simplelist
simplelist — An undecorated list of single words or short phrases.
Synopsis
simplelist ::=
- One or more of:
Attributes
Additional attributes:
- columns (integer)
- type (enumeration) [default=“vert”]
- “horiz”
- “vert”
- “inline”
Additional Constraints
- If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
Description
A simplelist is a list of words or phrases. It
offers a convenient alternative to the other list elements for inline
content.
Processing expectations
Ironically, the processing expectations of a
simplelist are quite complex. The value of the
type attribute determines if the
list is presented inline, or in a row- or column-major table. In the
table cases, the columns
attribute determines the number of columns in the table.
Attributes
- columns
Specifies the number of columns for horizontal or vertical presentation
- type
Specifies the type of list presentation.
Enumerated values: “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.
Parents ![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
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Children
The following elements occur in simplelist: member.
See Also
calloutlist, itemizedlist, listitem, orderedlist, segmentedlist, variablelist
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example simplelist</title> <para>Here is a <tag>SimpleList</tag>, rendered inline: <simplelist type='inline'> <member>A</member> <member>B</member> <member>C</member> <member>D</member> <member>E</member> <member>F</member> <member>G</member> </simplelist> </para> </article>
Here is a SimpleList, rendered inline:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example simplelist</title> <para>Here is the same <tag>SimpleList</tag> rendered horizontally with three columns: <simplelist type='horiz' columns='3'> <member>A</member> <member>B</member> <member>C</member> <member>D</member> <member>E</member> <member>F</member> <member>G</member> </simplelist> </para> </article>
Here is the same SimpleList rendered horizontally with
three columns:
| A | B | C |
| D | E | F |
| G |
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example simplelist</title> <para>Finally, here is the list rendered vertically: <simplelist type='vert' columns='3'> <member>A</member> <member>B</member> <member>C</member> <member>D</member> <member>E</member> <member>F</member> <member>G</member> </simplelist> </para> </article>
Finally, here is the list rendered vertically:
| A | D | G |
| B | E | |
| C | F |