DocBook: The Definitive GuideBy Norman Walsh & Leonard Muellner1st Edition October 1999 1-56592-580-7, Order Number: 5807 652 pages, $36.95 , Includes CD-ROM |
Prompt
Synopsis
Mixed Content Model
Prompt ::= ((#PCDATA|Replaceable|InlineGraphic|InlineMediaObject|IndexTerm)+)Attributes
Name
Type
Default
MoreInfo Enumeration:
None
RefEntry"None" Tag Minimization
Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.
Parameter Entities
%cptr.char.mix; %ndxterm.char.mix; %para.char.mix; %programlisting.content; %refinline.char.mix; %refname.char.mix; %screen.content; %tbl.entry.mdl; %tech.char.class; %title.char.mix; Description
A Prompt is a character or character string marking the beginning of an input field. Prompts are generally associated with command-line interfaces and not graphical user interfaces (GUIs). In GUIs, GUILabel is usually more appropriate.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline. The MoreInfo attribute can help generate a link or query to retrieve additional information.
Future Changes
Prompt was added in DocBook V3.0. It duplicates the semantics of
<systemitem class="prompt"> . The prompt attribute will be removed from SystemItem in the future.Parents
These elements contain Prompt: Action, Application, Attribution, BiblioMisc, BridgeHead, Citation, CiteTitle, Command, Comment, ComputerOutput, Database, Emphasis, entry, Filename, ForeignPhrase, FuncParams, FuncSynopsisInfo, Function, GlossSee, GlossSeeAlso, GlossTerm, Hardware, Interface, InterfaceDefinition, KeyCap, LineAnnotation, Link, Literal, LiteralLayout, LoTentry, Member, MsgAud, OLink, Option, Optional, Para, Parameter, Phrase, Primary, PrimaryIE, ProductName, ProgramListing, Property, Quote, RefDescriptor, RefEntryTitle, RefName, RefPurpose, Screen, ScreenInfo, Secondary, SecondaryIE, See, SeeAlso, SeeAlsoIE, SeeIE, Seg, SegTitle, SimPara, Subtitle, Synopsis, SystemItem, Term, Tertiary, TertiaryIE, Title, TitleAbbrev, ToCback, ToCentry, ToCfront, Trademark, ULink, UserInput.
Children
The following elements occur in Prompt: IndexTerm, InlineGraphic, InlineMediaObject, Replaceable.
In some contexts, the following elements are allowed anywhere: BeginPage, IndexTerm.
In some contexts, the following elements are excluded: IndexTerm.
See Also
ComputerOutput, Constant, EnVar, Filename, Literal, Markup, Option, Optional, Parameter, Replaceable, SGMLTag, SystemItem, UserInput, VarName
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