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Subject: RE: DOCBOOK-APPS: first text in HTML list item should not be a pa ra?
Thanks for the clarification about HTML DTD. And you're right, lynx's dump does the 'right thing' with list items. I'll consider changing my text conversion tool. Denis > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Stayton > > There is nothing "wrong" with the Docbook generated HTML. > I respectfully suggest that the author of the HTML to text > tool is wrong. The HTML and XHTML DTDs permit both <p> and #PCDATA > as the first child of <li>, and both are in common use. > I believe the intended formatting of either coding is to put the > mark next to the paragraph. As you say, graphical browsers > do this, as do the text browsers lynx and w3m (both of > which support -dump). Maybe you should change your text > browser. > > Your customization is a fine kludge to get what you want > when the tool doesn't work they way you think it should. 8^) > -- > > Bob Stayton 400 Encinal Street > Publications Architect Santa Cruz, CA 95060 > Technical Publications voice: (831) 427-7796 > Caldera International, Inc. fax: (831) 429-1887 > email: bobs@caldera.com >
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