[docbook] HOW TO: format formula in docbook 5

Hi, I'm a beginner of docbook 5. I have difficulty when formatting a math equation with docbook xml. The equation is a mathematical fraction as included in the attachment. Could anyone be kind enough to tell me how to express that equation in docbook xml? Many thanks! -- Best Regards

Re: [docbook] HOW TO: format formula in docbook 5

Hi Richard, Thank you very much for the information. However, I was told that the formula can be expressed with docbook xml elements without using any MathML tags. I've tried all ways I can think of, but no good. Could you help me with this? Best Regards! David Gao

RE: [docbook] HOW TO: format formula in docbook 5

If you want to expression in exactly that format, you have to use either MathML or simply use a PNG of the expression. If you will settle for an equivalent expression, you can use a mathphrase element: mathphrase (replaceableM/replaceablesuperscript1/superscript-

Re: [docbook] HOW TO: format formula in docbook 5

Hi, However, I was told that the formula can be expressed with docbook xml elements without using any MathML tags That statement is not correct. DocBook has only an element named mathphrase which can contain any mix of:

Re: [docbook] HOW TO: format formula in docbook 5

On 6/7/2010 9:43 AM, Rowland, Larry wrote: or simply use a PNG of the expression That's good if your output is HTML or something else where bitmap images are appropriate. If your output is PDF or PostScript, better to use a vector graphics form of the equation: PS, PDF, SVG... whatever

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Hi Richard, Thanks. Now I find in docbook 5 the solution should be 1. define a profile in your segment like sect1 os=Linux/sect1 2. process the xml with xsltproc --output test.html --stringparam profile.userlevel Linux /usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/nwalsh/xhtml/profile-docbook.xsl

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Sorry correct one line, in step 2 the command line should be xsltproc --output test.html --stringparam profile.os Linux /usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/nwalsh/xhtml/profile-docbook.xsl test.xml -Original Message- From: Huang Hake-B20222 Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 10:54 AM To: