This book is divided into three parts.
Part I is an introduction to DocBook and includes the following chapters:
Provides an overview of DocBook, including a history of the schema and a description of what is new in DocBook V5.0
Describes how to get started creating books, sets of books, articles, and other documents using DocBook
Describes how to validate DocBook instances and how to interpret common validation errors
Provides a high-level overview of DocBook publishing
Describes how to customize the DocBook schema, including examples of common customizations
Part II, is a complete reference guide to the DocBook elements.
Part III, contains installation instructions, a discussion of DocBook variants and future directions, a list of resources, an interchange checklist, and a copy of the GNU Free Documentation License:
Describes how to install the DocBook schema and stylesheets
Describes DocBook variants and discusses future directions
Lists websites, books, and other resources
An interchange checklist; includes things to consider when sharing DocBook documents with others
A copy of the GNU Free Documentation License
At the end of this book you’ll find a Glossary and an Index.