Re: [docbook] Standard schema or format for product sheet

[Peter Flynn <peter@silmaril.ie>]

On 15/10/2020 16:26, Vincent Bouttard wrote:
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> I think this is the best way. I will continue with DocBook, even if I
> have to adapt it in some points.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I have many times adapted DocBook 
(and TEI, for that matter) to handle details they were never designed 
for. This is because the underlying structure â which does not usually 
need changing â is both robust and very common; and because the creation 
of RNG customisation layers or DTD shims is not difficult.

In most cases it means adding new attributes and occasionally changing a 
content model slightly. It almost invariably means hijacking some 
otherwise unused element types for purposes specific to the knowledge 
domain (sometimes called "tag abuse"). But provided you document the 
changes so that others can see what you have done, I think it is the 
most effective approach.

Peter