Re: @part command and docbook

[Karl Berry]

    Texi2dvi adds a full page for the text after @part, it is acceptable,

But ugly.  Not what anyone would want to print in a real book.

     @node node before part
     @path the part

Nodes cannot be associated with parts.  That would break everything.

    * in any case, add <partintro> in DocBook output

How about:

@part Part Title
@docbook
<partintro>intro to part blah blah</partintro>
@end docbook

Does that work?  That seems to me to best reflect the reality of the
situation, which is that "partintro" text is a Docbook feature, not
supported in Texinfo.

      - we revisit the "no text after @part" rule and decide something 
        for Info.  I think that the best would be simply ignore text

If the above works for Arnold ... how about giving a warning if there is
text after @part?  (Then I don't have a preference as to whether it is
ignored or not ignored.)

k