docbook2mdoc and [sub]section links

["Anthony J. Bentley" <anthony@anjbe.name>]

Hi,

Instances of .Sx that docbook2mdoc(1) generates in text don't match the
case of the actual section name. The Sx's printed text (and, in HTML
output, the href of the hyperlink) will come from the section's id in
the DocBook source, which is not correct.

For example, here's a sample from the DocBook source of fonts(7):

  <para>
  This document describes the support for fonts in X11R&relvers;.
  <xref linkend='Installing_fonts' xrefstyle='select: title'/> is aimed at the
  casual user wishing to install fonts in X11R&relvers; the rest of the
  document describes the font support in more detail.
  </para>
  (snip)
  <sect1 id='Installing_fonts'>
  <title>Installing fonts</title>

And the result currently in xenocara:

  This document describes the support for fonts in X11R6.
  .Sx Installing_fonts
  is aimed at the
  casual user wishing to install fonts in X11R6 the rest of the
  document describes the font support in more detail.
  (snip)
  .Sh INSTALLING FONTS

The Sx line should match its Sh, "INSTALLING FONTS".

A related problem is with <sect3>. docbook2mdoc(1) generates Sy in Pp
for the tag. While dissatisfying, I don't know what better solution
there could be at the moment. But since this can't be treated as a
normal section cross reference, docbook2mdoc(1) should not create Sx
for references to <sect3>.

An example:

  <para>
  All that remains is to tell the X server about the existence of the
  new font directory; see <xref linkend='Setting_the_servers_font_path'
  xrefstyle='select: title'/> below.
  </para>
  (snip)
  <sect3 id='Setting_the_servers_font_path'>
  <title>Setting the server's font path</title>

becoming:

  .Pp
  All that remains is to tell the X server about the existence of the
  new font directory; see
  .Sx Setting_the_servers_font_path
  below.
  (snip)
  .Pp
  .Sy Setting the server's font path

-- 
Anthony J. Bentley
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