OASIS DocBook TC2

Kate,

I think there may be a solution that does not require a change to the
schema.

I presume the toc becomes bloated because everything ends up getting
pushed down an extra level. If that's the case, try the following:



This snippet throws away the section wrapper, promotes the title to be
the chapter title, and then pulls in everything after the title inside
the section. I've used it when I needed to turn a chapter into an
appendix or when I've needed to insert something (e.g., a graphic) and
didn't want to touch the source.

You need to be cautious about the content; it's not hard to end up with
a file that won't parse, but it might be worth a try.

Hope that helps.
Dick Hamilton
---------------------------------
XML Press
XML for Technical Communicators
http://xmlpress.net
(970) 231-3624 

> 
> Hello, 
> 
> Here's the problem that I am increasingly running into: We have a
> 
 in one book that we want to reuse as a 

There is no currently registered [1] "xpointer" xpointer 
scheme.  Did you mean to say "xpath1" or something like that
or are you recommending use of something unofficial that may
not be supported in general?

paul


[1] http://www.w3.org/2005/04/xpointer-schemes/


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                                                Original Message-----
> From: Richard Hamilton [mailto:rlhamilton@frii.com]
> Sent: Monday, 2010 July 26 14:52
> To: Kate.Wringe@sybase.com
> Cc: DocBook Technical Committee; docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [docbook] Sections and topics
> 
> Kate,
> 
> I think there may be a solution that does not require a change to the
> schema.
> 
> I presume the toc becomes bloated because everything ends up getting
> pushed down an extra level. If that's the case, try the following:
> 
> 
> 
> This snippet throws away the section wrapper, promotes the title to be
> the chapter title, and then pulls in everything after the title inside
> the section. I've used it when I needed to turn a chapter into an
> appendix or when I've needed to insert something (e.g., a graphic) and
> didn't want to touch the source.
> 
> You need to be cautious about the content; it's not hard to end up
with
> a file that won't parse, but it might be worth a try.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> Dick Hamilton
> ---------------------------------
> XML Press
> XML for Technical Communicators
> http://xmlpress.net
> (970) 231-3624
> 
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Here's the problem that I am increasingly running into: We have a
> > 
 in one book that we want to reuse as a 

Paul,

I didn't realize the xpointer construct was unofficial.

That said, it's working very nicely in xmllint, so unless/until xmllint
or an equivalent is using an official means of doing this, I'll keep
trucking along.

Kate. Sorry my suggestion doesn't work for you.

Thanks,
Dick
---------------------------------
XML Press
XML for Technical Communicators
http://xmlpress.net
(970) 231-3624 


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                                                Original Message-----
> From: Grosso, Paul [mailto:pgrosso@ptc.com] 
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 2:03 PM
> To: Richard Hamilton; Kate.Wringe@sybase.com
> Cc: DocBook Technical Committee; docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [docbook-tc] RE: [docbook] Sections and topics
> 
> 
> There is no currently registered [1] "xpointer" xpointer 
> scheme.  Did you mean to say "xpath1" or something like that
> or are you recommending use of something unofficial that may
> not be supported in general?
> 
> paul
> 
> 
> [1] http://www.w3.org/2005/04/xpointer-schemes/
> 
> 
> > 
Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Hamilton [mailto:rlhamilton@frii.com]
> > Sent: Monday, 2010 July 26 14:52
> > To: Kate.Wringe@sybase.com
> > Cc: DocBook Technical Committee; docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
> > Subject: Re: [docbook] Sections and topics
> > 
> > Kate,
> > 
> > I think there may be a solution that does not require a 
> change to the
> > schema.
> > 
> > I presume the toc becomes bloated because everything ends up getting
> > pushed down an extra level. If that's the case, try the following:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > This snippet throws away the section wrapper, promotes the 
> title to be
> > the chapter title, and then pulls in everything after the 
> title inside
> > the section. I've used it when I needed to turn a chapter into an
> > appendix or when I've needed to insert something (e.g., a 
> graphic) and
> > didn't want to touch the source.
> > 
> > You need to be cautious about the content; it's not hard to end up
> with
> > a file that won't parse, but it might be worth a try.
> > 
> > Hope that helps.
> > Dick Hamilton
> > ---------------------------------
> > XML Press
> > XML for Technical Communicators
> > http://xmlpress.net
> > (970) 231-3624
> > 
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Here's the problem that I am increasingly running into: We have a
> > > 
 in one book that we want to reuse as a