[rfc-i] Should figures float?

[julian.reschke at gmx.de (Julian Reschke)]

On 2014-07-11 03:29, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> While reviewing the PDF draft, it occurred to me that most "modern"
> solutions (at least back to LaTeX) allow figures to float, whereas
> the assumption with XML2RFC has always been that the occur exactly
> where <figure> is placed in the text, except for maybe inserting a page
> feed to avoid splitting the artwork.
>
> For v3, are we going to allow for processors that are capable of
> floating a figure? That would be a new attribute for <figure>
> along the lines of float="true" or "false".

I believe it's an interesting idea, but on the long list of things we 
still need to do it should be at the bottom.

Also, I suspect that a simple flag isn't sufficient. Depending on 
whether the image (what about tables???) floats, we may need different 
text content.

Best regards, Julian