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<title>DocBook V5.0b5</title><biblioid class="uri">http://norman.walsh.name/2006/04/12/docbook50b5</biblioid>
<volumenum>9</volumenum>
<issuenum>42</issuenum>
<pubdate>2006-04-12T14:54:40-04:00</pubdate>
<date>$Date: 2006-04-12 16:20:30 -0400 (Wed, 12 Apr 2006) $</date>
<author>
      <personname>
<firstname>Norman</firstname>
	<surname>Walsh</surname>
</personname>
    </author>
<copyright>
      <year>2006</year>
      <holder>Norman Walsh</holder>
    </copyright>
<abstract>
<para>The DocBook Technical Committee has published the fifth test
release of DocBook V5.0.</para>
</abstract>
<dc:subject rdf:resource="http://norman.walsh.name/knows/taxonomy#DocBook"/>
</info>

<para xml:id="p1">This
<link xlink:href="http://docbook.org/xml/5.0b5/">release</link>
includes a number of small edits
designed to improve consistency in the schema and fix build
bugs.</para>

<orderedlist>
<listitem xml:id="refmiscinfo2">
<para xml:id="p2">Restored the <tag class="attribute">class</tag> attribute on
<tag>refmiscinfo</tag> (removing the <tag class="attribute">type</tag>
attribute introduced in
<link xlink:href="http://www.docbook.org/specs/docbook-5.0b4-spec-wd-01.html">V5.0b4</link>). The <tag class="attribute">class</tag>
attribute is now an enumerated list with the standard
<tag class="attribute">otherclass</tag> extension point.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem xml:id="parameter">
<para xml:id="p3">Added <tag>parameter</tag> to <literal>db.technical.inlines</literal>.
This allows <tag>parameter</tag> to occur in places like
<tag>userinput</tag> and <tag>computeroutput</tag>.
</para>
</listitem>

<listitem xml:id="xinclude">
<para xml:id="p4">Allow XInclude elements in <tag>info</tag> elements (in the
<filename>docbookxi</filename> schemas).
</para>
</listitem>

<listitem xml:id="dtdgen">
<para xml:id="p5">Fixed bugs in the build process that resulted in broken DTD versions
of beta 4 and earlier betas.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>

<para xml:id="p6">I expect to update
<citetitle xlink:href="http://docbook.org/tdg5/en/">DocBook 5:
The Definitive Guide</citetitle> later this week or early next week.</para>

<para xml:id="p7">I also expect to get V4.5 out for consideration as an OASIS
Standard before the 15th of April.</para>

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