<section> vs <sect1>, ... [was: Re: usb-keys]

[Mark Johnson <mjohnson redhat com>]

Dave Pawson wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 19:01, Karsten Wade wrote:
>
>
> > For maintainability sake, it might be easier to keep things separate. 
> > Either way, we could have a document set that covers multiple methods. 
> > Fedora Doc Set: Hot Plugging or something.
>
>
> Due care when authoring Paul?
> E.g. if the different ways are at <sect1> level,
> its no problem to merge or separate them?
> 'nother benefit of XML?

Is there any possibility of revisiting the policy of using <sect1> 
<sect2>, ..., instead of <section>?

The latter allows one to move sections around (& in to other docs) 
much more easily. Also, there's a slight possibility that <sect1>, 
etc., might disappear when DocBook 5 comes out.

The fedora docs policy on this is spelled out here:

http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/documentation-guide/s1-xml-tags-sections.html

IMO, use of <section> makes a document much more modular, in the 
sense that it may later be incorporated into another document. I 
can't recall where, but some 'best practices' presentation/doc I've 
seen recommends moving to <section>.

Cheers,
Mark

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