DocBook: The Definitive Guide
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Part II. Reference
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Table of Contents
I. DocBook Element Reference
abbrev
- An abbreviation, especially one followed by a period
abstract
- A summary
accel
- A graphical user interface (GUI) keyboard shortcut
ackno
- Acknowledgements in an Article
acronym
- An often pronounceable word made from the initial (or selected) letters of a name or phrase
address
- A real-world address, generally a postal address
affiliation
- The institutional affiliation of an individual
alt
- A text-only annotation, often used for accessibility
anchor
- A spot in the document
annotation
- An annotation
answer
- An answer to a question posed in a QandASet
mml:*
- Any element from the MathML namespace
svg:*
- Any element from the SVG namespace
*:*
- Any element from any namespace except the DocBook namespace
appendix
- An appendix in a Book or Article
application
- The name of a software program
arc
- An XLink arc in an extendedlink
area
- A region defined for a Callout in a graphic or code example
areaset
- A set of related areas in a graphic or code example
areaspec
- A collection of regions in a graphic or code example
arg
- An argument in a CmdSynopsis
article
- An article
artpagenums
- The page numbers of an article as published
attribution
- The source of a block quote or epigraph
audiodata
- Pointer to external audio data
audioobject
- A wrapper for audio data and its associated meta-information
author
- The name of an individual author
authorgroup
- Wrapper for author information when a document has multiple authors or collabarators
authorinitials
- The initials or other short identifier for an author
bibliocoverage
- The spatial or temporal coverage of a document
bibliodiv
- A section of a Bibliography
biblioentry
- An entry in a Bibliography
bibliography
- A bibliography
biblioid
- An identifier for a document
bibliolist
- A wrapper for a list of bibliography entries
bibliomisc
- Untyped bibliographic information
bibliomixed
- An entry in a Bibliography
bibliomset
- A cooked container for related bibliographic information
biblioref
- A cross-reference to a bibliographic entry
bibliorelation
- The relationship of a document to another
biblioset
- A raw container for related bibliographic information
bibliosource
- The source of a document
blockquote
- A quotation set off from the main text
book
- A book
bridgehead
- A free-floating heading
callout
- A called out description of a marked Area
calloutlist
- A list of callout s
caption (db.caption)
- A caption
caption (db.html.caption)
- A caption
caution
- A note of caution
chapter
- A chapter, as of a book
citation
- An inline bibliographic reference to another published work
citebiblioid
- A citation of a bibliographic identifier
citerefentry
- A citation to a reference page
citetitle
- The title of a cited work
city
- The name of a city in an address
classname
- The name of a class, in the object-oriented programming sense
classsynopsis
- The syntax summary for a class definition
classsynopsisinfo
- Information supplementing the contents of a ClassSynopsis
cmdsynopsis
- A syntax summary for a software command
co
- The location of a callout embedded in text
code
- An inline code fragment
col
- Specifications for a column in an HTML table
colgroup
- A group of columns in an HTML table
collab
- Identifies a collaborator
colophon
- Text at the back of a book describing facts about its production
colspec
- Specifications for a column in a table
command
- The name of an executable program or other software command
computeroutput
- Data, generally text, displayed or presented by a computer
confdates
- The dates of a conference for which a document was written
confgroup
- A wrapper for document meta-information about a conference
confnum
- An identifier, frequently numerical, associated with a conference for which a document was written
confsponsor
- The sponsor of a conference for which a document was written
conftitle
- The title of a conference for which a document was written
constant
- A programming or system constant
constraint
- A constraint in an EBNF production
constraintdef
- The definition of a constraint in an EBNF production
constructorsynopsis
- A syntax summary for a constructor
contractnum
- The contract number of a document
contractsponsor
- The sponsor of a contract
contrib
- A summary of the contributions made to a document by a credited source
copyright
- Copyright information about a document
coref
- A cross reference to a co
country
- The name of a country
database
- The name of a database, or part of a database
date
- The date of publication or revision of a document
dedication
- A wrapper for the dedication section of a book
destructorsynopsis
- A syntax summary for a destructor
edition
- The name or number of an edition of a document
editor
- The name of the editor of a document
email
- An email address
emphasis (db._emphasis)
- A limited span of emphasized text
emphasis (db.emphasis)
- Emphasized text
entry
- A cell in a table
entrytbl
- A subtable appearing in place of an Entry in a table
envar
- A software environment variable
epigraph
- A short inscription at the beginning of a document or component
equation
- A displayed mathematical equation
errorcode
- An error code
errorname
- An error name
errortext
- An error message.
errortype
- The classification of an error message
example
- A formal example, with a title
exceptionname
- The name of an exception
extendedlink
- An XLink extended link
fax
- A fax number
fieldsynopsis
- The name of a field in a class definition
figure
- A formal figure, generally an illustration, with a title
filename
- The name of a file
firstname
- The first name of a person
firstterm
- The first occurrence of a term
footnote
- A footnote
footnoteref
- A cross reference to a footnote (a footnote mark)
foreignphrase
- A word or phrase in a language other than the primary language of the document
formalpara
- A paragraph with a title
funcdef
- A function (subroutine) name and its return type
funcparams
- Parameters for a function referenced through a function pointer in a synopsis
funcprototype
- The prototype of a function
funcsynopsis
- The syntax summary for a function definition
funcsynopsisinfo
- Information supplementing the FuncDefs of a FuncSynopsis
function
- The name of a function or subroutine, as in a programming language
glossary
- A glossary
glossdef
- A definition in a GlossEntry
glossdiv
- A division in a Glossary
glossentry
- An entry in a Glossary or GlossList
glosslist
- A wrapper for a list of glossary entries
glossseealso
- A cross-reference from one GlossEntry to another
glosssee
- A cross-reference from one GlossEntry to another
glossterm
- A glossary term
group
- A group of elements in a CmdSynopsis
guibutton
- The text on a button in a GUI
guiicon
- Graphic and/or text appearing as a icon in a GUI
guilabel
- The text of a label in a GUI
guimenu
- The name of a menu in a GUI
guimenuitem
- The name of a terminal menu item in a GUI
guisubmenu
- The name of a submenu in a GUI
hardware
- A physical part of a computer system
holder
- The name of the individual or organization that holds a copyright
honorific
- The title of a person
html:button
- A button in an HTML form
html:fieldset
- A fieldset element in an HTML form
html:form
- An HTML form
html:input
- An input element in an HTML form
html:label
- A label in an HTML form
html:legend
- A legend in an HTML form fieldset
html:option
- An option element in an HTML form
html:select
- A select element in an HTML form
html:textarea
- A textarea element in an HTML form
imagedata
- Pointer to external image data
imageobjectco
- A wrapper for an image object with callouts
imageobject
- A wrapper for image data and its associated meta-information
important
- An admonition set off from the text
index
- An index to a book or part of a book
indexdiv
- A division in an index
indexentry
- An entry in an index
indexterm (db.indexterm.endofrange)
- Identifies the end of a range associated with an indexed term
indexterm (db.indexterm.singular)
- A wrapper for an indexed term
indexterm (db.indexterm.startofrange)
- A wrapper for an indexed term that covers a range
info (db.info)
- A wrapper for information about a component or other block
info (db.titleforbidden.info)
- A wrapper for information about a component or other block without a title
info (db.titleonly.info)
- A wrapper for information about a component or other block with only a title
info (db.titleonlyreq.info)
- A wrapper for information about a component or other block with only a required title
info (db.titlereq.info)
- A wrapper for information about a component or other block with a required title
informalequation
- A displayed mathematical equation without a title
informalexample
- A displayed example without a title
informalfigure
- A untitled figure
informaltable (db.cals.informaltable)
- A table without a title
informaltable (db.html.informaltable)
- A table without a title
initializer
- The initializer for a FieldSynopsis
inlineequation
- A mathematical equation or expression occurring inline
inlinemediaobject
- An inline media object (video, audio, image, and so on)
interfacename
- The name of an interface
issuenum
- The number of an issue of a journal
itemizedlist
- A list in which each entry is marked with a bullet or other dingbat
itermset
- A set of index terms in the meta-information of a document
jobtitle
- The title of an individual in an organization
keycap
- The text printed on a key on a keyboard
keycode
- The internal, frequently numeric, identifier for a key on a keyboard
keycombo
- A combination of input actions
keysym
- The symbolic name of a key on a keyboard
keyword
- One of a set of keywords describing the content of a document
keywordset
- A set of keywords describing the content of a document
label
- A label on a Question or Answer
legalnotice
- A statement of legal obligations or requirements
lhs
- The left-hand side of an EBNF production
lineage
- The portion of a person's name indicating a relationship to ancestors
lineannotation
- A comment on a line in a verbatim listing
link
- A hypertext link
listitem
- A wrapper for the elements of a list item
literal
- Inline text that is some literal value
literallayout
- A block of text in which line breaks and white space are to be reproduced faithfully
locator
- An XLink locator in an extendedlink
manvolnum
- A reference volume number
markup
- A string of formatting markup in text that is to be represented literally
mathphrase
- A mathematical phrase, an expression that can be represented with ordinary text and a small amount of markup
mediaobject
- A displayed media object (video, audio, image, etc.)
member
- An element of a simple list
menuchoice
- A selection or series of selections from a menu
methodname
- The name of a method
methodparam
- Parameters to a method
methodsynopsis
- A syntax summary for a method
modifier
- Modifiers in a synopsis
mousebutton
- The conventional name of a mouse button
msgaud
- The audience to which a message in a message set is relevant
msg
- A message in a message set
msgentry
- A wrapper for an entry in a message set
msgexplan
- Explanatory material relating to a message in a message set
msginfo
- Information about a message in a message set
msglevel
- The level of importance or severity of a message in a message set
msgmain
- The primary component of a message in a message set
msgorig
- The origin of a message in a message set
msgrel
- A related component of a message in a message set
msgset
- A detailed set of messages, usually error messages
msgsub
- A subcomponent of a message in a message set
msgtext
- The actual text of a message component in a message set
nonterminal
- A non-terminal in an EBNF production
note
- A message set off from the text
olink
- A link that addresses its target indirectly
ooclass
- A class in an object-oriented programming language
ooexception
- An exception in an object-oriented programming language
oointerface
- An interface in an object-oriented programming language
optional
- Optional information
option
- An option for a software command
orderedlist
- A list in which each entry is marked with a sequentially incremented label
orgdiv
- A division of an organization
orgname
- The name of an organization other than a corporation
otheraddr
- Uncategorized information in address
othercredit
- A person or entity, other than an author or editor, credited in a document
othername
- A component of a persons name that is not a first name, surname, or lineage
package
- A software or application package
pagenums
- The numbers of the pages in a book, for use in a bibliographic entry
para
- A paragraph
paramdef
- Information about a function parameter in a programming language
parameter
- A value or a symbolic reference to a value
part
- A division in a book
partintro
- An introduction to the contents of a part
personblurb
- A short description or note about a person
personname
- The personal name of an individual
phone
- A telephone number
phrase (db._phrase)
- A limited span of text
phrase (db.phrase)
- A span of text
pob
- A post office box in an address
postcode
- A postal code in an address
preface
- Introductory matter preceding the first chapter of a book
primary
- The primary word or phrase under which an index term should be sorted
primaryie
- A primary term in an index entry, not in the text
printhistory
- The printing history of a document
procedure
- A list of operations to be performed in a well-defined sequence
production
- A production in a set of EBNF productions
productionrecap
- A cross-reference to an EBNF production
productionset
- A set of EBNF productions
productname
- The formal name of a product
productnumber
- A number assigned to a product
programlistingco
- A program listing with associated areas used in callouts
programlisting
- A literal listing of all or part of a program
prompt
- A character or string indicating the start of an input field in a computer display
property
- A unit of data associated with some part of a computer system
pubdate
- The date of publication of a document
publisher
- The publisher of a document
publishername
- The name of the publisher of a document
qandadiv
- A titled division in a QandASet
qandaentry
- A question/answer set within a QandASet
qandaset
- A question-and-answer set
question
- A question in a QandASet
quote
- An inline quotation
refclass
- The scope or other indication of applicability of a reference entry
refdescriptor
- A description of the topic of a reference page
refentry
- A reference page (originally a UNIX man-style reference page)
refentrytitle
- The title of a reference page
reference
- A collection of reference entries
refmeta
- Meta-information for a reference entry
refmiscinfo
- Meta-information for a reference entry other than the title and volume number
refname
- The name of (one of) the subject(s) of a reference page
refnamediv
- The name, purpose, and classification of a reference page
refpurpose
- A short (one sentence) synopsis of the topic of a reference page
refsect1
- A major subsection of a reference entry
refsect2
- A subsection of a refsect1
refsect3
- A subsection of a refsect2
refsection
- A recursive section in a refentry
refsynopsisdiv
- A syntactic synopsis of the subject of the reference page
releaseinfo
- Information about a particular release of a document
remark
- A remark (or comment) intended for presentation in a draft manuscript
replaceable
- Content that may or must be replaced by the user
returnvalue
- The value returned by a function
revdescription
- A extended description of a revision to a document
revhistory
- A history of the revisions to a document
revision
- An entry describing a single revision in the history of the revisions to a document
revnumber
- A document revision number
revremark
- A description of a revision to a document
rhs
- The right-hand side of an EBNF production
row (db.entrytbl.row)
- A row in a table
row (db.row)
- A row in a table
sbr
- An explicit line break in a command synopsis
screenco
- A screen with associated areas used in callouts
screen
- Text that a user sees or might see on a computer screen
screenshot
- A representation of what the user sees or might see on a computer screen
secondary
- A secondary word or phrase in an index term
secondaryie
- A secondary term in an index entry, rather than in the text
sect1
- A top-level section of document
sect2
- A subsection within a Sect1
sect3
- A subsection within a Sect2
sect4
- A subsection within a Sect3
sect5
- A subsection within a Sect4
section
- A recursive section
seealso
- Part of an index term directing the reader also to another entry in the index
seealsoie
- A See also entry in an index, rather than in the text
see
- Part of an index term directing the reader instead to another entry in the index
seeie
- A See entry in an index, rather than in the text
seg
- An element of a list item in a segmented list
seglistitem
- A list item in a segmented list
segmentedlist
- A segmented list, a list of sets of elements
segtitle
- The title of an element of a list item in a segmented list
seriesvolnums
- Numbers of the volumes in a series of books
set
- A collection of books
setindex
- An index to a set of books
shortaffil
- A brief description of an affiliation
shortcut
- A key combination for an action that is also accessible through a menu
sidebar
- A portion of a document that is isolated from the main narrative flow
simpara
- A paragraph that contains only text and inline markup, no block elements
simplelist
- An undecorated list of single words or short phrases
simplemsgentry
- A wrapper for a simpler entry in a message set
simplesect
- A section of a document with no subdivisions
spanspec
- Formatting information for a spanned column in a table
state
- A state or province in an address
stepalternatives
- Alternative steps in a procedure
step
- A unit of action in a procedure
street
- A street address in an address
subject
- One of a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
subjectset
- A set of terms describing the subject matter of a document
subjectterm
- A term in a group of terms describing the subject matter of a document
subscript
- A subscript (as in H2O, the molecular formula for water)
substeps
- A wrapper for steps that occur within steps in a procedure
subtitle
- The subtitle of a document
superscript
- A superscript (as in x^2, the mathematical notation for x multiplied by itself)
surname
- A family name; in western cultures the last name
symbol
- A name that is replaced by a value before processing
synopfragment
- A portion of a CmdSynopsis broken out from the main body of the synopsis
synopfragmentref
- A reference to a fragment of a command synopsis
synopsis
- A general-purpose element for representing the syntax of commands or functions
systemitem
- A system-related item or term
table (db.cals.table)
- A formal table in a document
table (db.html.table)
- A formal table in a document
tag
- A component of XML (or SGML) markup
task
- A task to be completed
taskprerequisites
- The prerequisites for a task
taskrelated
- Information related to a task
tasksummary
- A summary of a task
tbody (db.cals.entrytbl.tbody)
- A wrapper for the rows of a table or informal table
tbody (db.cals.tbody)
- A wrapper for the rows of a table or informal table
tbody (db.html.tbody)
- A wrapper for the rows of a table or informal table
td
- A table entry in an HTML table
term
- The word or phrase being defined or described in a variable list
termdef
- An inline definition of a term
tertiary
- A tertiary word or phrase in an index term
tertiaryie
- A tertiary term in an index entry, rather than in the text
textdata
- Pointer to external text data
textobject
- A wrapper for a text description of an object and its associated meta-information
tfoot (db.cals.tfoot)
- A table footer consisting of one or more rows
tfoot (db.html.tfoot)
- A table footer consisting of one or more rows
tgroup
- A wrapper for the main content of a table, or part of a table
th
- A table header entry in an HTML table
thead (db.cals.entrytbl.thead)
- A table header consisting of one or more rows
thead (db.cals.thead)
- A table header consisting of one or more rows
thead (db.html.thead)
- A table header consisting of one or more rows
tip
- A suggestion to the user, set off from the text
titleabbrev
- The abbreviation of a Title
title
- The text of the title of a section of a document or of a formal block-level element
toc
- A table of contents
tocdiv
- A division in a table of contents
tocentry
- A component title in a table of contents
token
- A unit of information
trademark
- A trademark
tr
- A row in an HTML table
type
- The classification of a value
uri
- A Uniform Resource Identifier
userinput
- Data entered by the user
varargs
- An empty element in a function synopsis indicating a variable number of arguments
variablelist
- A list in which each entry is composed of a set of one or more terms and an associated description
varlistentry
- A wrapper for a set of terms and the associated description in a variable list
varname
- The name of a variable
videodata
- Pointer to external video data
videoobject
- A wrapper for video data and its associated meta-information
void
- An empty element in a function synopsis indicating that the function in question takes no arguments
volumenum
- The volume number of a document in a set (as of books in a set or articles in a journal)
warning
- An admonition set off from the text
wordasword
- A word meant specifically as a word and not representing anything else
xref
- A cross reference to another part of the document
year
- The year of publication of a document