Overview of the DocBook DTD

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Table of Contents

Preface

Obtaining DocBook from the Davenport Archive
Using and Modifying This Guide
Sending Comments
Acknowledgments

1. DocBook Introduction and Background

Purpose and Scope
Revision and Maintenance Policy

2. Understanding, Using, and Maintaining DocBook

Quick Start

Interchanging DocBook Documents

Using New Releases of DocBook

Using DocBook with Specific Tools

DTD Validation Warnings
ADEPT•Editor and Document•Architect
Normalizing Documents with nsgmls
RulesBuilder

DocBook Architecture

DocBook Entities

Patterns of Entity Naming and Usage
Previous and Current Parameter Entities
Marked Section Entities
Class (xxx.class) Entities
Mixture (xxx.mix) Entities
Content Model Fragment (xxx.content) Entities
Attribute (xxx.attrib) Entities

3. DocBook Changes Made and Planned

Changes Made from V2.1 to V2.2.1
Changes Made in V2.3
Changes Made in V2.4 and V2.4.1
Changes Planned for V3.0
Changes Planned for V4.0 to Date

List of Tables
2-1. Parameter Entity Equivalences
2-2. Class Entities and Contents
2-3. Object-Level (xxx.mix) Mixture Entities and Contents
2-4. Inline-Level (xxx.char.mix) Mixture Entities and Contents
2-5. Content Model Fragment Entities, Contexts, and Contents
2-6. Attribute Entities

List of Figures
2-1. DocBook Modules and Files
2-2. Entity Referencing Structure

List of Examples
2-1. Parameter Entity Synopsis

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