Re: The semantics of mediaobject

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On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 at 22:32, Peter Flynn <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 05/04/2023 17:27, Norm Tovey-Walsh wrote:
> > The description of mediaobject states:
> >
> >    This element contains a set of alternative =E2=80=9Cmedia objects.=
=E2=80=9D Exactly
> >    one object will be selected and rendered. =E2=80=A6 Under no circums=
tances
> >    should more than one object in a mediaobject be used or presented at
> >    the same time.
>
> In a document requiring the frequent presentation of figures containing
> multiple images (eg sets of related diagrams, graphs, screenshots, etc),
> what is the recommended container for the multiple <mediaobject>
> elements? Obviously they could all just be children of the containing
> figure element, but does anyone have another preferred recommendation?
>

Would formalgroup fit the bill?
https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.2/formalgroup.html

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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 at 22:32, Peter Flynn &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<div class=3D"gmail=
_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 05/04/2023 17:=
27, Norm Tovey-Walsh wrote:<br>
&gt; The description of mediaobject states:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 This element contains a set of alternative =E2=80=9Cmedia=
 objects.=E2=80=9D Exactly<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 one object will be selected and rendered. =E2=80=A6 Under=
 no circumstances<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 should more than one object in a mediaobject be used or p=
resented at<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 the same time.<br>
<br>
In a document requiring the frequent presentation of figures containing <br=
>
multiple images (eg sets of related diagrams, graphs, screenshots, etc), <b=
r>
what is the recommended container for the multiple &lt;mediaobject&gt; <br>
elements? Obviously they could all just be children of the containing <br>
figure element, but does anyone have another preferred recommendation?<br><=
/blockquote><div><br></div><div>Would formalgroup fit the bill? <a href=3D"=
https://tdg.docbook.org/tdg/5.2/formalgroup.html">https://tdg.docbook.org/t=
dg/5.2/formalgroup.html</a> </div></div></div>

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