Re: [docbook-apps] Output order of elements contained in <personname>

["Karl O. Pinc" <kop@meme.com>]

On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:19:49 +0100
Martin Doucha <next_ghost@quick.cz> wrote:

> Dne 28.10.2015 v 03:16 Karl O. Pinc napsal(a):
> > Elements contained in <personname> can come in any order within a
> > document but they are not output in the order input. Right now they
> > are always output in the order <honorific> <firstname> <surname> 
> > <lineage>.   (At least from inside an <author> element.)
> > 
> > This fixed output order is not suitable in the general case.
> > Better would be to output in the order input, as with para.
> 
> The template for <personname> in XSL stylesheet package indeed
> processes subelements in fixed order. To process them in document
> order instead, simply put the following template definition into your
> customized XSL file (assuming the usual namespace aliases for XSL and
> DocBook):
> 
> <xsl:template match="d:personname">
>   <xsl:apply-templates/>
> </xsl:template>

Thanks.

Why isn't this the default?  What is gained
by altering document order?




Karl <kop@meme.com>
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