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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: OT: Searching HTML or On topic, searching xml?
At 18:22 03/09/2002, Bob Stayton wrote: >> If docbook had a tag for 'searchable' content, as it does for >> index terms, then it wouldn't be too hard to collate an 'index' >> of search terms and the html file, even in a chunked output? >> /would it? >> >> I'd like to have such a thing for both my faq's. > >Well, there is 'keyword' and 'keywordset', which can appear >in any *info element. Quick response is I want it at the inline level, but that's without thought. keyword sounds about right, is it valid for a 'search term', semantically, and being very aware of the discussions going on on xml-doc :-) > It was the intention of those >to embed a list of searchable keywords. These words >are output by the HTML stylesheets in <meta name="keywords"> >elements in the HTML head. Those wouldn't be hard >to collate into an index. As a post process, or as a concurrent/pre process? Most general application.... OK Mine, is that the references would be into the html files? > But they only resolve to >the HTML file, not a specific anchor location in the file. Mmm not good enough is it? But could I customise the current processor to extend it to some id value? >Some of your FAQ pages are pretty long. :-) >Why not just use a regular index if you are going to >embed terms? spoilsport. 'Search terms' == index term I suppose. Damned semantics eh? regards DaveP
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