Re: [docbook-tc] Version reference for DocBook Publishers documents?

[Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com>]

On 8 February 2011 16:18, Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz> wrote:
> Dave Pawson wrote:

>> I'd like these to be clearly identified, somehow, to the user.
>
> You can:
>
> 1) manually assign schema
> 2) change name of root element
> 3) change namespace of elements
> 4) use version attribute
>
> Options 2) and 3) breaks existing toolchains, so they are no go.
>
> Option 1) doesn't universally work, because people might use different
> schemas (RELAX NG vs. XSD) caused by limitations in tools used.
>
> Option 4) seems as an optimal solution -- it doesn't break anything but
> can be used to locate appropriate schema.


And still won't let the un-enlightened user know?

Nothing in the validation says 'this is docbook and you're using
dbpubs', or vice versa?

To me that's something worthwhile doing.


regards

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