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Subject: RE: [docbook] How to model complex procedures, Stepalternatives
Hi Thomas, thanks for your reply. > What about this solution: > > <procedure> > <title>Create a new Document in MS WORD</title> > <step> > <stepalternatives> > <step>...</step> > <step>...</step> > </stepalternatives> > </step> > <step> > <stepalternatives> > <step>...</step> > <step>...</step> > </stepalternatives> > </step> > </procedure> Well, I guess that`s the way it is implemented in DocBook and how actually do it. I just wonder if this is the right way and makes sense. I'd guess, that in my case it's a work around but not excalty what I wanted. > Probably you should rethink your procedure on a textual > basis. Could you > simplify your text? This would lead to a simpler procedure which is > better anyway. > I don't know of any, but probably they are anywhere. On the > other hand: In > my experience as a technical writer, complex procedures aren't really > useful. Do you think a reader will read, for example, a 15 > step procedure > with some step alternatives intermixed? :) Yep. Good answer esp. if I'd have been the author of the procedures :-). But anyway excellent. I guess I have to rethink my questions. Thanks. Ludger
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