May 2010
Intermediate to advanced
552 pages
13h 37m
English
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Name
book — A book
Synopsis
book ::=
((((title? &
titleabbrev? & subtitle?),
info? db.titleforbidden.info) |
info? db.info),
(acknowledgements | appendix |
article | bibliography |
chapter | colophon |
dedication | glossary |
index | part |
preface | reference |
toc)*)
Additional constraints
If this element is the root element, it must have a
versionattribute.
Description
A complete book. This is probably the most common document
starting point in DocBook documents. The content model of
book was made dramatically less restrictive in
DocBook V3.1.
Processing expectations
Formatted as a displayed block. Generally causes a forced page
break, restarts page numbering, and may generate additional front and
back matter (e.g., tables of contents and indexes) automatically. In a
set, book almost always begins
on the next available recto page.
The input order of major components is taken to be the desired output order.
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, chapter, colophon, dedication, part, partintro, preface, set
Examples
<book xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>An Example Book</title> <titleabbrev>Example</titleabbrev> <info> <legalnotice><para>No notice is required.</para></legalnotice> <author><personname> ...
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