[ docbook-RFEs-1588693 ] Allow ackno in book

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RFEs item #1588693, was opened at 2006-11-01 09:37
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Category: DocBook
Group: v5.0
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Scott Hudson (shudson310)
Assigned to: Norman Walsh (nwalsh)
Summary: Allow ackno in book

Initial Comment:
Books may also have Acknowledgements, not just
articles. This would support commercial publishing,
perhaps even technical publications.

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>Comment By: Scott Hudson (shudson310)
Date: 2006-11-01 15:31

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In one of the sample books I'm working with, there is a
separate dedication at the front of the book. In the back of
the book is an Acknowledgements section.

The Acknowledgements could actually go anywhere in the book,
as one of the db.components. Article could be used, but
that's really a stretch, and an existing ackno element exists. 

I would like ackno to be allowed in book as one of the high
level components that can be in any order in the book.
Semantically, acknowledgements are very different from
dedication, colophon, preface, appendix, article, etc.

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Comment By: Norman Walsh (nwalsh)
Date: 2006-11-01 15:09

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I must not understand your use case. What goes in the
acknowledgements and where in the book does it appear? 

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Comment By: Scott Hudson (shudson310)
Date: 2006-11-01 13:39

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Actually, I was wondering the difference between ackno and
dedication. Should these be merged, and allowed in both book
and article?

Preface is for introductory material, and would not be
suitable for generating a separate Acknowledgements page, IMO.

Colophon contains factual information about the book,
especially about its production, and includes details about
typographic style, the fonts used, the paper used, and
perhaps the binding method of the book. This doesn't seem
appropriate for acknowledgements, either.

Appendix is for supplementary material, so semantically, I
don't think this is appropriate for Acknowledgements either.

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Comment By: Norman Walsh (nwalsh)
Date: 2006-11-01 12:57

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How are acknowledgements in a book different from a preface
or an appendix with the title "acknowledgements"?

Books already have lots of places
(preface,appendix,colophon) to put acknowledgements of
various sorts.

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