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

InformalEquation -- A displayed mathematical equation without a title

Synopsis

Content Model

InformalEquation ::= (Alt?,  (Graphic+|MediaObject+))

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;`	`%figure.mix;`
`%footnote.mix;`	`%glossdef.mix;`	`%indexdivcomponent.mix;`
`%informal.class;`	`%para.mix;`	`%qandaset.mix;`
`%refcomponent.mix;`	`%sidebar.mix;`

Description

An InformalEquation is usually a mathematical equation or a group of related mathematical equations.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

Parents

These elements contain InformalEquation: Answer, Appendix, Article, BiblioDiv, Bibliography, BlockQuote, Callout, Caution, Chapter, Equation, Example, Figure, Footnote, Glossary, GlossDef, GlossDiv, Important, Index, IndexDiv, InformalExample, InformalFigure, 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, Tip, Warning.

Children

The following elements occur in InformalEquation: Alt, Graphic, MediaObject.

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

Examples

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"> <para> The equation  <informalequation>   <alt>e^(pi*i) + 1 = 0</alt>   <graphic fileref="figures/epi10"></graphic> </informalequation> is delightful because it joins together five of the most important mathematical constants. </para>

The equation