Re: Remove section numbering for DocBook

[Milo Casagrande <miloc gnome org>]

Hi,

2010/5/14 Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>:
> I'm considering removing section numbering for DocBook documents,
> referencing everything by title only. Section numbering accounts
> for a significant portion of the processing time for DocBook,
> and it's some of the weirdest stuff that translators ever see
> in PO files.
>
> The downside is that it would make the output from my stylesheets
> wholly unsuitable for printing entire documents. But I think I'd
> rather focus on making tools for minimalist help viewers, and let
> others worry about tools for printed manuals.
>
> Thoughts?

I have no objections in doing so. If it gives us more speed to open up
document (and can ease the translators work), it's all welcome!

Ciao.

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Milo Casagrande <miloc gnome org>