Name

revdescription — An extended description of a revision to a document

Synopsis

revdescription ::= (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)*

Description

The revdescription associated with a revision is a summary of the changes made in that revision. A revdescription is intended for long, complete summaries. For a simple text-only summary, see revremark.

Processing expectations

May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context. Sometimes suppressed.

See Also

revhistory, revision, revnumber, revremark

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