Re: Doc patch, distinguish sections with an empty row in error code table - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 11/05/2012 09:41:13 PM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
>
> The attached patch, errorcode_table_v2.patch, is an attempt to
> do it the right way.

Since I'm stuck I asked about this patch on the docbook-apps
mailing list.

https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/docbook-apps/201211/msg00027.html

I got the following reply, and since I don't know the answer
and it seems a useful factoid am re-posting here.

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On 11/06/2012 10:41:04 AM, Stefan Seefeld wrote:
> On 11/06/2012 11:27 AM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to improve a table of PostgreSQL error codes
> > in the PostgreSQL docs.
>
> > Postgresql uses Docbook 4.2 and openjade/dsssl style sheets.
>
> Is there even a remote chance for you to migrate to XSL stylesheets ?
> I'm not sure the DSSL ones are maintained at all at this point, so
> improvements, fixes, and customizations are much easier to get with
> XSL.
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Regards,

Karl <kop@meme.com>
Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."                -- Robert A. Heinlein

P.S.  It's a shame, since I much prefer DSSL to XSL.
(And I don't know either well enough to be able to
whack out a migration of DSSL to XSL.)
(Though I do "like" working with xsltproc.)