figure in example

Would anyone be opposed to an RFE to allow <figure> in
<example>? I
kinda like my pictures in examples to have titles.

On 3/15/06, Dick Hamilton <rlhamiltonfrii.com> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> >
> > Why is figure allowed in para, which in turn is
allowed in example,
> > when figure is not allowed in example? I feel
sorta strange wrapping
> > my figures in paras...
> >
> I don't know the exact reason, but my best guess is
that it has to
> do with titling and numbering.  I.e., to avoid a
situation where
> you have a titled and numbered figure inside a titled
and numbered
> example.  Since informalfigure IS allowed in example,
that's about
> the only reason I can think of.
>
> Of course, as you note, it is possible to nest figure
in example through
> para, but I'll bet that was not contemplated when
DocBook was designed.
>
> I'd be interested in getting Norm's view on this,
especially because
> he seems to have plugged this hole in DocBook V5.0
(that's if I read
> the Schematron assertions correctly, which I don't
guarantee.  The
> description of example http://d
ocbook.org/tdg5/en/html/example.html
> contains a set of "Additional Constraints"
including one that states
> that "figure must not occur in the descendants of
example."  That would
> preclude your use of
<example><para><figure>...
>
> BTW, if you don't need titles and numbering, you can
put informalfigure
> in example.  This is permitted in both 4.x and 5.0.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick Hamilton
> rlhamiltonfrii.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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Chris Chiasson
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:03 PM
> > To: docbooklists.oasis-open.org
> > Subject: [docbook] figure in example
> >
> >
> > Why is figure allowed in para, which in turn is
allowed in example,
> > when figure is not allowed in example? I feel
sorta strange wrapping
> > my figures in paras...
> >
> > ??
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
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