DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

Name

itemizedlist — A list in which each entry is marked with a bullet or other dingbat

Synopsis

itemizedlist ::= ((((title? & titleabbrev?), info? ^{db.titleforbidden.info}) | info ^{db.titleonly.info}), (annotation | bridgehead | remark | revhistory | Indexing inlines | Admonition elements | Formal elements | Graphic elements | Informal elements | List elements | Paragraph elements | Publishing elements | Synopsis elements | Technical elements | Verbatim elements)*, listitem+)

Attribute synopsis

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Additional attributes:

• mark (NMTOKEN)

• spacing (enumeration) = “compact” | “normal”

Description

In an itemizedlist, each member of the list is marked with a bullet, dash, or other symbol.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

DocBook specifies neither the initial mark nor the sequence of marks to be used in nested lists. If explicit control is desired, the mark attribute should be used. The values of the mark attribute are expected to be keywords, not representations (numerical character references, entities, etc.) of the actual mark.

DocBook does not specify a set of appropriate keywords.

In order to enforce a standard set of marks at your organization, it may be useful to construct a customization layer that limits the values of the mark attribute to an enumerated list. See Chapter 5.

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

mark

Identifies the type of mark to be used on items in this list

spacing

Specifies (a hint about) the ...