Re: [docbook] The semantics of mediaobject

[Thibaut Cuvelier <dourouc05@gmail.com>]

On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 at 22:32, Peter Flynn <peter@silmaril.ie> wrote:

On 05/04/2023 17:27, Norm Tovey-Walsh wrote:
> The description of mediaobject states:
>
>Â Â This element contains a set of alternative âmedia objects.â Exactly
>Â Â one object will be selected and rendered. â Under no circumstances
>Â Â should more than one object in a mediaobject be used or presented at
>Â Â the same time.

In a document requiring the frequent presentation of figures containing
multiple images (eg sets of related diagrams, graphs, screenshots, etc),
what is the recommended container for the multiple <mediaobject>
elements? Obviously they could all just be children of the containing
figure element, but does anyone have another preferred recommendation?

Would formalgroup fit the bill? https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.2/formalgroup.html