Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 11:50:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/14248: codify proposed style Message-ID: <199910121850.LAA11470@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/14248; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>
To: Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/14248: codify proposed style
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:45:22 +0200
On Sun 1999-10-10 (18:18), Tim Vanderhoek wrote:
> > + <para>When a starting tag which cannot contain character data
> > + directly follows a tag of the type that requires other tags
> > + within it to use character data, they are on separate lines.
> > + The second tag should be properly indented.</para>
>
> First quoted line, do you mean "a starting tag which _can_ contain ..."?
> Or do I misunderstand? (In which case this last piece needs an
> example!)
I mean which cannot (or do not normally) directly contain character
data, like <informalexample>, <itemizedlist>, <listitem>, and so
forth. I suppose there should be a name for it - block and inline is
a slightly different distinction though.
Things that directly contain character data, like <para> and <term>
(there must be more) are the other type.
I'll probably have a more coherent patch next week sometime, after
my sysdev is over.
> > + <para>When a tag which can contain character data closes
> > + directly after a tag which cannot contain character data
> > + closes, they co-exist on the same line.</para>
>
> Although I realize this is how it's currently done, it seems a little
> backwards...
Ok, this is what I had in mind:
<para>Ok, here we go!
<footnote>
<para>Well, not really, but almost!</para>
</footnote></para>
I like this way of doing footnotes, but I suppose we'd better make
a decision on it. (see my programming-tools patch)
Similarly:
<para>Somehow the next list is in this para
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Survival</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Self-actualisation</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>
Where else would you like to put that closing tag? I don't like this
way too much either.
Neil
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nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za
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