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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: On the size of DocBook...
At 19:55 05/09/2002, Paul Grosso wrote: >The tool is merely subsetting the list of tags it shows the user >when the user goes to a menu of "tags I can insert here". But >it's still valid to insert (or have) any tag in the full DTD, and >you can always click the button on the tool that says "show me all >tags" instead of just the "most used subset". (For example, Epic >Editor supports this kind of thing.) As per the Microsoft 'learning' pull downs? I don't use it, so its not on the pull down list? I need to hit the 'expand' arrow to see the full list? >>>The only other effect of size is performance. And I suggest that any >>>attempt to save milliseconds in performance is going to be overshadowed >>>by the hours spent in interoperability problems inherent in approaches 3 >>>and 4 above. >> >>Sorry Paul, I don't see that. Its my head that can't handle it, >>not the tools. Hence the interop issue is a non starter for me. > >Suppose your head can only remember the simplified subset. So what >if your doctype declaration points to the full DTD, all your head >has to handle is the set you're using. In what way does having lots >of tags in the DTD that you are never going to learn or use give your >head a problem? If you haven't learned about them and don't use them, >how can the fact that they're in the DTD bother your head--your head >doesn't even know they are there. I think we are suggesting the same thing from a different angle. emacs offers me 100 items at C-c C-e. I scan for what I know, ignoring those I don't. I still need them there for the 'odd jobs' so want them to be there (for the tools and interop). regards DaveP
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