Re: [docbook] Task Markup (delinquent action item)

[Jeff Biss <jeff@marco-inc.com>]

Alright, I may have missed this in previous emails to this list, but 
what is the difference between the proposed <task> and the existing 
<procedure>? A task can be presented easily as a procedure, I use this 
element for this purpose.

If I am off-base you can tell me to shut up.

Jeff

Dave Pawson wrote:

> At 08:42 20/05/2003 -0400, Norman Walsh wrote:
>
>> At the last DocBook TC meeting, I took an action to describe the
>> committees tentative decisions about a <task> element. I should have
>> done this long ago.
>>
>> We propose that a task consist of:
>>
>>  title
>>  tasksummary?
>>  taskprerequisites?
>>  procedure
>>  example*
>>  taskrelated
>>
>> The tasksummary, taskprerequisites, and taskrelated are all wrappers
>> around component.mix (think para+).
>>
>> The task element would become part of compound.class which would allow
>> it to appear anywhere that procedure appears now.
>>
>> Your feedback on this proposal is strongly encouraged.
>
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>
> Generally fine by me.
>  Nitpicking. Perhaps.
>   DueDate
>   Owner
>   might be additional tags?
>
> When the task is due by?
> Who is 'tasked' with accomplishing it?
>
> HTH DaveP
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