Re: DOCBOOK: Re: packagename proposal/RFE

[Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo at metalab dot unc dot edu>]

At 10:24 AM +0000 6/5/02, Matt G. wrote:


> > 1. Is "packagename" the right name for symmetry with classname and
> > interfacename or should this be simply "package"? Or perhapps
> > "oopackage" for symmetry with ooclass and oointerface?
> Personally, I fail to see why 'package' wouldn't work just as well. 
> Unless 'package' is desired as a structural element, there would be 
> no meaningful distinction between using 'package' and 'packagename', 
> for an inline element.
To me, a "package" is something that contains classes, whereas the 
proposed "packagename" element would only contain PCDATA. But this is 
a minor issue, so either way works for me.
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