Re: [docbook] <productname class="???">

["Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>]

I believe that the DocBook TC expressed a desire to remove the default value
for productname's "class" attribute in DocBook v5.  We can't remove it in v4
because that would be backwards incompatible.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jirka Kosek" <jirka@kosek.cz>
To: "Tomas HAJEK" <tomas.hajek@st.com>
Cc: "DocBook Mail List" <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 6:11 AM
Subject: Re: [docbook] <productname class="???">


Tomas HAJEK wrote:

> is there any particular philosophic reason, why the enumerated values of
> the "class" attribute of the "productname" element don't contain "none"?
> I can imagine many products, which have not assigned a trademark,
> copyright neither are registered marks.
> For these one cannot use the default TM sign (class="trade"), as it is
> not legal, IMHO.

The aim of productname is to capture product names that act as
trademarks in order to list them in the trademark disclaimer. In many
cases you can use application element to mark software and also
*hardware* products without saying anything about their copyright or
trademark status.

If using application element is not option for you, then you can create
new DocBook RFE at:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=384107&group_id=21935&func=browse

Please provide example about intended usage and describe why other
DocBook markup is not suitable in your particular cases. Based on this
input DocBook TC might extend list of values permitted on class
attribute or come with other solution.

Jirka

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