Re: [docbook-apps] Q: markup author as initials

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

There is an authorinitials element in DocBook.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jean Jordaan" <jean.jordaan@gmail.com>
To: "Docbook Apps" <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:30 AM
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Q: markup author as initials


> Hi Jere
> 
>> It might be worth trying, something like: <personname
>> role="approver">AJH</personname>.  Does anyone see obvious problems
>> with this approach?
> 
> It doesn't say anything about the *content* of personname, which in my
> case is a set of initials (or any opaque moniker); i.e. it *isn't* a
> first- or a surname, or any of the other allowed child elements.
> 
> I'm not that concerned with the fact that this is an approver. For that
> I'd use::
> 
>    <othercredit>
>        <personname>
>            <firstname>John</firstname> <surname>Doe</surname>
>        </personname>
>        <contrib>Approver</contrib>
>    </othercredit>
> 
> -- 
> jean                                              . .. .... //\\\oo///\\
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