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Version: DocBook V4.5

Part II. Reference

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

action - A response to a user event

address - A real-world address, generally a postal address

affiliation - The institutional affiliation of an individual

alt - Text representation for a graphical element

anchor - A spot in the document

answer - An answer to a question posed in a QandASet

appendix - An appendix in a Book or Article

appendixinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for an Appendix

application - The name of a software program

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

articleinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for 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

authorblurb - A short description or note about an author

authorgroup - Wrapper for author information when a document has multiple authors or collabarators

authorinitials - The initials or other short identifier for an author

beginpage - The location of a page break in a print version of the document

bibliocoverage[4.2] - The spatial or temporal coverage of a document

bibliodiv - A section of a Bibliography

biblioentry - An entry in a Bibliography

bibliography - A bibliography

bibliographyinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for a Bibliography

biblioid[4.2] - An identifier for a document

bibliolist[4.4] - A wrapper for a set of bibliography entries

bibliomisc - Untyped bibliographic information

bibliomixed - An entry in a Bibliography

bibliomset - A cooked container for related bibliographic information

biblioref[4.4] - A cross reference to a bibliographic entry

bibliorelation[4.2] - The relationship of a document to another

biblioset - A raw container for related bibliographic information

bibliosource[4.2] - The source of a document

blockinfo[4.2] - Meta-information for a block element

blockquote - A quotation set off from the main text

book - A book

bookinfo - Meta-information for a Book

bridgehead - A free-floating heading

callout - A “called out” description of a marked Area

calloutlist - A list of Callouts

caption - A caption

caution - A note of caution

chapter - A chapter, as of a book

chapterinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for a Chapter

citation - An inline bibliographic reference to another published work

citebiblioid[4.2] - 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[4.0] - The syntax summary for a class definition

classsynopsisinfo[4.0] - 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[4.3] - An inline code fragment

col[4.3] - Specifications for a column in an HTML table

colgroup[4.3] - A group of columns in an HTML table

collab - Identifies a collaborator

collabname - The name of 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[EBNF] - A constraint in an EBNF production

constraintdef[EBNF] - The definition of a constraint in an EBNF production

constructorsynopsis[4.0] - 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[4.2] - A cross reference to a co

corpauthor - A corporate author, as opposed to an individual

corpcredit[4.3] - A corporation or organization credited in a document

corpname - The name of a corporation

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[4.0] - 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 - 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[4.2] - An error message.

errortype - The classification of an error message

example - A formal example, with a title

exceptionname[4.0] - The name of an exception

fax - A fax number

fieldsynopsis[4.0] - 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

glossaryinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for 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 set of GlossEntrys

glosssee - A cross-reference from one GlossEntry to another

glossseealso - A cross-reference from one GlossEntry to another

glossterm - A glossary term

graphic - A displayed graphical object (not an inline)

graphicco - A graphic that contains callout areas

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

highlights - A summary of the main points of the discussed component

holder - The name of the individual or organization that holds a copyright

honorific - The title of a person

html:form[HTML Forms] - An HTML form

imagedata - Pointer to external image data

imageobject - A wrapper for image data and its associated meta-information

imageobjectco - A wrapper for an image object with callouts

important - An admonition set off from the text

index - An index

indexdiv - A division in an index

indexentry - An entry in an index

indexinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for an Index

indexterm - A wrapper for terms to be indexed

informalequation - A displayed mathematical equation without a title

informalexample - A displayed example without a title

informalfigure - A untitled figure

informaltable - A table without a title

initializer[4.0] - The initializer for a FieldSynopsis

inlineequation - A mathematical equation or expression occurring inline

inlinegraphic - An object containing or pointing to graphical data that will be rendered inline

inlinemediaobject - An inline media object (video, audio, image, and so on)

interface - An element of a GUI

interfacename[4.0] - The name of an interface

invpartnumber - An inventory part number

isbn - The International Standard Book Number of a document

issn - The International Standard Serial Number of a periodical

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[EBNF] - 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

lot - A list of the titles of formal objects (as tables or figures) in a document

lotentry - An entry in a list of titles

manvolnum - A reference volume number

markup - A string of formatting markup in text that is to be represented literally

mathphrase[4.5] - A mathematical phrase, an expression that can be represented with ordinary text and a small amount of markup

medialabel - A name that identifies the physical medium on which some information resides

mediaobject - A displayed media object (video, audio, image, etc.)

mediaobjectco - A media object that contains callouts

member - An element of a simple list

menuchoice - A selection or series of selections from a menu

methodname[4.0] - The name of a method

methodparam[4.0] - Parameters to a method

methodsynopsis[4.0] - A syntax summary for a method

mml:math[MathML] - A MathML equation

modespec - Application-specific information necessary for the completion of an OLink

modifier[4.0] - Modifiers in a synopsis

mousebutton - The conventional name of a mouse button

msg - A message in a message set

msgaud - The audience to which a message in a message set is relevant

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[EBNF] - A non-terminal in an EBNF production

note - A message set off from the text

objectinfo - Meta-information for an object

olink - A link that addresses its target indirectly, through an entity

ooclass[4.0] - A class in an object-oriented programming language

ooexception[4.0] - An exception in an object-oriented programming language

oointerface[4.0] - An interface in an object-oriented programming language

option - An option for a software command

optional - Optional information

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[4.4] - A 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

partinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for a Part

partintro - An introduction to the contents of a part

personblurb[4.2] - A short description or note about a person

personname[4.2] - The personal name of an individual

phone - A telephone number

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

prefaceinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for a Preface

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[EBNF] - A production in a set of EBNF productions

productionrecap[EBNF] - A cross-reference to an EBNF production

productionset[EBNF] - A set of EBNF productions

productname - The formal name of a product

productnumber - A number assigned to a product

programlisting - A literal listing of all or part of a program

programlistingco - A program listing with associated areas used in callouts

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

pubsnumber - A number assigned to a publication other than an ISBN or ISSN or inventory part number

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)

refentryinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for a Refentry

refentrytitle - The title of a reference page

reference - A collection of reference entries

referenceinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for a Reference

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

refsect1info - Meta-information for a RefSect1

refsect2 - A subsection of a RefSect1

refsect2info - Meta-information for a RefSect2

refsect3 - A subsection of a RefSect2

refsect3info - Meta-information for a RefSect3

refsection[4.2] - A recursive section in a refentry

refsectioninfo[4.2] - Meta-information for a refsection

refsynopsisdiv - A syntactic synopsis of the subject of the reference page

refsynopsisdivinfo - Meta-information for a RefSynopsisDiv

releaseinfo - Information about a particular release of a document

remark[4.0] - 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[4.0] - 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[EBNF] - The right-hand side of an EBNF production

row - A row in a table

sbr - An explicit line break in a command synopsis

screen - Text that a user sees or might see on a computer screen

screenco - A screen with associated areas used in callouts

screeninfo - Information about how a screen shot was produced

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

sect1info - Meta-information for a Sect1

sect2 - A subsection within a Sect1

sect2info - Meta-information for a Sect2

sect3 - A subsection within a Sect2

sect3info - Meta-information for a Sect3

sect4 - A subsection within a Sect3

sect4info - Meta-information for a Sect4

sect5 - A subsection within a Sect4

sect5info - Meta-information for a Sect5

section - A recursive section

sectioninfo - Meta-information for a recursive section

see - Part of an index term directing the reader instead to another entry in the index

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

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

setindexinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for a SetIndex

setinfo - Meta-information for a Set

sgmltag - A component of SGML markup

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

sidebarinfo[4.0] - Meta-information for a Sidebar

simpara - A paragraph that contains only text and inline markup, no block elements

simplelist - An undecorated list of single words or short phrases

simplemsgentry[4.0] - 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

step - A unit of action in a procedure

stepalternatives[4.3] - Alternative steps in a procedure

street - A street address in an address

structfield - A field in a structure (in the programming language sense)

structname - The name of a structure (in the programming language sense)

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 x2, the mathematical notation for x multiplied by itself)

surname - A family name; in western cultures the last name

svg:svg[SVG] - An SVG graphic

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 - A formal table in a document

task[4.3] - A task to be completed

taskprerequisites[4.3] - The prerequisites for a task

taskrelated[4.3] - Information related to a task

tasksummary[4.3] - A summary of a task

tbody - A wrapper for the rows of a table or informal table

td[4.3] - A table entry in an HTML table

term - The word or phrase being defined or described in a variable list

termdef[4.5] - An inline term definition

tertiary - A tertiary word or phrase in an index term

tertiaryie - A tertiary term in an index entry, rather than in the text

textdata[4.2] - Pointer to external text data

textobject - A wrapper for a text description of an object and its associated meta-information

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[4.3] - A table header entry in an HTML table

thead - A table header consisting of one or more rows

tip - A suggestion to the user, set off from the text

title - The text of the title of a section of a document or of a formal block-level element

titleabbrev - The abbreviation of a Title

toc - A table of contents

tocback - An entry in a table of contents for a back matter component

tocchap - An entry in a table of contents for a component in the body of a document

tocentry - A component title in a table of contents

tocfront - An entry in a table of contents for a front matter component

toclevel1 - A top-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component

toclevel2 - A second-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component

toclevel3 - A third-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component

toclevel4 - A fourth-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component

toclevel5 - A fifth-level entry within a table of contents entry for a chapter-like component

tocpart - An entry in a table of contents for a part of a book

token - A unit of information

tr[4.3] - A row in an HTML table

trademark - A trademark

type - The classification of a value

ulink - A link that addresses its target by means of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

uri[4.3] - 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

II. DocBook Parameter Entity Reference

%*.attlist; Parameter Entities - Control individual attribute list declarations

%*.attrib; Parameter Entities - Define attributes on selected elements

%*.attval; Parameter Entities - Define attribute values

CALS Table Model Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which control the CALS Table Model

%*.class; Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which define the DocBook classes

Content Model Parameter Entities - Control groups of element definitions

Content Module Parameter Entities - Control groups of element definitions

Common Attribute Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which define the common attributes

DocBook Content Parameter Entities - Specify content of selected elements

%db*; Parameter Entities - Control inclusion of DocBook modules

%*.element; Parameter Entities - Control individual element declarations

%*.exclusion; Parameter Entities - Control SGML exclusions

%*.hook; Parameter Entities - Control access to additional modules

%*.inclusion; Parameter Entities - Control SGML inclusions

%iso*; Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which control ISO Entity Sets

%local.*.attrib; Parameter Entities - Allow attribute extension

%local.*.class; Parameter Entities - Allow class extension

%local.*.mix; Parameter Entities - Allow mixture extension

%*.mix; Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which define the DocBook mixtures

%*.module; Parameter Entities - Control element definitions

%*.role.attrib; Parameter Entities - Parameter entities which control definition of role attributes

III. DocBook Character Entity Reference

Added Math Symbols: Arrow Relations Character Entities (%isoamsa;) - Added Math Symbols: Arrow Relations Character Entities

Added Math Symbols: Binary Operators Character Entities (%isoamsb;) - Added Math Symbols: Binary Operators Character Entities

Added Math Symbols: Delimiters Character Entities (%isoamsc;) - Added Math Symbols: Delimiters Character Entities

Added Math Symbols: Negated Relations Character Entities (%isoamsn;) - Added Math Symbols: Negated Relations Character Entities

Added Math Symbols: Ordinary Character Entities (%isoamso;) - Added Math Symbols: Ordinary Character Entities

Added Math Symbols: Relations Character Entities (%isoamsr;) - Added Math Symbols: Relations Character Entities

Box and Line Drawing Character Entities (%isobox;) - Box and Line Drawing Character Entities

Russian Cyrillic Character Entities (%isocyr1;) - Russian Cyrillic Character Entities

Non-Russian Cyrillic Character Entities (%isocyr2;) - Non-Russian Cyrillic Character Entities

Diacritical Marks Character Entities (%isodia;) - Diacritical Marks Character Entities

Greek Letters Character Entities (%isogrk1;) - Greek Letters Character Entities

Monotoniko Greek Character Entities (%isogrk2;) - Monotoniko Greek Character Entities

Greek Symbols Character Entities (%isogrk3;) - Greek Symbols Character Entities

Alternative Greek Symbols Character Entities (%isogrk4;) - Alternative Greek Symbols Character Entities

ISO Latin 1 Character Entities (%isolat1;) - ISO Latin 1 Character Entities

Added Latin 2 Character Entities (%isolat2;) - Added Latin 2 Character Entities

Numeric and Special Graphic Character Entities (%isonum;) - Numeric and Special Graphic Character Entities

Publishing Character Entities (%isopub;) - Publishing Character Entities

General Technical Character Entities (%isotech;) - General Technical Character Entities