Hi,
> However, I was told that the formula can be expressed with docbook xml elements
> without using any MathML tags
That statement is not correct. DocBook has only an element named <mathphrase> which
can contain any mix of:
#PCDATA|inlinemediaobject|remark|superscript|subscript|xref|link|olink|anchor|biblioref|alt|
annotation|indexterm|phrase|replaceable|emphasis
So you could use it for very simple math text such as:
E = mc<superscript>2</superscript>
While DocBook does not have any means of expressing more complex mathematics, it can
work with MathML.
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
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From: David Gao
To:
Cc: Richard Quadling ;
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: [docbook] HOW TO: format formula in docbook 5
Hi Richard,
Thank you very much for the information.
However, I was told that the formula can be expressed with docbook xml elements
without using any MathML tags. I've tried all ways I can think of, but no good. Could
you help me with this?
Best Regards!
David Gao
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [docbook] HOW TO: format formula in docbook 5
From: Richard Quadling <>
To: David Gao <>
Date: 2010-6-7 20:38
On 7 June 2010 12:16, David Gao <> wrote:
Hi,
I'm a beginner of docbook 5. I have difficulty when formatting a math
equation with docbook xml. The equation is a mathematical fraction as
included in the attachment.
Could anyone be kind enough to tell me how to express that equation in
docbook xml?
Many thanks!
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Best Regards
David Gao ()
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I would suggest using MathML.
The references I could find ...
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg04388.html
(with subsequent threads)
http://www.w3.org/TR/MathML2/chapter2.html#fund.examples
http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/MathML.html
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