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revdescription

revdescription — A extended description of a revision to a document

Synopsis

Content Model

revdescription ::=
((calloutlist|glosslist|bibliolist|itemizedlist|orderedlist|
segmentedlist|simplelist|variablelist|caution|important|note|
tip|warning|literallayout|programlisting|programlistingco|
screen|screenco|screenshot|synopsis|cmdsynopsis|funcsynopsis|
classsynopsis|fieldsynopsis|constructorsynopsis|
destructorsynopsis|methodsynopsis|formalpara|para|simpara|
address|blockquote|graphic|graphicco|mediaobject|mediaobjectco|
informalequation|informalexample|informalfigure|informaltable|
equation|example|figure|table|procedure|anchor|bridgehead|
remark|highlights|indexterm)+)

Attributes

Common attributes

Description

The RevDescription associated with a revision is a summary of the changes made in that revision. RevDescription is intended for long, complete summaries. For a simple text-only summary, see RevRemark.

Processing expectations

May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context. Sometimes suppressed.

Parents

These elements contain revdescription: revision.