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Re: [docbook-apps] slides and documents
On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 08:24:45AM -0500, Bruce D'Arcus wrote:
>
> On Nov 24, 2003, at 12:45 PM, Bob Stayton wrote:
>
> >> So in this case, I'd want to flag "the world is flat" to include as a
> >> bullet point in a presentation.
> >>
> >> Finally, looking at the attribute list that can be used for profiling,
> >> I'm not sure any of them are well-suited to what I need. I guess this
> >> is a perfect place to extend docbook through a customization layer?
> >> Maybe with an attribute called "audience" or something?
> >
> > Well, you could use the 'condition' attribute, which is
> > pretty general.
>
> So I can do condition="presentation." Then I might add an additional
> attribute for "audience"? Is there any problems doing this?
>
> The concrete example is this:
>
> I am working on a book. From the book, I will draw academic talks.
> However, I will also be teaching a course that will present much of the
> content in the book. So, I'm hoping for an elegant way to have a
> single source, for multiple presentation media (print and presentation
> slides) and audiences (scholars vs. students).
I think the userlevel attribute would be appropriate
for your audience choice. Using condition and
userlevel attributes means you wouldn't have to
add any attributes.
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