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”
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, answer, appendix, article, bibliodiv, bibliography, bibliolist, blockquote, callout, calloutlist, caption, chapter, colophon, cover, dedication, dialogue, drama, entry, example, figure, footnote, glossary, glossdef, glossdiv, glosslist, index, informalexample, informalfigure, itemizedlist, legalnotice, linegroup, listitem, note, orderedlist, para, partintro, poetry, preface, procedure, qandadiv, qandaset, question, revdescription, section, setindex, sidebar, simplesect, step, taskprerequisites, taskrelated, tasksummary, textobject, toc, variablelist.
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 |