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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: Re: any reason why a "procedure" is not a child of "para"?
Here's my 2 cents: I see no reason that a procedure should be a child of a paragraph. The paragraph immediately preceding a procedure would reference that procedure. Why would one need to put a procdure inside a paragraph? This is clear: ...To install the software perform the following procedure: 1. Insert the installation disk in the drive. 2. Another step This is not so clear: ...To install the software: 1. Insert the installation disk in the drive. 2. Allow the setup program to launch. If it does not launch you.... Placing a procedure within a table doesn't add much but could provide a better indication of where the procedure starts and stops because of the table's lines. I was forced to do this when working for a customer to satisfy their "updated" template for a new "look and feel". The left column of each row provided the step number and the right column provided the instructions. It could also be done for a single column table so that each step is contained within a cell. Providing for a procedure within a single column table appears to be rather messy for the small visual benefit though. Jeff Biss There seems David Cramer wrote: >Nested procedures, procedures inside of tables, etc. would be messy--not >sure how you'd number them. <substeps> allows you to nest procedures >without that problem. I think no procedures in paras is a good thing. > >David > >-----Original Message----- >From: Norman Walsh [mailto:ndw@nwalsh.com] >Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:43 AM >To: docbook mailing list >Subject: DOCBOOK: Re: any reason why a "procedure" is not a child of >"para"? > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >/ "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@mindspring.com> was heard to say: >| i just noticed that the procedure element cannot be a child >| of a para, as can other lists. any reason for this? it seems >| like this would be useful if a procedure should be considered >| part of its enclosing paragraph. just curious. > >I don't recall consciously deciding to exclude it. File an RFE, I guess. > > Be seeing you, > norm > >- -- >Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> | Debugging is 99% complete most of >http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/ | the time--Fred Brooks, jr. >Chair, DocBook Technical Committee | > > > >
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