RE: [docbook-apps] Best practise: Directories and location of images

["Kenneth Johansson" <ke-joh@sectra.se>]

Hi,

Could you please describe more detailed how you manage the fileref's
including the customization layer.

Thanks,

/kenneth

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Kenneth Johansson	Technical Documentation Manager
Sectra Imtec AB
Teknikringen 2		E-mail: ke-joh AT sectra DOT se
SE-583 30 Linköping	Phone:	+46 13 23 52 00
SWEDEN			Web:	http://www.sectra.se 

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janning Vygen [mailto:vygen@gmx.de] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 11:14
> To: Kenneth Johansson; DOCBOOK-APPS
> 
> Am Dienstag, 7. Oktober 2003 16:14 schrieb Kenneth Johansson:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm working with both modular and single documents. I would 
> like the 
> > community's views on how to structure the documents and 
> where to put 
> > images.
> >
> > Take my modular documents for instance. Each document has its own 
> > directory. Each chapter has its own directory. Most of the sections 
> > are placed in the chapter directory. Sections with 
> subsections has a 
> > directory. Each directory has a image directory.
> >
> > Single documents have a directory of their own which includes a 
> > directory for images.
> >
> > Please give me you 2 cents on how to best structure my files and 
> > images.
> 
> Easiest way is to keep al xml stuff in one directory and have 
> one subdirectory for images. 
> 
> But sometimes more directories are needed (imagine setting 
> write permissions on a per directory base with CVS). 
> 
> In this case you have to take care of fileref attributes. In 
> my case i use XINCLUDE to include small pieces in many 
> different sections. If this included xml has a filref and 
> belongs to onother directory than the including one, the 
> resulting "src" attribute of an "img" element (speaking of 
> HTML output) might be broken. You will need a customization 
> layer which transforms the fileref attribute
> (graphics/imagedata...) in respect of xml:base.
> 
> i use the second approach very often and a customization 
> layer to "fix" the filerefs.
>  
> kind regards,
> janning
> 
>