DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

Name

videodata — Pointer to external video data

Synopsis

videodata ::= info? ^{db.titleforbidden.info}

Attribute synopsis

Common attributes.

Additional attributes:

• align (enumeration) = “center” | “char” | “justify” | “left” | “right”

• contentdepth

• contentwidth

• depth

• Each of:

  • format

  • Exactly one of:

    • fileref (anyURI)

    • entityref (ENTITY)

• scale (positiveInteger)

• scalefit (enumeration) = “0” | “1”

• valign (enumeration) = “bottom” | “middle” | “top”

• width

Required attributes are shown in bold.

Description

This element points to an external entity containing video data.

Processing expectations

May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context. Rendering a video is usually accomplished by reserving a rectangular area on the display and “running” the video in that frame.

There are two ways to provide content for videodata: entityref or fileref. It is best to use only one of these methods. However, if multiple sources are provided, entityref will be used in favor of fileref.

Attributes

Common attributes.

align

Specifies the (horizontal) alignment of the video data

Enumerated values:
“center”	Centered horizontally
“char”	Aligned horizontally on the specified character
“justify”	Fully justified (left and right margins or edges)
“left”	Left aligned
“right”	Right aligned

contentdepth

Specifies the depth of the content rectangle

contentwidth

Specifies the width of the content rectangle

depth

Specifies the depth of the element

entityref

Identifies the location of the data by external identifier (entity name)

fileref

Identifies the ...