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Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Best practice for multilanguage Docbook?
On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:31:25 +0100 Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for help/suggestion on the following issue: what is the > best practice for writing a multilanguage docbook document ? > docbook support the lang attribute in all elements, so I could use > the profile mechanism to select generation of a target language based > on that (*). > However looking at the implementation in publican (**), they have > preferred the 'pot' mechanism. > > Any comments/feedback on that ? If you're publishing for Fedora then I guess use publican (far more than simple docbook from a quick skim of the guidebook?) If you want broader use, then lang (xml:lang) and process the docbook using your own customization. HTH -- regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk
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