SV: [docbook] <simplesect> question

["Henrik Ryom" <hr@infofuture.com>]

> The graphical separation is an expression of a sematic 
> grouping of content, i.e., it is appropriate to annotate each 
> simplesect with info meta-information.

This is not necessarily true. The graphical separation may be an
expression of just a break in the text (a pause).
I have used simpara, together with a change in stylesheets (space before
and no indentation) for this, as:

simpara: Mmmm mmmm mmmmmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmmm
         mm mmmmmm mmmmm mmm mmmm mmmmmm mmm mm
         mmm mmm mmmmmmm mmm. Mmmm mmmm mmmm mm
         mm mmmmmmm mmmm mmmmm mmmmm.
para:      Mmmm mmmmmm mmm mmm mmmm mmmmm mmmmm
         mmmmm mmm mmmm mmm mmm m. Mmmm mmmm mm
         mm mmmmmmmmmm mm mmmmmmm mmm mm.

simpara: Mmmm mmmmmm mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mm  mmmm
         mmmmm mmm mmmm mmm mmm m. Mmmm mmmm mm
         mm mmmmmmmmmm mm mmmmmmm mmm mm.
para:      Mmmm mmmm mmmmmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm mmm
         mmm mmm mmmmmmm mmm. Mmmm mmmm mmmm mm
         mm mmmmmmm mmmm mmmmm mmmmm. 	

I admit this is not the best solution, because the allowed content of
para and simpara are not identical. Perhaps you could supply para with
an attribute expressing 'break/space-before'. 

Henrik Ryom
Senior Information Architect
InfoFuture A/S
www.infofuture.com