DocBook Publishers: The Definitive Guide  (Version 1.2.1 for DocBook 5.1)

V5.1firstterm (db._firstterm)

firstterm — The first occurrence of a term, with limited content.

Synopsis

firstterm (db._firstterm) ::= [-]

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Additional attributes:

  • baseform

Additional Constraints

  • @linkend on firstterm must point to a glossentry.

Description

This variant of firstterm is used in places where the content model is restricted to only the “ubiquitous” inlines.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline.

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

baseform

Specifies the base form of the term, the one that appears in the glossary. This allows adjectival, plural, and other variations of the term to appear in the element. The element content is the default base form.

Children

The following elements occur in firstterm: text, abbrev, acronym, alt, anchor, biblioref, coref, date, emphasis (db._emphasis), firstterm (db._firstterm), footnote, footnoteref, foreignphrase (db._foreignphrase), glossterm (db._glossterm), indexterm (db.indexterm.endofrange), indexterm (db.indexterm.singular), indexterm (db.indexterm.startofrange), inlinemediaobject, link, olink, phrase (db._phrase), quote (db._quote), remark, subscript, superscript, trademark, wordasword, xref.

See Also

firstterm (db.firstterm), glossterm