Re: [docbook-apps] including non-xml

[Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz>]

Ivan Ristic wrote:

> I looked around for a solution, but couldn't find anything. I have an
> idea to hack something together that would allow me to specify the
> fragment "coordinates" in the URL. For example:
> 
> <programlisting><xi:include
> href="codesample.c?startMarker=XXX&endMarker=YYY"  parse="text"
>       xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; /></programlisting>
> 
> Comments, pointers and suggestions are welcome.

I see two possible approaches:

1. Make selection during XIncluding -- probably using custom URI
resolver or supporting custom XPointer scheme

2. Do selection during XSLT. Requested range can be coded in some
effectivity attribute, e.g.

<programlisting condition="20-44">....</programlisting

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