part
part — A division in a book
Synopsis
Content Model
part ::=
(beginpage?,partinfo?,
(title,subtitle?,titleabbrev?),
partintro?,
(appendix|chapter|toc|lot|index|glossary|bibliography|article|
preface|refentry|reference)+)
Attributes
Name | Type | Default |
status | CDATA | None |
label | CDATA | None |
Description
Part
s segment a book into divisions. Each division can contain a number of component-level elements, such as Chapter
s.
Processing expectations
Formatted as a displayed block. Part
s almost always introduce a forced page break. Sometimes starts on the next recto page. Frequently, they also produce a part separator page, on which may be printed the content of the PartIntro
.
Attributes
label
Label
specifies an identifying string for presentation purposes. The firstPart
in aBook
might be labeled “Part I”, for example.Generally, an explicit
Label
attribute is used only if the processing system is incapable of generating the label automatically. If present, theLabel
is normative; it will used even if the processing system is capable of automatic labelling.status
Status
identifies the editorial or publication status of thePart
.Publication status might be used to control formatting (for example, printing a “draft” watermark on drafts) or processing (perhaps a document with a status of “final” should not include any components that are not final).