Re: [docbook-apps] Recommended docbook element for a "Problems section"

[Erik Leunissen <elns@xs4all.nl>]

On 11/01/16 08:47, Thomas Schraitle wrote:
> I fear, there is no dedicated element for a "problems" section.
>
> However, you can try the label attribute and set it to an empty
> value. It is there to influence the section numbering. Not sure if this
> is what you want.
>
> On the other side, the best approach is probably to use the role
> attribute, set it to role="problem" and write a XSLT customization
> layer for further processing.

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> > - I've been thinking about using a section element with a dedicated
> > role attribute, that triggers customized processing, but that's just
> > a wild idea for now.
>
> I did the same with my cookbook which you can browse here:
> http://doccookbook.sf.net
> (will be moved to GitHub in the future)
>
> Used a role="problem" and "solution" but ATM, I haven't done any
> special processing with them.

OK. Based on your comment I eventually decided to follow my "wild idea" 
after all. I made it a section using "nolabel" as the section's role 
attribute. I customized the templates section.heading and toc.line to 
process differently, depending on that role attribute.


Thanks,
Erik.
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