wasn't thinking of an 'example' in the right way. much thanks, --Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Stayton [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:15 PM > To: Tim Arnold; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [docbook] customize xslt or customize the schema? > > Hi, > Why not map your Output element to <example role="Output">, and not use > <figure> in it at all? In DocBook 5, figure and example have the same > content model. > > Bob Stayton > Sagehill Enterprises > [email protected] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Arnold" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 10:02 AM > Subject: RE: [docbook] customize xslt or customize the schema? > > > Hi Dick, > I'd rather customize the stylesheet too, but now that I'm actually trying to > validate, I get this from the oNVDL validator: > > error: assertion failed: > figure must not occur in the descendants of example > > So I guess I'm going to *have* to customize the schema since my 'Output' > always occurs in examples. > > rats. > > thanks, > --Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dick Hamilton [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 5:41 PM > > To: Tim Arnold; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [docbook] customize xslt or customize the schema? > > > > Tim, > > > > To the extent that I understand what you are trying > > to do, I think I'd go with customizing the stylesheet. > > I prefer not to mess with the schema unless I have to. > > > > Dick Hamilton > > --------------------------------- > > XML Press > > XML for Technical Communicators > > http://xmlpress.net > > (970) 231-3624 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tim Arnold [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 11:36 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [docbook] customize xslt or customize the schema? > > > > > > > > > Hi, I'm trying to decide how best to solve a problem I have > > > with some tech documentation. > > > The doc is originally in LaTeX and I'm converting to DocBook > > > 5 (using plasTeX). The doc contains both Figure and 'Output' > > > elements. > > > When rendered, a Figure is numbered as chapter.figure > > > > > > The 'Output' element is like a Figure, but appears only in > > > Examples, and is numbered as chapter.example.output > > > > > > There are of course references to both Figures and Outputs. > > > > > > Which way should I go for this situation--add a new element > > > by customizing the schema or customize the xsl stylesheets to > > > use different numbering and gentext? I can differentiate > > > between the two with xpath. (something like this: > > > chapter//figure versus chapter/example/fig...@remap=output) > > > > > > thanks for any insights. > > > --Tim Arnold > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
