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Re: [docbook] glossary
- From: "Bob Stayton" <bobs at sagehill dot net>
- To: <davep at dpawson dot co dot uk>, "Docbook List" <docbook at lists dot oasis-open dot org>
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:38:50 -0800
- Subject: Re: [docbook] glossary
- References: <1109791294.5565.4.camel@marge>
Hi Dave,
I'm not clear what the page reference is referring to within the book. Can
you do it with an xref in the glossentry to something in the body of the
book? If you just want a page number, you could use an xrefstyle attribute
to get the output you want.
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Pawson" <davep@dpawson.co.uk>
To: "Docbook List" <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:21 AM
Subject: [docbook] glossary
> For the first time, I have a need to 'tweak' docbook.
>
> Scenario:
>
> I have a large book with peculiar terms.
> I want to produce a glossary,
> but with some form of reference to the page number within
> the book.
>
> Before I make a hash of it,
> any suggestions for an 'appropriate' amendment/extension please?
>
>
>
> regards and TIA, DaveP
>
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>