Re: [docbook] Text for glossterm

["Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>]

[I'm moving this over to the docbook-apps mailing list where such matters 
are discussed.]

You can use xref with an endterm attribute to accomplish what you want. 
See this refrence for details:

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/LinkToGlossary.html#WhatAboutLink

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nigel hardy" <nwh@aber.ac.uk>
To: <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:55 AM
Subject: [docbook] Text for glossterm


>I am using Docbook 4.3 and docbook-xsl-1.69.1 (sorry - an established 
>system. I'll catch up some when)
>
> When I reference a glossentry, I can find no way to make the inline 
> glossterm use the text inside the glossentry/glossterm. The behaviour of 
> xref is what I feel I want: but clearly the semantics I want are those of 
> the inline glossterm. What I want to do is reference a glossentry without 
> the effort (and opportunity for accidental confusion) of copying the 
> glossentry/glossterm text into the inline glossterm.
>
> Am I missing something or asking the wrong question?
>
> The code is below. The output (HTML) is
> ======================================
>
>
>    1. Use
>
> If I use xref I get "Item 
> <http://localhost:8888/docs/My%20Documents/Research/meta-phor/rep/docs/design/glossary/t.html#one>".
>
> If I use glossterm I get "// 
> <http://localhost:8888/docs/My%20Documents/Research/meta-phor/rep/docs/design/glossary/t.html#one>"
>
> Use of xreflabel with xref gives "Another 
> <http://localhost:8888/docs/My%20Documents/Research/meta-phor/rep/docs/design/glossary/t.html#two>"
>
> Use of xreflabel with glossterm gives "// 
> <http://localhost:8888/docs/My%20Documents/Research/meta-phor/rep/docs/design/glossary/t.html#two>"
>
> ======================================
>
> <?xml version='1.0'?>
> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC '-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN'
>               'http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3b2/docbookx.dtd'>
> <article>
>  <title>Example</title>
>  <section>
>    <title>Use</title>
>    <para>If I use <sgmltag>xref</sgmltag> I get "<xref 
> linkend="one"/>".</para>
>    <para>If I use <sgmltag>glossterm</sgmltag> I get "<glossterm 
> linkend="one"/>"</para>
>    <para>Use of <sgmltag>xreflabel</sgmltag> with <sgmltag>xref</sgmltag> 
> gives "<xref linkend="two"/>"</para>
>    <para>Use of <sgmltag>xreflabel</sgmltag> with 
> <sgmltag>glossterm</sgmltag> gives "<glossterm linkend="two"/>"</para>
>  </section>
>  <glossary>
>    <glossentry id="one">
>      <glossterm>Item</glossterm>
>      <glossdef>
> <para>A long definition.</para>
>      </glossdef>
>    </glossentry>
>    <glossentry id="two">
>      <glossterm xreflabel="label">Another</glossterm>
>      <glossdef>
> <para>A long definition.</para>
>      </glossdef>
>    </glossentry>
>  </glossary>
> </article>
>
> -- 
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%lt%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> Nigel Hardy     Tel: +44 1970 622 434.   http://users.aber.ac.uk/nwh/
> Dept. Computer Sci,  University of Wales, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, UK
> Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru,     Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, UK
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