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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

FormalPara -- A paragraph with a title

Synopsis

Content Model

FormalPara ::= (Title,  (IndexTerm)*,  Para)

Attributes

Common attributes

Tag Minimization

The start-tag is required for this element. The end-tag is optional, if your SGML declaration allows minimization.

Parameter Entities

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

Description

Formal paragraphs have a title.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block. The Title of a FormalPara is often rendered as a run-in head.

Parents

These elements contain FormalPara: Abstract, Answer, Appendix, Article, AuthorBlurb, BiblioDiv, Bibliography, BlockQuote, Callout, Caption, Caution, Chapter, Colophon, Dedication, entry, Epigraph, Example, Footnote, Glossary, GlossDef, GlossDiv, Highlights, Important, Index, IndexDiv, InformalExample, LegalNotice, ListItem, MsgExplan, MsgText, Note, PartIntro, Preface, PrintHistory, 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 FormalPara: IndexTerm, Para, Title.

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

In some contexts, the following elements are excluded: IndexTerm.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE formalpara PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"> <formalpara><title>This Paragraph Has a Title</title> <para> This is a test.  This is only a test.  Had this been a real example, it would have made more sense.  Or less. </para> </formalpara>

This Paragraph Has a Title. This is a test. This is only a test. Had this been a real example, it would have made more sense. Or less.

For additional examples, see also Para.