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Re: Why are legalnotices dropped?
- From: Dave Pawson <daveP at dpawson dot freeserve dot co dot uk>
- To: Scott Bolte <scott at niss dot com>
- Cc: docbook at lists dot oasis-open dot org
- Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:15:56 +0000
- Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: Why are legalnotices dropped?
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At 20:13 29/11/2001 -0600, Scott Bolte wrote:
> I'm not challenging the architectural design that allows
> local stylesheets to override, yet build on, the default
> stylesheets. (Though it is obvious that I am not yet facile
> enough with them for me to realize that was the answer to
> my first question.) I think it is great, though I would
> rather minimize the auxiliary tasks necessary to create
> the documents. That will improve the chances that my
> successor will be able to maintain what I create.
Re the second one, that's why the 'readme' file is there
in the same directory as the stylesheet.. isn't it?
(Please don't ask me to look for mine :-)
http://www.dpawson.co.uk/docbook/styling/custom.html
may help you get started.
> My larger question was, I guess, philosophical. The reason
> I tried legalnotice in the first place was because I assumed
> it would be used for important stuff, stuff that will be
> faithfully reproduced in all typical output formats. I
> was taken aback to have my "This is a draft copy" disclaimer
> disappear and wanted to know why.
There must be lots of users who 'don't want to bother with all that
legal stuff' until it goes out of the door, hence don't want it.
As I said, its choice, and the design says the choice is yours.
(more of case of pleasing most of the people most of the time Scott ;-)
HTH DaveP