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Subject: Re: [docbook] Tabs and <formalgroup> content model


On Mon, 5 Feb 2024 at 15:05, Norm Tovey-Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> wrote:
>
> > From Norms comments, " ## A group of formal objects, for example subfigures"
> > seems a bit off (my view), rather than 'formal objects' (I've a job
> > relating to that),
> > how about 'related' or 'closely related' then figures / subfigures
> > matches (to me).
>

> Over time, a back-formation developed: if the things that didnât have
> titles were âinformalâ, then collectively, the things that *did* have
> titles were âformalâ.
>
> So we ended up with formalgroup: a group of âformalâ objects.

Is this made clear in TDG?
https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.2/formalgroup  No?

IMHO that might help (general use of 'formal' in db).
  History has its place etc.
regards


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