Re: [docbook] Task Markup (delinquent action item)

[Jeff Biss <jeff at marco-inc dot com>]

There seems to be a problem with us users fully understanding what the developers
intended when they implemented the elements already in the DocBook DTD. Maybe
it would be a good thing if, when presented with a requesrt for a new element
such as "task", a developer would present the requestor with and example
using existing elements. Maybe "Examples" could be a living growing thing
on the DocBook server that could be referenced whenever a person can't figure
out how to appropriately use existing elements for their particular task.

No offense to the writers of the DocBook reference guide, but there are always
a huge variety of ways to use tags that cannot be addressed in a book that
has already gone to press.

Jeff Biss

Paul Grosso wrote:
> Sigh, now we're doubling the size and complexity of DocBook
> once again.
>
> Where does this all stop?  Or does DocBook just double 
> every 18 months?
>
> Can someone remind me what the real point of "task" is again?
>
> paul
>
> At 09:26 2003 05 20 -0400, joseph.a.gilvary@census.gov wrote:
> > Stefan Seefeld <seefeld@sympatico.ca>
> > 05/20/2003 09:05 AM
> >
> >
> >        To:     docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
> >        cc: 
> >        Subject:        Re: [docbook] Task Markup (delinquent action item)
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> >
> >
> > Wouldn't it make sense to allow for 'postconditions' ? 
> >
> > <snip/>
> >
> > Also, 'summary' and 'prerequisites' sound like metadata. Wouldn't it
> > make sense to group them into a 'taskinfo' element ? (and then allow
> > other optional elements such as 'author' similar to articleinfo,
> > sectioninfo, etc. ?)
> >
> > Regards,
> >                                 Stefan
> >
> >
> >
> > I'd like to voice support for these suggestions, and add that 
> > postcondition (or something 
> > in its stead) also belongs in the taskinfo element.
> >     
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