Re: DOCBOOK: XHTML tables

[Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@pinkjuice.com>]

Bob Stayton wrote:


> The DocBook Technical Committee has been discussing this
> for several recent meetings.  At this point the committee
> is not supporting HTML tables in DocBook, for the reasons
> described in the last set of minutes[1].  It will be
> considered again in the next meeting on 18 March.
> 
> [1] http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/docbook-tc/200301/msg00015.html


"Norm: If we were starting over, I don't think there'd be much support 
for CALS over HTML."

I agree. I think I'd be much happier with a DocBook which includes the 
XHTML table model. Simple to write, simple to process, familiar to many.
(Perhaps you could forward this vote to the TC :)

Tobi


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