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Subject: DOCBOOK: Re: Abbreviations and Ordinals
/ Marco Kuhlmann <marco.kuhlmann@gmx.net> was heard to say: | 1. When I am using abbreviations (and acronyms) in TeX, I | define macros for them to guarantee a consistent typography. | (For example, I have macros \EG, \IE etc.) In DocBook, while | one could use <abbrev>, would it be possible and "good" or | at least "acceptable" style to transfer this practice and | have a separate entity for each abbreviation? Sure. I do it all the time. | 2. In German typography, ordinal numbers are indicated by a | period after the corresponding cardinal number. Normally, | you would want to have a smaller space after this period | than after a period terminating a sentence. In TeX, you can | achieve this by appending a backslash to the ordinal period. | How would one cater for this using DocBook?  , probably. Be seeing you, norm -- Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> | We cannot put off living until we http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/ | are ready. The most salient Chair, DocBook Technical Committee | characteristic of life is its | coerciveness: it is always urgent, | 'here and now' without any | possible postponement. Life is | fired at us point blank.--Jos\'e | Ortega Y Gasset
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