Re: Which DocBook element to use for NICs?

Norman Walsh <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.text.docbook.misc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Thomas Schraitle <[email protected]> writes:
>> You can use class attribute to be more specific about value inside
>> systemitem. If there is nothing suitable for you in this list, you can
>> still use rola attribute and invent your own types, e.g.
>> 
>> <systemitem role="interface">eth0</systemitem>
>
> An alternative notation would be:
>
>  <systemitem class="other" otherclass="interface">eth0</systemitem>

I think that would be “better”, but I also think

> What about adding "interface" to the available values of the class
> attribute for future DocBook versions?

Is a perfectly reasonable idea.

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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