docbook2html ignores some markup

docbook2html ignores some markup

[Sam Steingold]

Hi,
I am not on the list - I hope this is OK for bug reporting.

Not everything in the <bookinfo> tag in DocBook/XML finds its way into
the HTML file.  E.g., <date>, <othercredit>.

It would be nice if a warning were issued when an element is ignored.

I use docbook-utils-0.6.9 which came with RedHat7.2.

Thanks.

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docbook2html ignores some markup

[Sam Steingold]

Hi,
I am not on the list - I hope this is OK for bug reporting.

Not everything in the <bookinfo> tag in DocBook/XML finds its way into
the HTML file.  E.g., <date>, <othercredit>.

It would be nice if a warning were issued when an element is ignored.

I use docbook-utils-0.6.9 which came with RedHat7.2.

Thanks.

-- 
Sam Steingold (http://www.podval.org/~sds) running RedHat7.2 GNU/Linux
Keep Jerusalem united! <http://www.onejerusalem.org/Petition.asp>
Read, think and remember! <http://www.iris.org.il> <http://www.memri.org/>
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Re: docbook2html ignores some markup

[Éric Bischoff]

On Friday 05 April 2002 03:10, Sam Steingold wrote:
> Hi,
> I am not on the list - I hope this is OK for bug reporting.
>
> Not everything in the <bookinfo> tag in DocBook/XML finds its way into
> the HTML file.  E.g., <date>, <othercredit>.

You can select what finds its way and what not.

> It would be nice if a warning were issued when an element is ignored.
>
> I use docbook-utils-0.6.9 which came with RedHat7.2.
>
> Thanks.

Re: docbook2html ignores some markup

[Éric Bischoff]

On Friday 05 April 2002 03:10, Sam Steingold wrote:
> Hi,
> I am not on the list - I hope this is OK for bug reporting.
>
> Not everything in the <bookinfo> tag in DocBook/XML finds its way into
> the HTML file.  E.g., <date>, <othercredit>.

You can select what finds its way and what not.

> It would be nice if a warning were issued when an element is ignored.
>
> I use docbook-utils-0.6.9 which came with RedHat7.2.
>
> Thanks.

Re: docbook2html ignores some markup

[Sam Steingold]

> * In message <200204051639.49581.e.bischoff@noos.fr>
> * On the subject of "Re: docbook2html ignores some markup"
> * Sent on Fri, 5 Apr 2002 16:39:49 +0200
> * Honorable Éric Bischoff <e.bischoff@noos.fr> writes:
>
> On Friday 05 April 2002 03:10, Sam Steingold wrote:
> >
> > Not everything in the <bookinfo> tag in DocBook/XML finds its way into
> > the HTML file.  E.g., <date>, <othercredit>.
> 
> You can select what finds its way and what not.

How?

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Re: docbook2html ignores some markup

[Sam Steingold]

> * In message <200204051639.49581.e.bischoff@noos.fr>
> * On the subject of "Re: docbook2html ignores some markup"
> * Sent on Fri, 5 Apr 2002 16:39:49 +0200
> * Honorable Éric Bischoff <e.bischoff@noos.fr> writes:
>
> On Friday 05 April 2002 03:10, Sam Steingold wrote:
> >
> > Not everything in the <bookinfo> tag in DocBook/XML finds its way into
> > the HTML file.  E.g., <date>, <othercredit>.
> 
> You can select what finds its way and what not.

How?

-- 
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Keep Jerusalem united! <http://www.onejerusalem.org/Petition.asp>
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Re: docbook2html ignores some markup

[Éric Bischoff]

On Friday 05 April 2002 20:37, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > You can select what finds its way and what not.
>
> How?

In the style sheets. It's explained on Norm's site.

Re: docbook2html ignores some markup

[Éric Bischoff]

On Friday 05 April 2002 20:37, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > You can select what finds its way and what not.
>
> How?

In the style sheets. It's explained on Norm's site.

Re: docbook2html ignores some markup

[Sam Steingold]

> * In message <200204052107.56911.e.bischoff@noos.fr>
> * On the subject of "Re: docbook2html ignores some markup"
> * Sent on Fri, 5 Apr 2002 21:07:56 +0200
> * Honorable Éric Bischoff <e.bischoff@noos.fr> writes:
>
> On Friday 05 April 2002 20:37, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > > You can select what finds its way and what not.

yes, but why isn't it done by default?!

> > How?
> In the style sheets.

obviously you cannot expect me to modify the system-wide style sheets.
(this is UNIX, not windows, user should not edit stuff in
/usr/share/sgml/docbook/utils-0.6.9/, right?)

you also cannot expect me to copy _all_ the style sheets to my account
and edit them there.
I do not modify the Emacs elisp tree to customize it!

thus I presume that I need to add something to my XML, or tell
docbook2html to add a small style sheet of my own creation.
right?

> It's explained on Norm's site.

could you please be more specific?
<http://nwalsh.com/> has a lot of stuff there.

Thanks.

-- 
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Re: docbook2html ignores some markup

[Sam Steingold]

> * In message <200204052107.56911.e.bischoff@noos.fr>
> * On the subject of "Re: docbook2html ignores some markup"
> * Sent on Fri, 5 Apr 2002 21:07:56 +0200
> * Honorable Éric Bischoff <e.bischoff@noos.fr> writes:
>
> On Friday 05 April 2002 20:37, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > > You can select what finds its way and what not.

yes, but why isn't it done by default?!

> > How?
> In the style sheets.

obviously you cannot expect me to modify the system-wide style sheets.
(this is UNIX, not windows, user should not edit stuff in
/usr/share/sgml/docbook/utils-0.6.9/, right?)

you also cannot expect me to copy _all_ the style sheets to my account
and edit them there.
I do not modify the Emacs elisp tree to customize it!

thus I presume that I need to add something to my XML, or tell
docbook2html to add a small style sheet of my own creation.
right?

> It's explained on Norm's site.

could you please be more specific?
<http://nwalsh.com/> has a lot of stuff there.

Thanks.

-- 
Sam Steingold (http://www.podval.org/~sds) running RedHat7.2 GNU/Linux
Keep Jerusalem united! <http://www.onejerusalem.org/Petition.asp>
Read, think and remember! <http://www.iris.org.il> <http://www.memri.org/>
An elephant is a mouse with an operating system.

Re: docbook2html ignores some markup

[Éric Bischoff]

On Saturday 06 April 2002 22:36, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > On Friday 05 April 2002 20:37, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > > > You can select what finds its way and what not.
>
> yes, but why isn't it done by default?!

By default, there's a selection of what should be displayed and what not in 
the docbook-utils stylesheet, if I remember correctly. Of course, this cannot 
match everyone's expectations.

> > In the style sheets.
>
> obviously you cannot expect me to modify the system-wide style sheets.
> (this is UNIX, not windows, user should not edit stuff in
> /usr/share/sgml/docbook/utils-0.6.9/, right?)

Exactly, but you can pass a customized stylesheet overriding this one with -d 
argument.

> you also cannot expect me to copy _all_ the style sheets to my account
> and edit them there.

A few lines are enough ;-). Just copy docbook-utils.dsl and edit it.

> I do not modify the Emacs elisp tree to customize it!

This is emacs-independant, thanks God.

> thus I presume that I need to add something to my XML, or tell
> docbook2html to add a small style sheet of my own creation.
> right?

Yup. Good reasoning.

> > It's explained on Norm's site.
>
> could you please be more specific?

I would if I had enough time to answer with more than a few lines :-(

> <http://nwalsh.com/> has a lot of stuff there.

Indeed.

Re: docbook2html ignores some markup

[Éric Bischoff]

On Saturday 06 April 2002 22:36, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > On Friday 05 April 2002 20:37, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > > > You can select what finds its way and what not.
>
> yes, but why isn't it done by default?!

By default, there's a selection of what should be displayed and what not in 
the docbook-utils stylesheet, if I remember correctly. Of course, this cannot 
match everyone's expectations.

> > In the style sheets.
>
> obviously you cannot expect me to modify the system-wide style sheets.
> (this is UNIX, not windows, user should not edit stuff in
> /usr/share/sgml/docbook/utils-0.6.9/, right?)

Exactly, but you can pass a customized stylesheet overriding this one with -d 
argument.

> you also cannot expect me to copy _all_ the style sheets to my account
> and edit them there.

A few lines are enough ;-). Just copy docbook-utils.dsl and edit it.

> I do not modify the Emacs elisp tree to customize it!

This is emacs-independant, thanks God.

> thus I presume that I need to add something to my XML, or tell
> docbook2html to add a small style sheet of my own creation.
> right?

Yup. Good reasoning.

> > It's explained on Norm's site.
>
> could you please be more specific?

I would if I had enough time to answer with more than a few lines :-(

> <http://nwalsh.com/> has a lot of stuff there.

Indeed.