Re: DocBook 5.x - the difference between mediaobject and inlinemediaobject

[John Brown <johnbrown105@hotmail.com>]

Warren Young <warren <at> etr-usa.com> writes:

> 
> John Brown wrote:
> > 
> > I understand the concept fully. Instead of just having <bold> or
> > something similar, we are forced to type <emphasis role="strong">. 
> 
> Either you do not in fact understand the concept, or you're being 
> willfully facetious.
> 

You're right that I'm being facetious. I find <emphasis>
to be slightly ridiculous and particularly irritating.

<unnecessary-explanation-snipped/>

> > The mediaobject in question is an image file (PNG, 8.5in X 11in, 300
> 
> The difference between them might be clearer to you if you try it with a 
> 20x20 pixel PNG file instead.  When inlined, the PNG file will sit in 
> the same line of text, just as this X is in this line of text.  With the 
> other tag, it gets broken out into its own "paragraph", as you'd use for 
> a separate illustration.
> 

Solved! Thanks.