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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: DocBook: system entities at end of sentence
Brendan J Simon <Brendan.Simon@ctam.com.au> writes: > I have a system entity defined for some acronyms. > eg. <!entity gui "<acronym> GUI </acronym>"> > > How do I use this at the end of a sentence without having a space > between the entity name and the period ? > > The following does not work as "gui." is not defined. > <para> X-Windows is a &gui. <para> > > The following does work but leaves a space between GUI and the period. > <para> X-Windows is a &gui . <para> > > I think that defining another entity with a period at the end is not a > very elegant solution (if it is one at all). > ie. <!entity gui. "<acronym> GUI. </acronym>"> Try using like this: <para>X-Window is a &gui;.</para> Please, if you're documenting the X Window System take a look at it's manual page. You should never talk "X-Windows". Regards, -- Godoy. <godoy@conectiva.com.br> Setor de Publicações Publishing Department Conectiva S.A.
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