Re: A couple of layout/style questions

When this is converted to <para></para> elements in my xml markup, it
displays with collapsed white space, thus:
* * * * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * * * * *
Any suggestions as to how to treat this (preferably as an element for which
I can define a style which includes "center" as an attribute)?


You can use the xml:whitespace="preserve" attribute, although this will
cause problems when you try and validate it with current validators, so just
leave it out or comment it out for the validation!

Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Parker <RobParker(at)access.net.au>
To: Gutenberg list <hwg-gutenberg(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 5:09 AM
Subject: A couple of layout/style questions


> I'm currently marking up "Through the Looking Glass", and I'm using an old
> "dead-tree" copy, and a more recent annotated copy ("The Annotated Alice",
> by Martin Gardner), to help me figure out what's what.
>
> Query 4:
> At a number of points, the hardcopy versions both contain the following,
> used as a separator between sections within chapters:
>       *       *       *       *       *       *       *
>
>           *       *       *       *       *       *
>
>       *       *       *       *       *       *       *
> When this is converted to <para></para> elements in my xml markup, it
> displays with collapsed white space, thus:
> * * * * * * *
> * * * * * *
> * * * * * * *
> Any suggestions as to how to treat this (preferably as an element for
which
> I can define a style which includes "center" as an attribute)?
>
>
> and, to round off my current problems,
>
> Query 5:
> Both my hardcopy versions display some text in a smaller-than-usual font
> size (it's dialog spoken by a small insect). Is the most sensible approach
> to use the "misc" in-line element, and define a style for this? If not,
what
> other suggestions?
>
> Rob
>
>

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