phrase (db.phrase)
phrase — A span of text.
Synopsis
phrase (db.phrase) ::= ![[x]](figs/web/nav/delete.gif)
![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
![[-]](figs/web/nav/down.gif)
- Zero or more of:
Attributes
Description
The phrase element in DocBook has no specific
semantic. It is provided as a wrapper around a selection of words
smaller than a paragraph so that it is possible to provide an xml:id or other attributes for it.
For example, if you are making note of changes to a document using
one of the effectivity attributes, you might use
phrase to mark up specific sentences with
revisions.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
Parents
These elements contain phrase: caption (db.html.caption), citetitle, emphasis, entry, link, literallayout, orgdiv, para, phrase (db.phrase), programlisting, quote, subtitle, td, term, textobject, th, title, titleabbrev.
Children
The following elements occur in phrase: text, abbrev, acronym, author, citetitle, command, computeroutput, editor, email, emphasis, filename, footnote, footnoteref, inlinemediaobject, link, literal, option, orgname, personname, phrase (db.phrase), quote, replaceable, subscript, superscript, systemitem, trademark, userinput, xref.
Examples
<para xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>Effectivity attributes can
be used to keep track of modifications to a document
<phrase revisionflag="deleted">at the word or sentence level</phrase>
<phrase revisionflag="added"> as long as the number and complexity of changes
is not too high</phrase>.
</para>
Effectivity attributes can be used to keep track of modifications to a document at the word or sentence level as long as the number and complexity of changes is not too high.