I'm pretty sure the stylesheets don't process a role="mi" for othername.
That would have to be a customization.
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Fahlgren" <>
To: "Docbook Appz" <>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:05 AM
Subject: [docbook-apps] Author Middle Initials
> Hey,
>
> The example given in http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/author.html
> for middle initials is:
>
> <author>
> <firstname>Norman</firstname>
> <surname>Walsh</surname>
> <othername role='mi'>D</othername>
> </author>
>
> In the XSL-FO output target for the stylesheets, this will be
> formatted as "Norman D Walsh" when the author.othername.in.middle
> parameter is non-zero (via person.name and when it calls
> person.name.first-last based on your localization). I'd like a period
> after the D.
>
> Does the semantics of the othername/@role="mi" suggest that the period
> be added after the D in the othername ("D.") or that that period
> should be in the stylesheets?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Keith
>
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