Re: [docbook] Why do formalparas only allow one para?

[Kate.Wringe@sybase.com]

What we need is a free-floating container
element that takes a title and allows other block elements (e.g, indexterms,
paras, lists, etc.,) within it.
We want a container element because
it is useful for reuse and relocation of content. We want the element to
be free-floating because we need to be able
to put the element anywhere and have
other content elements follow it (including itself).

The problem with bridgeheads is that
they are just titles and you can't show the relationship between the title
and the content that follows it. To xinclude you'd have 
xinclude the bridgehead as well as each
element that follows. We would prefer to have one container element that
you could put an ID on and be able to conditionalize it and/or xinclude
it.

We actually have two cases where we
need free-floating container elements with titles:
1) One where the title is not inline
-- this element would be akin to simplesect if simplesect was not non-floating.
2) One where  the title is inline
-- this element would be akin to formalpara if formalpara allowed you to
have more than one para and allowed other block elements.

Currently for 1) we use sidebars instead
of bridgeheads because we  needed a sub-section-level container element
with a title, that could be used anywhere and multiple times within a section.
Simplesect, because it is non-floating,
did not meet our requirements.

We are looking for a solution for 2)
because formalparas do not meet our needs, but they are the best alternative
we have right now.

Thanks again,

Kate

Dave Pawson <davep@dpawson.co.uk>

07/24/2009 12:25 AM

To	David Cramer <dcramer@motive.com>
cc	Scott Hudson <scott.hudson@flatironssolutions.com>, Kate.Wringe@sybase.com, Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz>, docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject	Re: [docbook] Why do formalparas only allow one para?

Why not use a bridgehead and multiple paras?

formalpara is singular? Hence one para?



regards

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