This is the mail archive of the docbook@lists.oasis-open.org mailing list for the DocBook project.


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]
Other format: [Raw text]

[docbook] Re: Re: Re: whitespace at the beginning and the end of element content


* Wolfgang Jeltsch <wolfgang@jeltsch.net> [Oct 31, 2004 20:20]:
> > As norm already said: "As a general rule, it's significant in any
> > element that allows text and insiginficant in elements that only allow
> > other blocks."  Use indentation, just not where it matters...

> But it does matter in every element that allows text, right?  So you
> are not able to use indentation in most parts of your document because
> elements that only allow other blocks are seldom.

Well, not really.  I haven't found that to be true anyway.  I mean, most
text must go in <para>'s anyway.  But sure, it is an annoyance, when one
is able to nicely indent most elements, but <para>'s always requires
special treatment.

> Best whishes,

The same to you,
	nikolai

--
::: name: Nikolai Weibull    :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka :::
::: born: Chicago, IL USA    :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden    :::
::: page: www.pcppopper.org  :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 :::
main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]