Re: [docbook-apps] why doesn't DB have an element for context breaks?

[Bob Stayton <bobs@sagehill.net>]

Hi Robert,
The bridgehead element was introduced to mark boundaries in content 
without adding structure. It fits between paragraphs.  In your case it 
would communicate the break using a mark instead of words.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
bobs@sagehill.net

On 2/20/2017 6:08 PM, Robert Nagle wrote:
> Thanks for the reply. But your solution doesn't meet my needs exactly.
> It assumes that content has been broken down into sections, but I'm
> talking about basically unstructured content where the break occurs
> between arbitrary paragraphs within a chapter.
>
> I realize that docbook doesn't have to slavishly follow HTML5's content
> model, and it's certainly not hard to  to accomplish what I want through
> css classes alone. I was more curious why such an element was never
> introduced.
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>
> *************************************************************
>
> Docbook templates could use a lot of improvements, not just more
> features but also refactoring for easier customization. Here's how I've
> solved the same problem. I've added a small template which will generate
> a separator at the beginning of every section with no title:
>
> <xsl:template match="d:section|d:sect1|d:sect2|d:sect3|d:sect4|d:sect5">
>   <xsl:if test="not(d:title|d:info/d:title)">
>     <div class="nameless-section-sep">
>       <xsl:text>*&#8195;*&#8195;*</xsl:text>
>     </div>
>   </xsl:if>
>   <xsl:apply-imports/>
> </xsl:template>
>
> Don't forget to set appropriate margins and text centering in your CSS
> style sheet and then simply wrap the text following the desired
> narrative break in the <section> tag.
>
> Regards,
> Martin Doucha
>
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