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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: docbook vs latex
Doug du Boulay wrote: > Wouldnt it be possible to put in an RFE to try and > get mathelement, maththeorem etc into DocBook? Why adding mathelement when there is equation and inlineequation already? > I imagine its the lack of support for/demand by mathematics users that has > allowed DocBook to progress so far without such elements. But DocBook is primary focused on software documentation. If we add something very special for mathematics (like maththeorem), we should also add something for other groups of users (historicans, doctors, ...) -- this will end up in very complex DTD with thousands instead of hundreds elements. If mathematicals want, they can create ustomization layer adding maththeorem and other elements. Maybe using something like <formalpara role="maththeorem"> can be also sufficient. > Adding them may help to broaden the user base, save you > having to hack the dtd, and also permit interchange between > dbtexmath and db2latex rendering methods. As DocBook is SGML/XML based formar, using LaTeX markup for equations is wrong from design perspective. You should use XML based format like MathML and there is already module which allows usage of MathML inside equation and inlineequation elements. Yes, tools are not always mature enough, but from long time perspective MathML is way to go. Meanwhile you can use "hacks" like dbtexmath. Jirka -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jirka Kosek e-mail: jirka@kosek.cz http://www.kosek.cz
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