Any attribute, including any attribute in any namespace.
Any element from almost any namespace
Designates the computer or chip architecture to which the element applies
Designates the intended audience to which the element applies, for example, system administrators, programmers, or new users.
provides a standard place for application-specific effectivity
Indicates standards conformance characteristics of the element
Indicates the operating system to which the element is applicable
Indicates the editorial revision to which the element belongs
Indicates something about the security level associated with the element to which it applies
Indicates the level of user experience for which the element applies
Indicates the computer vendor to which the element applies.
Indicates the word size (width in bits) of the computer architecture to which the element applies
Indicates the output format (for example, print or epub) to which the element applies
Points to the element whose content is to be used as the text of the link
Points to an internal link target by identifying the value of its xml:id attribute
Points to one or more internal link targets by identifying the value of their xml:id attributes
Identifies a link target with a URI
Identifies the XLink link type
simple
An XLink simple link type
Identifies the XLink role of the link
Identifies the XLink arcrole of the link
Identifies the XLink title of the link
new
An application traversing to the ending resource should load it in a new window, frame, pane, or other relevant presentation context.
replace
An application traversing to the ending resource should load the resource in the same window, frame, pane, or other relevant presentation context in which the starting resource was loaded.
embed
An application traversing to the ending resource should load its presentation in place of the presentation of the starting resource.
other
The behavior of an application traversing to the ending resource is unconstrained by XLink. The application should look for other markup present in the link to determine the appropriate behavior.
none
The behavior of an application traversing to the ending resource is unconstrained by this specification. No other markup is present to help the application determine the appropriate behavior.
Identifies the XLink show behavior of the link
onLoad
An application should traverse to the ending resource immediately on loading the starting resource.
onRequest
An application should traverse from the starting resource to the ending resource only on a post-loading event triggered for the purpose of traversal.
other
The behavior of an application traversing to the ending resource is unconstrained by this specification. The application should look for other markup present in the link to determine the appropriate behavior.
none
The behavior of an application traversing to the ending resource is unconstrained by this specification. No other markup is present to help the application determine the appropriate behavior.
Identifies the XLink actuate behavior of the link
Identifies the unique ID value of the element
Specifies the DocBook version of the element and its descendants
Specifies the natural language of the element and its descendants
Specifies the base URI of the element and its descendants
Provides the name or similar semantic identifier assigned to the content in some previous markup scheme
Provides the text that is to be generated for a cross reference to the element
Specifies a keyword or keywords identifying additional style information
changed
The element has been changed.
added
The element is new (has been added to the document).
deleted
The element has been deleted.
off
Explicitly turns off revision markup for this element.
Identifies the revision status of the element
ltr
Left-to-right text
rtl
Right-to-left text
lro
Left-to-right override
rlo
Right-to-left override
Identifies the direction of text in an element
The RDFa Lite vocab
The RDFa Lite typeof
The RDFa Lite property
The RDFa Lite resource
The RDFa Lite prefix
none
No ID fixup strategy
suffix
ID fixup by concatenating suffixes
auto
ID fixup by creating unique values
The transclusion ID fixup strategy
The transclusion suffix to use when the suffix ID fixup strategy is employed
Suffix fixup must be specified
If a suffix is specified, suffix ID fixup must also be specified.
user
No link scope adjustments are made
local
The link scopes are adjusted with the suffix property
near
The link scopes are adjusted based on proximity
global
The link scopes are adjusted based on document order
The transclusion link scope adjustment
Specifies the format of the data
Indentifies the location of the data by URI
Identifies the location of the data by external identifier (entity name)
continues
Line numbering continues from the immediately preceding element with the same name.
restarts
Line numbering restarts (begins at 1, usually).
Determines whether line numbering continues from the previous element or restarts.
numbered
Lines are numbered.
unnumbered
Lines are not numbered.
Determines whether lines are numbered.
Specifies the initial line number.
Identifies the language (i.e. programming language) of the verbatim content.
Can be used to indicate explicitly that whitespace in the verbatim environment is preserved. Whitespace must always be preserved in verbatim environments whether this attribute is specified or not.
preserve
Whitespace must be preserved.
Specifies an identifying string for presentation purposes
Specifies the width (in characters) of the element
compact
The spacing should be "compact".
normal
The spacing should be "normal".
Specifies (a hint about) the spacing of the content
0
The element should be rendered in the current text flow (with the flow column width).
1
The element should be rendered across the full text page.
Indicates if the element is rendered across the column or the page
Identifies the language (i.e. programming language) of the content.
optional
The content describes an optional step or steps.
required
The content describes a required step or steps.
Specifies if the content is required or optional.
Specifies style information to be used when rendering the float
Specifies the width of the element
Specifies the depth of the element
Specifies the width of the content rectangle
Specifies the depth of the content rectangle
0
False (do not scale-to-fit; anamorphic scaling may occur)
1
True (scale-to-fit; anamorphic scaling is forbidden)
Specifies the scaling factor
Specifies a classid for a media object player
Specifies the autoplay setting for a media object player
center
Centered horizontally
char
Aligned horizontally on the specified character
justify
Fully justified (left and right margins or edges)
left
Left aligned
right
Right aligned
bottom
Aligned on the bottom of the region
middle
Centered vertically
top
Aligned on the top of the region
doi
A digital object identifier.
isbn
An international standard book number.
isrn
An international standard technical report number (ISO 10444).
issn
An international standard serial number.
istc
An international standard text code.
libraryofcongress
A Library of Congress reference number.
pubsnumber
A publication number (an internal number or possibly organizational standard).
uri
A Uniform Resource Identifier
Identifies the kind of bibliographic identifier
Identifies the nature of the non-standard bibliographic identifier
Identifies the kind of bibliographic identifier
other
Indicates that the identifier is some 'other' kind.
article
An article
bbs
A bulletin board system
book
A book
cdrom
A CD-ROM
chapter
A chapter (as of a book)
dvd
A DVD
emailmessage
An email message
gopher
A gopher page
journal
A journal
manuscript
A manuscript
newsposting
A posting to a newsgroup
part
A part (as of a book)
refentry
A reference entry
section
A section (as of a book or article)
series
A series
set
A set (as of books)
webpage
A web page
wiki
A wiki page
other
Some other kind of work
Identifies the nature of the published work
Identifies the nature of some other kind of published work
Identifies that this is some other kind of published work
other
Indicates that the published work is some 'other' kind.
The text of the title of a section of a document or of a formal block-level element
The abbreviation of a title
The subtitle of a document
A wrapper for information about a component or other block
A wrapper for information about a component or other block with a required title
A wrapper for information about a component or other block with only a title
A wrapper for information about a component or other block with only a required title
A wrapper for information about a component or other block without a title
Identifies the controlled vocabulary used by this set's terms
A set of terms describing the subject matter of a document
Specifies a ranking for this subject relative to other subjects in the same set
One of a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
A term in a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
A set of keywords describing the content of a document
One of a set of keywords describing the content of a document
Identifies the type of procedure
A list of operations to be performed in a well-defined sequence
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A unit of action in a procedure
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Alternative steps in a procedure
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A wrapper for steps that occur within steps in a procedure
A wrapper for identifying the results of a procedure or step
A portion of a document that is isolated from the main narrative flow
Element exclusion
sidebar must not occur among the children or descendants of sidebar
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A summary
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A short description or note about a person
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A quotation set off from the main text
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The source of a block quote or epigraph
sect1
Render as a first-level section
sect2
Render as a second-level section
sect3
Render as a third-level section
sect4
Render as a fourth-level section
sect5
Render as a fifth-level section
Indicates how the bridge head should be rendered
Identifies the nature of the non-standard rendering
Indicates how the bridge head should be rendered
other
Identifies a non-standard rendering
A free-floating heading
A remark (or comment) intended for presentation in a draft manuscript
A short inscription at the beginning of a document or component
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the desired footnote mark
A footnote
Element exclusion
footnote must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
example must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
figure must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
table must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
equation must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
sidebar must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
task must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
epigraph must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
caution must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
danger must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
important must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
note must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
tip must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
Element exclusion
warning must not occur among the children or descendants of footnote
A paragraph with a title
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A paragraph
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A paragraph that contains only text and inline markup, no block elements
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the type of mark to be used on items in this list
A list in which each entry is marked with a bullet or other dingbat
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
continues
Specifies that numbering should begin where the preceding list left off
restarts
Specifies that numbering should begin again at 1
Indicates how list numbering should begin relative to the immediately preceding list
Specifies the initial line number.
ignore
Specifies that numbering should ignore list nesting
inherit
Specifies that numbering should inherit from outer-level lists
Indicates whether or not item numbering should be influenced by list nesting
arabic
Specifies Arabic numeration (1, 2, 3, …)
upperalpha
Specifies upper-case alphabetic numeration (A, B, C, …)
loweralpha
Specifies lower-case alphabetic numeration (a, b, c, …)
upperroman
Specifies upper-case Roman numeration (I, II, III, …)
lowerroman
Specifies lower-case Roman numeration (i, ii, iii …)
Indicates the desired numeration
A list in which each entry is marked with a sequentially incremented label
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Specifies the keyword for the type of mark that should be used on this
item, instead of the mark that would be used by default
A wrapper for the elements of a list item
A segmented list, a list of sets of elements
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The title of an element of a list item in a segmented list
A list item in a segmented list
Cardinality of segments and titles
The number of seg elements must be the same as the number of segtitle elements in the parent segmentedlist
An element of a list item in a segmented list
horiz
A tabular presentation in row-major order.
vert
A tabular presentation in column-major order.
inline
An inline presentation, usually a comma-delimited list.
Specifies the type of list presentation.
Specifies the number of columns for horizontal or vertical presentation
An undecorated list of single words or short phrases
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An element of a simple list
Indicates a length beyond which the presentation system may consider a term too long and select an alternate presentation for that term, item, or list
A list in which each entry is composed of a set of one or more terms and an associated description
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A wrapper for a set of terms and the associated description in a variable list
The word or phrase being defined or described in a variable list
Identifies the type of example
A formal example, with a title
Element exclusion
example must not occur among the children or descendants of example
Element exclusion
figure must not occur among the children or descendants of example
Element exclusion
table must not occur among the children or descendants of example
Element exclusion
equation must not occur among the children or descendants of example
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the type of example
A displayed example without a title
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
monospaced
The literal layout should be formatted with a monospaced font
normal
The literal layout should be formatted with the current font
Specifies the class of literal layout
A block of text in which line breaks and white space are to be reproduced faithfully
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Text that a user sees or might see on a computer screen
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A representation of what the user sees or might see on a computer screen
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the type of figure
A formal figure, generally an illustration, with a title
Element exclusion
example must not occur among the children or descendants of figure
Element exclusion
figure must not occur among the children or descendants of figure
Element exclusion
table must not occur among the children or descendants of figure
Element exclusion
equation must not occur among the children or descendants of figure
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the type of figure
A untitled figure
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A displayed media object (video, audio, image, etc.)
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An inline media object (video, audio, image, and so on)
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A wrapper for video data and its associated meta-information
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A wrapper for audio data and its associated meta-information
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A wrapper for image data and its associated meta-information
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A wrapper for a text description of an object and its associated meta-information
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Specifies the (horizontal) alignment of the video data
Specifies the vertical alignment of the video data
Determines if anamorphic scaling is forbidden
Pointer to external video data
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Specifies the (horizontal) alignment of the video data
Determines if anamorphic scaling is forbidden
Specifies the vertical alignment of the video data
Pointer to external audio data
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Specifies the (horizontal) alignment of the image data
Specifies the vertical alignment of the image data
Determines if anamorphic scaling is forbidden
Pointer to external image data
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the encoding of the text in the external file
Pointer to external text data
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Specifies the name of the parameter
Specifies the value of the parameter
Specifies the type of the value of the parameter
Application specific parameters for a media player
A caption
Element exclusion
example must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
figure must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
table must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
equation must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
sidebar must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
task must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
caution must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
danger must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
important must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
note must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
tip must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
warning must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A real-world address, generally a postal address
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A street address in an address
A post office box in an address
A postal code in an address
The name of a city in an address
A state or province in an address
Uncategorized information in address
The institutional affiliation of an individual
A brief description of an affiliation
The title of an individual in an organization
consortium
A consortium
corporation
A corporation
informal
An informal organization
nonprofit
A non-profit organization
Specifies the nature of the organization
Specifies the nature of the organization
other
Indicates a non-standard organization class
Identifies the non-standard nature of the organization
The name of an organization
A division of an organization
The page numbers of an article as published
The personal name of an individual
The name of an individual author
Wrapper for author information when a document has multiple authors or collaborators
Identifies a collaborator
The initials or other short identifier for an author
A person and associated metadata
An organization and associated metadata
A wrapper for document meta-information about a conference
The dates of a conference for which a document was written
The title of a conference for which a document was written
An identifier, frequently numerical, associated with a conference for which a document was written
The sponsor of a conference for which a document was written
The contract number of a document
The sponsor of a contract
Copyright information about a document
The year of publication of a document
The name of the individual or organization that holds a copyright
Additional content for the cover of a publication
The date of publication or revision of a document
The name or number of an edition of a document
The name of the editor of a document
An identifier for a document
A citation of a bibliographic identifier
hasformat
The described resource pre-existed the referenced resource, which is essentially the same intellectual content presented in another format
haspart
The described resource includes the referenced resource either physically or logically
hasversion
The described resource has a version, edition, or adaptation, namely, the referenced resource
isformatof
The described resource is the same intellectual content of the referenced resource, but presented in another format
ispartof
The described resource is a physical or logical part of the referenced resource
isreferencedby
The described resource is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the referenced resource
isreplacedby
The described resource is supplanted, displaced, or superceded by the referenced resource
isrequiredby
The described resource is required by the referenced resource, either physically or logically
isversionof
The described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation of the referenced resource; changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format
references
The described resource references, cites, or otherwise points to the referenced resource
replaces
The described resource supplants, displaces, or supersedes the referenced resource
requires
The described resource requires the referenced resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence of content
Identifies the type of relationship
Identifies the type of relationship
othertype
The described resource has a non-standard relationship with the referenced resource
A keyword that identififes the type of the non-standard relationship
The relationship of a document to another
dcmipoint
The DCMI Point identifies a point in space using its geographic coordinates
iso3166
ISO 3166 Codes for the representation of names of countries
dcmibox
The DCMI Box identifies a region of space using its geographic limits
tgn
The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Specifies the type of spatial coverage
Specifies the type of spatial coverage
otherspatial
Identifies a non-standard type of coverage
A keyword that identifies the type of non-standard coverage
dcmiperiod
A specification of the limits of a time interval
w3c-dtf
W3C Encoding rules for dates and times—a profile based on ISO 8601
Specifies the type of temporal coverage
Specifies the type of temporal coverage
othertemporal
Specifies a non-standard type of coverage
A keyword that identifies the type of non-standard coverage
The spatial or temporal coverage of a document
A statement of legal obligations or requirements
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
copyeditor
A copy editor
graphicdesigner
A graphic designer
productioneditor
A production editor
technicaleditor
A technical editor
translator
A translator
indexer
An indexer
proofreader
A proof-reader
coverdesigner
A cover designer
interiordesigner
An interior designer
illustrator
An illustrator
reviewer
A reviewer
typesetter
A typesetter
conversion
A converter (a persons responsible for conversion, not an application)
Identifies the nature of the contributor
Identifies the nature of the non-standard contribution
Identifies the nature of the contributor
other
Identifies a non-standard contribution
A person or entity, other than an author or editor, credited in a document
The numbers of the pages in a book, for use in a bibliographic entry
A summary of the contributions made to a document by a credited source
The given name of a person
An inherited or family name; in western cultures the last name
The portion of a person's name indicating a relationship to ancestors
A component of a person's name that is not a first name, surname, or lineage
The printing history of a document
The date of publication of a document
The publisher of a document
The name of the publisher of a document
Information about a particular release of a document
A history of the revisions to a document
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An entry describing a single revision in the history of the revisions to a document
A document revision number
A description of a revision to a document
A extended description of a revision to a document
Numbers of the volumes in a series of books
The volume number of a document in a set (as of books in a set or articles in a journal)
The number of an issue of a journal
A name for the metadata element
The metadata content
A generic metadata element
A generic metadata element
A software or application package
A comment on a line in a verbatim listing
command
A command
function
A function
option
An option
Identifies the class of parameter
A value or a symbolic reference to a value
command
A command
function
A function
option
An option
parameter
A parameter
Identifies the nature of the replaceable text
Content that may or must be replaced by the user
Identifies the type of URI specified
A Uniform Resource Identifier
An abbreviation, especially one followed by a period
An often pronounceable word made from the initial (or selected) letters of a name or phrase
An inline bibliographic reference to another published work
A citation to a reference page
The title of a reference page
A reference volume number
Identifies the nature of the publication being cited
The title of a cited work
A limited span of emphasized text
A word or phrase in a language other than the primary language of the document
A limited word or phrase in a language other than the primary language of the document
A limited inline quotation
A subscript (as in Hâ‚‚O, the molecular formula for water)
A superscript (as in x², the mathematical notation for x multiplied by itself)
copyright
A copyright
registered
A registered copyright
service
A service
trade
A trademark
Identifies the class of trade mark
A trademark
A word meant specifically as a word and not representing anything else
A cross reference to a footnote (a footnote mark)
Footnote reference type constraint
@linkend on footnoteref must point to a footnote.
A cross reference to another part of the document
Holds additional information that may be used by the application when resolving the link
Specifies the URI of the document in which the link target appears
Specifies the location of the link target in the document
Identifies application-specific customization of the link behavior
A link that addresses its target indirectly
A text-only annotation, often used for accessibility
Holds style of formalgroup - this can be used to specify desired layout and positioning of subfigures
A group of formal objects, for example subfigures
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the editorial or publication status of the element on which it occurs
A collection of books
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A book
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The dedication of a book or other component
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Acknowledgements of a book or other component
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Text at the back of a book describing facts about its production
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An appendix in a book or article
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A chapter, as of a book
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A division in a book
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Introductory matter preceding the first chapter of a book
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An introduction to the contents of a part
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
legal
A section of legal obligations or requirements
Identifies the nature of the section
Identifies a non-standard section class
Indicates that a non-standard section class is applied
other
Indicates that the identifier is some 'other' kind.
A recursive section
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A section of a document with no subdivisions
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
faq
A collection of frequently asked questions.
journalarticle
An article in a journal or other periodical.
productsheet
A description of a product.
specification
A specification.
techreport
A technical report.
whitepaper
A white paper.
Identifies the nature of the article
Identifies the nature of the non-standard article
Identifies the nature of the article
other
Indicates that the identifier is some 'other' kind.
An article
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies one or more annotations that apply to this element
Identifies one ore more elements to which this annotation applies
An annotation
Element exclusion
annotation must not occur among the children or descendants of annotation
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the XLink extended link type
XLink extended placement
An XLink extended type element may not occur as the direct child of an XLink extended type element.
extended
An XLink extended link type
Identifies the XLink locator link type
XLink locator placement
An XLink locator type element must occur as the direct child of an XLink extended type element.
locator
An XLink locator link type
Identifies the XLink arc link type
XLink arc placement
An XLink arc type element must occur as the direct child of an XLink extended type element.
arc
An XLink arc link type
Identifies the XLink resource link type
XLink resource placement
An XLink resource type element must occur as the direct child of an XLink extended type element.
resource
An XLink resource link type
Identifies the XLink title link type
XLink title placement
An XLink title type element must occur as the direct child of an XLink extended, locator, or arc type element.
title
An XLink title link type
Specifies the XLink traversal-from
Specifies the XLink label
Specifies the XLink traversal-to
Identifies the XLink link type
extended
An XLink extended link
An XLink extended link
Identifies the XLink link type
locator
An XLink locator link
An XLink locator in an extendedlink
Identifies the XLink link type
arc
An XLink arc link
An XLink arc in an extendedlink
A top-level section of document
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A subsection within a sect1
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A subsection within a sect2
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A subsection within a sect3
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A subsection within a sect4
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A collection of reference entries
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A reference page (originally a UNIX man-style reference page)
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Meta-information for a reference entry
source
The name of the software product or component to which this topic applies
version
The version of the software product or component to which this topic applies
manual
The section title of the reference page (e.g., User Commands)
sectdesc
The section title of the reference page (believed synonymous with "manual" but in wide use)
software
The name of the software product or component to which this topic applies (e.g., SunOS x.y; believed synonymous with "source" but in wide use)
Identifies the kind of miscellaneous information
Identifies the nature of non-standard miscellaneous information
Identifies the kind of miscellaneious information
other
Indicates that the information is some 'other' kind.
Meta-information for a reference entry other than the title and volume number
The name, purpose, and classification of a reference page
A description of the topic of a reference page
The name of (one of) the subject(s) of a reference page
A short (one sentence) synopsis of the topic of a reference page
The scope or other indication of applicability of a reference entry
A syntactic synopsis of the subject of the reference page
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A recursive section in a refentry
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A major subsection of a reference entry
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A subsection of a refsect1
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A subsection of a refsect2
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Specifies the base form of the term, the one that appears in the glossary. This allows adjectival, plural, and other variations of the term to appear in the element. The element content is the default base form.
A wrapper for a list of glossary entries
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Specifies the string by which the element's content is to be sorted; if unspecified, the content is used
An entry in a glossary or glosslist
Specifies a list of keywords for the definition
A definition in a glossentry
Identifies the other term
A cross-reference from one glossentry
to another
Glosssary 'see' type constraint
@otherterm on glosssee must point to a glossentry.
Identifies the other term
A cross-reference from one glossentry to another
Glossary 'seealso' type constraint
@otherterm on glossseealso must point to a glossentry.
The first occurrence of a term
Glossary 'firstterm' type constraint
@linkend on firstterm must point to a glossentry.
The first occurrence of a term, with limited content
Glossary 'firstterm' type constraint
@linkend on firstterm must point to a glossentry.
A glossary term
Glossary 'glossterm' type constraint
@linkend on glossterm must point to a glossentry.
A glossary term
Glossary 'glossterm' type constraint
@linkend on glossterm must point to a glossentry.
A glossary
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A division in a glossary
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An inline definition of a term
Glossary term definition constraint
A termdef must contain exactly one firstterm
Identifies the relationship between the bibliographic elemnts
A raw entry in a bibliography
A cooked entry in a bibliography
A raw container for related bibliographic information
A cooked container for related bibliographic information
Untyped bibliographic information
A bibliography
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A section of a bibliography
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A wrapper for a list of bibliography entries
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The units (for example, pages) used to identify the beginning and ending of a reference.
Identifies the beginning of a reference; the location within the work that is being referenced.
Identifies the end of a reference.
A cross-reference to a bibliographic entry
normal
Normal
preferred
Preferred
Specifies the significance of the term
Specifies the IDs of the elements to which this term applies
Indicates the page on which this index term occurs in some version of the printed document
all
All indexes
global
The global index (as for a combined index of a set of books)
local
The local index (the index for this document only)
Specifies the scope of the index term
Specifies the string by which the term is to be sorted; if unspecified, the term content is used
Specifies the target index for this term
A set of index terms in the meta-information of a document
Identifies the class of index term
singular
A singular index term
A wrapper for an indexed term
Identifies the class of index term
startofrange
The start of a range
A wrapper for an indexed term that covers a range
Identifies the class of index term
endofrange
The end of a range
Points to the start of the range
Identifies the end of a range associated with an indexed term
Indexterm 'startref' type constraint
@startref on indexterm must point to an indexterm.
@startref on indexterm must point to a startofrange indexterm.
The primary word or phrase under which an index term should be sorted
A secondary word or phrase in an index term
A tertiary word or phrase in an index term
Identifies the class of 'see'
normal
Normal
under
See 'under'
Part of an index term directing the reader instead to another entry in the index
Identifies the class of 'seealso'
normal
Normal
under
See 'under'
Part of an index term directing the reader also to another entry in the index
An index to a book or part of a book
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An index to a set of books
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A division in an index
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A primary term in an index entry, not in the text
A secondary term in an index entry, rather than in the text
A tertiary term in an index entry, rather than in the text
A See
entry in an index, rather than in the text
A See also
entry in an index, rather than in the text
Indicates the page on which this element occurs in some version of the printed document
A table of contents
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A division in a table of contents
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A component title in a table of contents
A task to be completed
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A summary of a task
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The prerequisites for a task
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Information related to a task
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
calspair
Coordinates expressed as a pair of CALS graphic coordinates.
linecolumn
Coordinates expressed as a line and column.
linecolumnpair
Coordinates expressed as a pair of lines and columns.
linerange
Coordinates expressed as a line range.
Identifies the units used in the coords attribute. The default units vary according to the type of callout specified: calspair
for graphics and linecolumn
for line-oriented elements.
Indicates that non-standard units are used for this area
. In this case otherunits
must be specified.
other
Coordinates expressed in some non-standard units.
Identifies the units used in the coords
attribute when the units
attribute is other
. This attribute is forbidden otherwise.
A list of callout
s
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the areas described by this callout.
A called out
description of a marked area
Callout cross reference constraint
@arearefs on callout must point to a areaset, area, or co.
A program listing with associated areas used in callouts
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A collection of regions in a graphic or code example
Point to the callout
s which refer to this area. (This provides bidirectional linking which may be useful in online presentation.)
Specifies an identifying number or string that may be used in presentation. The area label might be drawn on top of the figure, for example, at the position indicated by the coords attribute.
Provides the coordinates of the area. The coordinates must be interpreted using the units
specified.
A region defined for a callout in a graphic or code example
A region defined for a callout in a graphic or code example
A set of related areas in a graphic or code example
A screen with associated areas used in callouts
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A wrapper for an image object with callouts
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The location of a callout embedded in text
A cross reference to a co
A set of EBNF productions
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A production in a set of EBNF productions
The left-hand side of an EBNF production
The right-hand side of an EBNF production
Specifies a URI that points to a production
where the nonterminal
is defined
A non-terminal in an EBNF production
A constraint in an EBNF production
Constraint cross reference constraint
@linkend on constraint must point to a constraintdef.
A cross-reference to an EBNF production
Production recap cross reference constraint
@linkend on productionrecap must point to a production.
The definition of a constraint in an EBNF production
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Specifies the alignment character when align
is set to char
.
Specifies the percentage of the column's total width that should appear to the left of the first occurance of the character identified in char
when align
is set to char
.
0
100
Specifies how the table is to be framed. Note that there is no way to obtain a border on only the starting edge (left, in left-to-right writing systems) of the table.
all
Frame all four sides of the table. In some environments with limited control over table border formatting, such as HTML, this may imply additional borders.
bottom
Frame only the bottom of the table.
none
Place no border on the table. In some environments with limited control over table border formatting, such as HTML, this may disable other borders as well.
sides
Frame the left and right sides of the table.
top
Frame the top of the table.
topbot
Frame the top and bottom of the table.
Specifies the presence or absence of the column separator
0
No column separator rule.
1
Provide a column separator rule on the right
Specifies the presence or absence of the row separator
0
No row separator rule.
1
Provide a row separator rule below
Specifies the orientation of the table
land
90 degrees counter-clockwise from the rest of the text flow.
port
The same orientation as the rest of the text flow.
Specifies the table style
Indicates whether or not the entries in the first column should be considered row headers
firstcol
Indicates that entries in the first column of the table are functionally row headers (analogous to the way that a thead provides column headers).
headers
Indicates that row headers are identified by use of the headers attribute on entries in the table.
norowheader
Indicates that entries in the first column have no special significance with respect to column headers.
Specifies the horizontal alignment of text in an entry.
center
Centered.
char
Aligned on a particular character.
justify
Left and right justified.
left
Left justified.
right
Right justified.
Specifies the vertical alignment of text in an entry.
bottom
Aligned on the bottom of the entry.
middle
Aligned in the middle.
top
Aligned at the top of the entry.
Specifies a column specification by name.
Specifies a starting column by name.
Specifies a span by name.
Specifies a starting column by name.
Specifies an ending column by name.
Provides a name for a column specification.
Provides a name for a span specification.
Additional style information for downstream processing; typically the name of a style.
The number of columns in the table. Must be an integer greater than zero.
A wrapper for the main content of a table, or part of a table
The number of the column to which this specification applies. Must be greater than any preceding column number. Defaults to one more than the number of the preceding column, if there is one, or one.
Specifies the width of the column.
Specifications for a column in a table
Specifies a starting column by name.
Specifies an ending column by name.
Formatting information for a spanned column in a table
A table header consisting of one or more rows
A table footer consisting of one or more rows
A wrapper for the rows of a table or informal table
Specifies the number of additional rows which this entry occupies. Defaults to zero.
Specifies the rotation of this entry. A value of 1 (true) rotates the cell 90 degrees counter-clockwise. A value of 0 (false) leaves the cell unrotated.
0
Do not rotate the cell.
1
Rotate the cell 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
Specifies the scope of a header.
row
Applies to the row
col
Applies to the column
rowgroup
Applies to the row group
colgroup
Applies to the column group
Specifies the entry or entries which serve as headers for this element.
A cell in a table
Element exclusion
table must not occur among the children or descendants of entry
Element exclusion
informaltable must not occur among the children or descendants of entry
Additional style information for downstream processing; typically the name of a style.
The number of columns in the entry table. Must be an integer greater than zero.
A subtable appearing in place of an entry in a table
A table header consisting of one or more rows
A wrapper for the rows of a table or informal table
Identifies the type of table
Indicates if the short or long title should be used in a List of Tables
0
Indicates that the full title should be used.
1
Indicates that the short short title (titleabbrev) should be used.
Indicates if the table should appear in a List of Tables
0
Indicates that the table should not occur in the List of Tables.
1
Indicates that the table should appear in the List of Tables.
A formal table in a document
Element exclusion
example must not occur among the children or descendants of table
Element exclusion
figure must not occur among the children or descendants of table
Element exclusion
equation must not occur among the children or descendants of table
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the type of table
A table without a title
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
This attribute assigns a class name or set of class names to an element. Any number of elements may be assigned the same class name or names. Multiple class names must be separated by white space characters.
This attribute specifies style information for the current element.
This attribute offers advisory information about the element for which it is set.
This attribute specifies the base language of an element's attribute values and text content. The default value of this attribute is unknown.
Occurs when the pointing device button is clicked over an element.
Occurs when the pointing device button is double clicked over an element.
Occurs when the pointing device button is pressed over an element.
Occurs when the pointing device button is released over an element.
Occurs when the pointing device is moved onto an element.
Occurs when the pointing device is moved while it is over an element.
Occurs when the pointing device is moved away from an element.
Occurs when a key is pressed and released over an element.
Occurs when a key is pressed down over an element.
Occurs when a key is released over an element.
Specifies the alignment of data and the justification of text in a cell.
left
Left-flush data/Left-justify text. This is the default value for table data.
center
Center data/Center-justify text. This is the default value for table headers.
right
Right-flush data/Right-justify text.
justify
Double-justify text.
char
Align text around a specific character. If a user agent doesn't support character alignment, behavior in the presence of this value is unspecified.
This attribute specifies a single character within a text fragment to act as an axis for alignment. The default value for this attribute is the decimal point character for the current language as set by the lang attribute (e.g., the period in English and the comma in French). User agents are not required to support this attribute.
When present, this attribute specifies the offset to the first occurrence of the alignment character on each line. If a line doesn't include the alignment character, it should be horizontally shifted to end at the alignment position. When charoff is used to set the offset of an alignment character, the direction of offset is determined by the current text direction (set by the dir attribute). In left-to-right texts (the default), offset is from the left margin. In right-to-left texts, offset is from the right margin. User agents are not required to support this attribute.
An explicit offset.
[0-9]+%
A percentage offset.
Specifies the vertical position of data within a cell.
top
Cell data is flush with the top of the cell.
middle
Cell data is centered vertically within the cell. This is the default value.
bottom
Cell data is flush with the bottom of the cell.
baseline
All cells in the same row as a cell whose valign attribute has this value should have their textual data positioned so that the first text line occurs on a baseline common to all cells in the row. This constraint does not apply to subsequent text lines in these cells.
Provides a summary of the table's purpose and structure for user agents rendering to non-visual media such as speech and Braille.
Specifies the desired width of the entire table and is intended for visual user agents. When the value is a percentage value, the value is relative to the user agent's available horizontal space. In the absence of any width specification, table width is determined by the user agent.
An explicit width.
[0-9]+%
A percentage width.
Specifies the width (in pixels only) of the frame around a table.
Specifies which sides of the frame surrounding a table will be visible.
void
No sides. This is the default value.
above
The top side only.
below
The bottom side only.
hsides
The top and bottom sides only.
lhs
The left-hand side only.
rhs
The right-hand side only.
vsides
The right and left sides only.
box
All four sides.
border
All four sides.
Specifies which rules will appear between cells within a table. The rendering of rules is user agent dependent.
none
No rules. This is the default value.
groups
Rules will appear between row groups (see thead, tfoot, and tbody) and column groups (see colgroup and col) only.
rows
Rules will appear between rows only.
cols
Rules will appear between columns only.
all
Rules will appear between all rows and columns.
Specifies how much space the user agent should leave between the left side of the table and the left-hand side of the leftmost column, the top of the table and the top side of the topmost row, and so on for the right and bottom of the table. The attribute also specifies the amount of space to leave between cells.
An explicit spacing.
[0-9]+%
A percentage spacing.
Specifies the amount of space between the border of the cell and its contents. If the value of this attribute is a pixel length, all four margins should be this distance from the contents. If the value of the attribute is a percentage length, the top and bottom margins should be equally separated from the content based on a percentage of the available vertical space, and the left and right margins should be equally separated from the content based on a percentage of the available horizontal space.
An explicit padding.
[0-9]+%
A percentage padding.
Provides an abbreviated form of the cell's content and may be rendered by user agents when appropriate in place of the cell's content. Abbreviated names should be short since user agents may render them repeatedly. For instance, speech synthesizers may render the abbreviated headers relating to a particular cell before rendering that cell's content.
This attribute may be used to place a cell into conceptual categories that can be considered to form axes in an n-dimensional space. User agents may give users access to these categories (e.g., the user may query the user agent for all cells that belong to certain categories, the user agent may present a table in the form of a table of contents, etc.). Please consult an HTML reference for more details.
Specifies the list of header cells that provide header information for the current data cell. The value of this attribute is a space-separated list of cell names; those cells must be named by setting their id attribute. Authors generally use the headers attribute to help non-visual user agents render header information about data cells (e.g., header information is spoken prior to the cell data), but the attribute may also be used in conjunction with style sheets.
Specifies the set of data cells for which the current header cell provides header information. This attribute may be used in place of the headers attribute, particularly for simple tables.
row
The current cell provides header information for the rest of the row that contains it
col
The current cell provides header information for the rest of the column that contains it.
rowgroup
The header cell provides header information for the rest of the row group that contains it.
colgroup
The header cell provides header information for the rest of the column group that contains it.
Specifies the number of rows spanned by the current cell. The default value of this attribute is one (1
). The value zero (0
) means that the cell spans all rows from the current row to the last row of the table section (thead
, tbody
, or tfoot
) in which the cell is defined.
Specifies the number of columns spanned by the current cell. The default value of this attribute is one (1
). The value zero (0
) means that the cell spans all columns from the current column to the last column of the column group (colgroup
) in which the cell is defined.
Identifies the type of table
A formal (captioned) HTML table in a document
Element exclusion
example must not occur among the children or descendants of table
Element exclusion
figure must not occur among the children or descendants of table
Element exclusion
equation must not occur among the children or descendants of table
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the type of table
An HTML table without a title
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An HTML table caption
Element exclusion
example must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
figure must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
table must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
equation must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
sidebar must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
task must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
caution must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
danger must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
important must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
note must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
tip must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Element exclusion
warning must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
This attribute, whose value must be an integer > 0, specifies the number of columns spanned
by the col
element; the col
element shares its attributes with all the columns it spans. The default value for this attribute is 1 (i.e., a single column). If the span attribute is set to N > 1, the current col
element shares its attributes with the next N-1 columns.
Specifies a default width for each column spanned by the current col
element. It has the same meaning as the width
attribute for the colgroup
element and overrides it.
Specifications for a column in an HTML table
This attribute, which must be an integer > 0, specifies the number of columns in a column group. In the absence of a span attribute, each colgroup
defines a column group containing one column. If the span attribute is set to N > 0, the current colgroup
element defines a column group containing N columns. User agents must ignore this attribute if the colgroup
element contains one or more col
elements.
This attribute specifies a default width for each column in the current column group. In addition to the standard pixel, percentage, and relative values, this attribute allows the special form 0*
(zero asterisk) which means that the width of the each column in the group should be the minimum width necessary to hold the column's contents. This implies that a column's entire contents must be known before its width may be correctly computed. Authors should be aware that specifying 0*
will prevent visual user agents from rendering a table incrementally. This attribute is overridden for any column in the column group whose width is specified via a col
element.
A group of columns in an HTML table
A table header consisting of one or more rows in an HTML table
A table footer consisting of one or more rows in an HTML table
A wrapper for the rows of an HTML table or informal HTML table
A table header entry in an HTML table
A table entry in an HTML table
A detailed set of messages, usually error messages
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A wrapper for an entry in a message set
The audience to which the message relevant
The origin of the message
The level of importance or severity of a message
A wrapper for a simpler entry in a message set
A message in a message set
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The primary component of a message in a message set
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A subcomponent of a message in a message set
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A related component of a message in a message set
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The actual text of a message component in a message set
Information about a message in a message set
The level of importance or severity of a message in a message set
The origin of a message in a message set
The audience to which a message in a message set is relevant
Explanatory material relating to a message in a message set
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
none
No labels
number
Numeric labels
qanda
"Q:" and "A:" labels
Specifies the default labelling
A question-and-answer set
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A titled division in a qandaset
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A question/answer set within a qandaset
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An answer to a question posed in a qandaset
A label on a question or answer
Identifies the type of equation
A displayed mathematical equation
Element exclusion
example must not occur among the children or descendants of equation
Element exclusion
figure must not occur among the children or descendants of equation
Element exclusion
table must not occur among the children or descendants of equation
Element exclusion
equation must not occur among the children or descendants of equation
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Identifies the type of equation
A displayed mathematical equation without a title
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A mathematical equation or expression occurring inline
A mathematical phrase that can be represented with ordinary text and a small amount of markup
Specifies that the format of the data is MathML
mathml
Specifies MathML.
A MathML expression in a media object
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Any element from the MathML namespace
Specifies that the format of the data is SVG
svg
Specifies SVG.
An SVG drawing in a media object
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Any element from the SVG namespace
A string of formatting markup in text that is to be represented literally
attribute
An attribute
attvalue
An attribute value
element
An element
emptytag
An empty element tag
endtag
An end tag
genentity
A general entity
localname
The local name part of a qualified name
namespace
A namespace
numcharref
A numeric character reference
paramentity
A parameter entity
pi
A processing instruction
prefix
The prefix part of a qualified name
comment
An SGML comment
starttag
A start tag
xmlpi
An XML processing instruction
Identifies the nature of the tag content
Identifies the namespace of the tag content
A component of XML (or SGML) markup
Identifies the class of symbol
limit
The value is a limit of some kind
A name that is replaced by a value before processing
Inline text that is some literal value
Identifies the (computer) language of the code fragment
An inline code fragment
Identifies the class of constant
limit
The value is a limit of some kind
A programming or system constant
copyright
A name with a copyright
registered
A name with a registered copyright
service
A name of a service
trade
A name which is trademarked
Specifies the class of product name
The formal name of a product
A number assigned to a product
altkey
An alternate or secondary key
constraint
A constraint
datatype
A data type
field
A field
foreignkey
A foreign key
group
A group
index
An index
key1
The first or primary key
key2
An alternate or secondary key
name
A name
primarykey
The primary key
procedure
A (stored) procedure
record
A record
rule
A rule
secondarykey
The secondary key
table
A table
user
A user
view
A view
Identifies the class of database artifact
The name of a database, or part of a database
hardware
A hardware application
software
A software application
Identifies the class of application
The name of a software program
A physical part of a computer system
The text on a button in a GUI
Graphic and/or text appearing as a icon in a GUI
The text of a label in a GUI
The name of a menu in a GUI
The name of a terminal menu item in a GUI
The name of a submenu in a GUI
A selection or series of selections from a menu
The conventional name of a mouse button
alt
The "Alt" key
altgr
The "Alt Graph" key
backspace
The "Backspace" key
command
The "Command" key
control
The "Control" key
delete
The "Delete" key
down
The down arrow
end
The "End" key
enter
The "Enter" key
escape
The "Escape" key
home
The "Home" key
insert
The "Insert" key
left
The left arrow
meta
The "Meta" key
option
The "Option" key
pagedown
The page down key
pageup
The page up key
right
The right arrow
return
The "Return" key
shift
The "Shift" key
space
The spacebar
tab
The "Tab" key
up
The up arrow
Identifies the function key
Identifies the function key
other
Indicates a non-standard function key
Specifies a keyword that identifies the non-standard key
The text printed on a key on a keyboard
The internal, frequently numeric, identifier for a key on a keyboard
click
A (single) mouse click.
double-click
A double mouse click.
press
A mouse or key press.
seq
Sequential clicks or presses.
simul
Simultaneous clicks or presses.
Identifies the nature of the action taken. If keycombo
contains more than one element, simul
is the default, otherwise there is no default.
Identifies the nature of the action taken
other
Indicates a non-standard action
Identifies the non-standard action in some unspecified way.
A combination of input actions
The symbolic name of a key on a keyboard
A graphical user interface (GUI) keyboard shortcut
A key combination for an action that is also accessible through a menu
A character or string indicating the start of an input field in a computer display
A software environment variable
devicefile
A device
directory
A directory
extension
A filename extension
headerfile
A header file (as for a programming language)
libraryfile
A library file
partition
A partition (as of a hard disk)
symlink
A symbolic link
Identifies the class of filename
Specifies the path of the filename
The name of a file
The name of an executable program or other software command
Data, generally text, displayed or presented by a computer
Specifies the character that should separate the command and its top-level arguments
Indicates the displayed length of the command; this information may be used to intelligently indent command synopses which extend beyond one line
A syntax summary for a software command
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
norepeat
Can not be repeated.
repeat
Can be repeated.
Indicates whether or not repetition is possible.
opt
Formatted to indicate that it is optional.
plain
Formatted without indication.
req
Formatted to indicate that it is required.
Indicates optionality.
Indicates optionality.
An argument in a cmdsynopsis
A group of elements in a cmdsynopsis
An explicit line break in a command synopsis
A portion of a cmdsynopsis broken out from the main body of the synopsis
A reference to a fragment of a command synopsis
Synopsis fragment type constraint
@linkend on synopfragmentref must point to a synopfragment.
A general-purpose element for representing the syntax of commands or functions
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Information supplementing synopsis
The syntax summary for a function definition
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Information supplementing the funcdefs of a funcsynopsis
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The prototype of a function
A function (subroutine) name and its return type
The name of a function or subroutine, as in a programming language
An empty element in a function synopsis indicating that the function in question takes no arguments
An empty element in a function synopsis indicating a variable number of arguments
opt
Formatted to indicate that it is optional.
req
Formatted to indicate that it is required.
Indicates optionality.
Information about a function parameter in a programming language
Parameters for a function referenced through a function pointer in a synopsis
class
This is the synopsis of a class
interface
This is the synopsis of an interface
Specifies the nature of the synopsis
The syntax summary for a class definition
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Information supplementing the contents of a classsynopsis
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A class in an object-oriented programming language
An interface in an object-oriented programming language
An exception in an object-oriented programming language
Can be used to indicate that whitespace in the modifier should be preserved (for multi-line annotations, for example).
preserve
Extra whitespace and line breaks must be preserved.
The name of a field in a class definition
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The initializer for a fieldsynopsis
A syntax summary for a constructor
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A syntax summary for a destructor
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A syntax summary for a method
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A group of method parameters
The value returned by a function
union
Combined type is union of nested types
intersection
Combined type is intersection of nested types
Specifies the way how are nested types combined together
The classification of a value
The name of a class, in the object-oriented programming sense
The identifier for a template, in the generic programming sense
The definition of a template, in the generic programming sense
The specialization of a template identifier, in the generic programming sense
The definition of a name space, which may be more than a name
The syntax summary for a name space definition
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The name of a macro (a code-generating function)
The syntax summary for a macro definition (code-generating function)
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The prototype of a macro (code-generating function)
A macro name and its return type
The name of a union of types
The definition of a union of types, which may be more than a name
Indicates how the value of a union is specified.
The syntax summary for a union-of-types definition
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The name of an enumeration
The value an enumerated type can take
The description of a value an enumerated type can take
The identifier of a value an enumerated type can take
A value an enumerated type can take and its description
0
Value of enum is specified explicitly using enumvalue
1
Value of enum is inferred from its position
Indicates how the value of an enumeration is specified.
The syntax summary for an enumerated-type definition
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The syntax summary for a type-alias definition
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A literal listing of all or part of a program
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A note of caution
Element exclusion
caution must not occur among the children or descendants of caution
Element exclusion
danger must not occur among the children or descendants of caution
Element exclusion
important must not occur among the children or descendants of caution
Element exclusion
note must not occur among the children or descendants of caution
Element exclusion
tip must not occur among the children or descendants of caution
Element exclusion
warning must not occur among the children or descendants of caution
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An admonition set off from the text indicating hazardous situation
Element exclusion
caution must not occur among the children or descendants of danger
Element exclusion
danger must not occur among the children or descendants of danger
Element exclusion
important must not occur among the children or descendants of danger
Element exclusion
note must not occur among the children or descendants of danger
Element exclusion
tip must not occur among the children or descendants of danger
Element exclusion
warning must not occur among the children or descendants of danger
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An admonition set off from the text
Element exclusion
caution must not occur among the children or descendants of important
Element exclusion
danger must not occur among the children or descendants of important
Element exclusion
important must not occur among the children or descendants of important
Element exclusion
note must not occur among the children or descendants of important
Element exclusion
tip must not occur among the children or descendants of important
Element exclusion
warning must not occur among the children or descendants of important
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A message set off from the text
Element exclusion
caution must not occur among the children or descendants of note
Element exclusion
danger must not occur among the children or descendants of note
Element exclusion
important must not occur among the children or descendants of note
Element exclusion
note must not occur among the children or descendants of note
Element exclusion
tip must not occur among the children or descendants of note
Element exclusion
warning must not occur among the children or descendants of note
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
A suggestion to the user, set off from the text
Element exclusion
caution must not occur among the children or descendants of tip
Element exclusion
danger must not occur among the children or descendants of tip
Element exclusion
important must not occur among the children or descendants of tip
Element exclusion
note must not occur among the children or descendants of tip
Element exclusion
tip must not occur among the children or descendants of tip
Element exclusion
warning must not occur among the children or descendants of tip
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
An admonition set off from the text
Element exclusion
caution must not occur among the children or descendants of warning
Element exclusion
danger must not occur among the children or descendants of warning
Element exclusion
important must not occur among the children or descendants of warning
Element exclusion
note must not occur among the children or descendants of warning
Element exclusion
tip must not occur among the children or descendants of warning
Element exclusion
warning must not occur among the children or descendants of warning
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
The classification of an error message
daemon
A daemon or other system process (syslogd)
domainname
A domain name (example.com)
etheraddress
An ethernet address (00:05:4E:49:FD:8E)
event
An event of some sort (SIGHUP)
eventhandler
An event handler of some sort (hangup)
filesystem
A filesystem (ext3)
fqdomainname
A fully qualified domain name (my.example.com)
groupname
A group name (wheel)
interface
A network interface (eth0)
ipaddress
An IP address (127.0.0.1)
library
A library (libncurses)
macro
A macro
netmask
A netmask (255.255.255.192)
newsgroup
A newsgroup (comp.text.xml)
osname
An operating system name (Hurd)
process
A process (gnome-cups-icon)
protocol
A protocol (ftp)
resource
A resource
securitycontext
A security context (a role, permission, or security token, for example)
server
A server (mail.example.com)
service
A service (ppp)
systemname
A system name (hephaistos)
username
A user name (ndw)
Identifies the nature of the system item
Identifies the nature of the non-standard system item
Identifies the kind of systemitemgraphic identifier
other
Indicates that the system item is some 'other' kind.
A system-related item or term
An option for a software command
A unit of data associated with some part of a computer system
Identifies the topic type
A modular unit of documentation not part of any particular narrative flow
Root must have version
If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.