DocBook: The Definitive Guide

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	By Norman Walsh & Leonard Muellner 1st Edition October 1999 1-56592-580-7, Order Number: 5807 652 pages, $36.95 , Includes CD-ROM

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Name

SegmentedList -- A segmented list, a list of sets of elements

Synopsis

Content Model

SegmentedList ::= ((Title,TitleAbbrev?)?,  SegTitle*,SegListItem+)

Attributes

Common attributes

Tag Minimization

Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.

Parameter Entities

`%admon.mix;`	`%bookcomponent.content;`	`%component.mix;`
`%divcomponent.mix;`	`%example.mix;`	`%footnote.mix;`
`%glossdef.mix;`	`%highlights.mix;`	`%legalnotice.mix;`
`%list.class;`	`%para.mix;`	`%qandaset.mix;`
`%refcomponent.mix;`	`%sidebar.mix;`	`%tabentry.mix;`
`%tbl.entry.mdl;`	`%textobject.mix;`

Description

A SegmentedList consists of a set of headings (SegTitles) and a list of parallel sets of elements. Every SegListItem contains a set of elements that have a one-to-one correspondence with the headings. Each of these elements is contained in a Seg.

Processing expectations

Segmented lists can be formatted in a number of ways. Two popular formats are tabular and as a list of repeated headings and elements. In a tabular presentation, the SegmentedList is the table. In the list presentation, the SegmentedList surrounds the entire list of blocks of heading/element pairs.

Future Changes

In DocBook V4.0, at least two SegTitles will be required.

Parents

These elements contain SegmentedList: Answer, Appendix, Article, BiblioDiv, Bibliography, BlockQuote, Callout, Caption, Caution, Chapter, Colophon, Dedication, entry, Example, Footnote, Glossary, GlossDef, GlossDiv, Highlights, Important, Index, IndexDiv, InformalExample, LegalNotice, ListItem, MsgExplan, MsgText, Note, Para, PartIntro, Preface, Procedure, QandADiv, QandASet, Question, RefSect1, RefSect2, RefSect3, RefSynopsisDiv, Sect1, Sect2, Sect3, Sect4, Sect5, Section, SetIndex, Sidebar, SimpleSect, Step, TextObject, Tip, Warning.

Children

The following elements occur in SegmentedList: SegListItem, SegTitle, Title, TitleAbbrev.

In some contexts, the following elements are allowed anywhere: BeginPage, IndexTerm.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"> <para> The capitals of the states of the United States of America are: <segmentedlist><title>State Capitals</title> <segtitle>State</segtitle> <segtitle>Capital</segtitle> <seglistitem><seg>Alabama</seg><seg>Montgomery</seg></seglistitem> <seglistitem><seg>Alaska</seg><seg>Anchorage</seg></seglistitem> <seglistitem><seg>Arkansas</seg><seg>Little Rock</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> &hellip; </para>

The capitals of the states of the United States of America are:

State Capitals

State: Alabama

Capital: Montgomery

State: Alaska

Capital: Anchorage

State: Arkansas

Capital: Little Rock

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Alternatively:

Table 1. State Capitals