12 Jan 2001
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision 4.1.2.3 | 12 Jan 2001 | ndw |
| Updated experimental release. | ||
| Revision 4.1.2.2 | 10 Jan 2001 | ndw |
| Updated experimental release. | ||
| Revision 4.1.2.1 | 16 Oct 2000 | ndw |
| Initial experimental release. | ||
This is the README for the DocBook XML Schema.
The DocBook XML Schema V4.1.2.3 attempts to be an accurate translation of the DocBook XML V4.1.2 DTD.
In this version, the parameterization of the schema is roughly identical to the parameterization of the DTD. This may change as I begin to experiment with the construction of derivative schemas.
DocBook XML Schema V4.1.2.3 is an experimental release. It validates with XSV version SV 1.173.2.10/1.82 of 2000/10/31 16:30:47 on my system.
I welcome reports of success or failure with other XML Schema validation tools.
The namespace names (URIs) used in this schema are purely imaginary. They have no official status, nor do they foreshadow the future existence of any similar official URIs. I had to use something.
The DocBook XML Schema is known to differ from the DocBook DTD in the following ways:
There are no named character entities. You can't define those in XML Schema.
The table model is the OASIS Exchange Table Model, not the CALS Table Model. This table model is less rich than the CALS model, lacking spanspec, tfoot, and a few other things.
Inside the table model, the tgroup element and all of its descendants are in a different namespace.
With the exception of tables, which will definitely require some markup changes in the instances, documents that are valid against the DTD should be valid against this schema.