simplelist
simplelist — An undecorated list of single words or short phrases.
Synopsis
- One or more of:
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
Additional attributes:
- columns (integer)
- type (enumeration) [default=“vert”]
- “horiz”
- “vert”
- “inline”
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
Common attributes and common linking 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.
Children
The following elements occur in simplelist: member
.
See Also
calloutlist
, itemizedlist
, listitem
, orderedlist
, segmentedlist
, variablelist
Examples
1 <article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> 2 <title>Example simplelist</title> 4 <para>Here is a <tag>SimpleList</tag>, rendered inline: <simplelist type='inline'> 6 <member>A</member> <member>B</member> 8 <member>C</member> <member>D</member> 10 <member>E</member> <member>F</member> 12 <member>G</member> </simplelist> 14 </para> 16 </article>
Here is a SimpleList
, rendered inline:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
1 <article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> 2 <title>Example simplelist</title> 4 <para>Here is the same <tag>SimpleList</tag> rendered horizontally with three columns: 6 <simplelist type='horiz' columns='3'> <member>A</member> 8 <member>B</member> <member>C</member> 10 <member>D</member> <member>E</member> 12 <member>F</member> <member>G</member> 14 </simplelist> </para> 16 </article>
Here is the same SimpleList
rendered horizontally with
three columns:
A | B | C |
D | E | F |
G |
1 <article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> 2 <title>Example simplelist</title> 4 <para>Finally, here is the list rendered vertically: <simplelist type='vert' columns='3'> 6 <member>A</member> <member>B</member> 8 <member>C</member> <member>D</member> 10 <member>E</member> <member>F</member> 12 <member>G</member> </simplelist> 14 </para> 16 </article>
Finally, here is the list rendered vertically:
A | D | G |
B | E | |
C | F |