simplelist
simplelist — An undecorated list of single words or short phrases.
Synopsis
simplelist ::=
- One or more of:
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking 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
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.
Parents
These elements contain simplelist: acknowledgements, annotation, answer, appendix, article, bibliodiv, bibliography, bibliolist, blockquote, callout, calloutlist, caption (db.caption), caution, chapter, colophon, constraintdef, cover, dedication, entry, example, figure, footnote, glossary, glossdef, glossdiv, glosslist, important, index, indexdiv, informalexample, informalfigure, itemizedlist, legalnotice, listitem, msgexplan, msgtext, note, orderedlist, para, partintro, preface, procedure, qandadiv, qandaset, question, refsect1, refsect2, refsect3, refsection, refsynopsisdiv, result, revdescription, sect1, sect2, sect3, sect4, sect5, section, setindex, sidebar, simplesect, step, taskprerequisites, taskrelated, tasksummary, td, textobject, th, tip, toc, tocdiv, topic, variablelist, warning.
Children
The following elements occur in simplelist: member.
See Also
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 |