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Re: [docbook] inline equations
- From: "Bob Stayton" <bobs at sagehill dot net>
- To: "Aidan Lister" <aidanis at gmail dot com>, <docbook at lists dot oasis-open dot org>
- Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 00:18:09 -0800
- Subject: Re: [docbook] inline equations
- References: <40c9f84041209030610fc6ce1@mail.gmail.com>
As you discovered, inlineequation doesn't permit plain text. Perhaps it
should, but it currently doesn't.
One solution is to use a phrase element with role="math", and then add a
stylesheet customization to format it. Here is the XML:
<phrase role="math">Δx = FmΔt</phrase>
And here is the XSL:
<xsl:template match="phrase[@role = 'math']">
<xsl:call-template name="inline.italicseq"/>
</xsl:template>
If you don't want italic, then you could just leave out the XSL
customization. This only works for simple math that can be expressed as a
text string. You could include subscripts and superscripts if needed, but
you won't be able to format complex math expressions.
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aidan Lister" <aidanis@gmail.com>
To: <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 3:06 AM
Subject: [docbook] inline equations
Hi List,
If I have an inline equation, for example:
"The movement of nodes is calculated with the general equation: Îx =
FmÎt where Îx is the incremental displacement vector, F is the driving
force vector, m is the mobility and Ît is the time increment."
I'm unclear as to the markup I should be using within the XML.
F, m and dt being variables should be wrapped in <varname>? The
synopsis for this element points its application more toward
programming. Is it still appropriate?
What about the equation? Îx = FmÎt. As it's not an image, I can't use
<inlineequation> because there would be no graphic element. Is there a
better way?
Thanks,
Aidan