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Re: Re: any reason why a "procedure" is not a child of "para"?


Tim,

You're correct. I have been using <para> as <simpara>. Then Mr Day has a good point and I have been confusing the issue. Sorry.

Jeff Biss

Tim Waugh wrote:
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 10:53:53AM -0600, Jeff Biss wrote:

Here's my 2 cents:

I see no reason that a procedure should be a child of a paragraph. The
paragraph immediately preceding a procedure would reference that
procedure. Why would one need to put a procdure inside a paragraph?

This is clear:

...To install the software perform the following procedure:

1. Insert the installation disk in the drive.
2. Another step

This is not so clear:

...To install the software: 1. Insert the installation disk in the
drive. 2. Allow the setup program to launch. If it does not launch you....

I think you're confusing <para> with <simpara>. A <para> is not a
single textual paragraph, but a grouping of elements that constitute
an idea. It's typically used in the same way that <simpara> is, but
it's very often used like this:

<para>It's very often used like this:
<itemizedlist>...

Tim.
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