I use the caption element to do something similar to your example.
<equation>
<title>My Title</title>
<mathphrase>M = (N * C) / 2</mathphrase>
<caption>
<para>M = An explanation</para>
<para>N = Some more explanation</para>
<para>C = Another explanation</para>
</caption>
</equation>
Peter
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Erik Leunissen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Many scientific or technical documents explain mathematical formulae like in
> the following example (only fixed width fonts will display this example as
> intended):
>
>
>
> V = I*R (1)
>
>
> where: V = voltage (volt)
> I = current (ampere)
> R = resistance (ohm)
>
>
>
> My question concerns the latter part, from 'where:' onwards, which explains
> the symbols.
>
> What docbook element(s) would you recommend for implementing such an
> explanation (maybe considering that it's meant for print output, PDF)?
>
> Thanks for any advice,
>
> Erik Leunissen.
>
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