DocBook: The Definitive Guide By Norman Walsh & Leonard Muellner 1st Edition October 1999 1-56592-580-7, Order Number: 5807 652 pages, $36.95 , Includes CD-ROM

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AreaSet

Name

AreaSet -- A set of related areas in a graphic or code example

Synopsis

Content Model

AreaSet ::=
(Area+)

Attributes

Common attributes

Name	Type	Default
Label	CDATA	None
Units	Enumeration: CALSPair LineColumn LineColumnPair LineRange Other	None
OtherUnits	NAME	None
Coords	CDATA	Required

Tag Minimization

Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.

Description

An AreaSet contains one or more Areas. These areas are bound in a set in order to associate them with a single Callout description. See Area for a more complete description of the areas.

For a complete description of callouts, see Callout.

Processing expectations

Suppressed.

 Future Changes

The Coords attribute will be removed in DocBook V4.0.

Parents

These elements contain AreaSet: AreaSpec.

Children

The following elements occur in AreaSet: Area.

In some contexts, the following elements are allowed anywhere: BeginPage, IndexTerm.

Attributes

Coords

Coords provides the coordinates of the AreaSet. The coordinates should be interpreted using the Units (or OtherUnits) specified. This attribute is erroneous since the enclosed Areas must also provide Coords. It will go away in DocBook 4.0.

Label

Label specifies an identifying number or string that may be used in presentation.

OtherUnits

If none of the Units are applicable, set Units to Other and set OtherUnits to some application-specific description of the desired units.

Units

Units indicate how Coords are to be interpreted.

Examples

For examples, see GraphicCO, MediaObjectCO, ProgramListingCO.

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