Name

partintro — An introduction to the contents of a part

Synopsis

partintro ::= ((((title? & titleabbrev? & subtitle?), infodb.titleforbidden.info) | infodb.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)+, ((section+, simplesect*) | simplesect+ | (sect1+, simplesect*) | refentry+)?) | (section+, simplesect*) | simplesect+ | (sect1+, simplesect*) | refentry+))

Attribute synopsis

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Additional attributes:

  • label

  • status

Description

A partintro contains introductory text, often an overview of the content of the part.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block. Sometimes suppressed.

The partintro content is often printed on a part separator page.

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

label

Specifies an identifying string for presentation purposes

status

Identifies the editorial or publication status of the element on which it occurs

See Also

appendix, article, book, chapter, colophon, dedication, part, preface, set

Examples

See part for an example that uses this element.

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