Re: [docbook-apps] Re: Bug #849312 shade.verbatim not working in programlistingco

[Dave Pawson <dpawson@gotadsl.co.uk>]

At 01:27 29/10/2004, Norman Walsh wrote:
>/ "Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net> was heard to say:
>| Yes, let's move the DocBook HTML into the modern age and not
>| use tables for such formatting hack.  8^)
>
>What can I say? It seemed like a good idea at the time...
>
>| There are some other uses of HTML tables that could use a looking at,
>
>The others have to be explicitly enabled. I suppose we could remove
>them too, but getting some aspects of list formatting right with CSS
>might be a real challenge.


IMHO....

Docbook carries far more weight than (perhaps)
the group think?

If docbook 'wants' X

then given time
Perhaps CSS+browserX might just provide?

I honestly don't think I'm dreaming.

I'm moving towards a really strong respect
for the docbook community. And I don't
think I'm on my own.

regards DaveP