Re: [docbook] The semantics of mediaobject

[Peter Flynn <peter@silmaril.ie>]

On 05/04/2023 21:46, Thibaut Cuvelier wrote:
> 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:
> > >
> > > This element contains a set of alternative âmedia objects.â 
> > > Exactly one object will be selected and rendered. â Under no 
> > > circumstances should more than one object in a mediaobject be
> > > used or presented at 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 

Thank you, that looks good. The document currently runs 5.0 so I hadn't 
noticed this. Time to upgrade...

Peter