[rfc-i] Pagination requirements

[Julian Reschke]

On 2012-05-25 17:51, Joe Touch wrote:
>
> On May 25, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:
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>> On 25 mei 2012, at 17:11, Julian Reschke<julian.reschke at gmx.de>  wrote:
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>>> Containment is not only simpler to process, it also ensures on the source level that the document structure makes sense.
>>
>>> I recommend you google for "HTML outline algorithm" for attempts to extract a usable section tree from an HTML document.
>>
>> Not sure what "containment" means.
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> It's the difference between:
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> <h2>Heading 2</H2>
> <p>This is one paragraph</p>
> <p>This is another</p>
>
> and
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> <section>
> <h2>Heading 2</H2>
> <p>This is one paragraph</p>
> <p>This is another</p>
> </section>
>
>> I don't see how making the format harder to generate for humans just so tools have it easier makes sense.
>
> +1
>
> But I think this isn't easier for tools - I think it's 'nicer' for some academic definition of nice, but not for practical use.

Well, not having containment will make it much much harder to extract 
meaningful information, such as a page range for an index entry.

I still don't understand what problems is solved by flattening the 
structure.

Best regards, Julian