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AreaSpec

Name

AreaSpec -- A collection of regions in a graphic or code example

Synopsis

Content Model

AreaSpec ::=
((Area|AreaSet)+)

Attributes

Common attributes

Name	Type	Default
Units	Enumeration: CALSPair LineColumn LineColumnPair LineRange Other	None
OtherUnits	NAME	None

Tag Minimization

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

Description

An AreaSpec holds a collection of regions and/or region sets in a graphic, program listing, or screen that are associated with Callout descriptions. See Area for a description of the attributes.

Processing expectations

Suppressed. This element provides data for processing but it is not expected to be rendered directly.

Parents

These elements contain AreaSpec: GraphicCO, ImageObjectCO, ProgramListingCO, ScreenCO.

Children

The following elements occur in AreaSpec: Area, AreaSet.

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

Attributes

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 the specified Coords are to be interpreted. The default units vary according to the type of callout specified; CALSPair for graphics and LineColumn for line-oriented elements.

See Also

CalloutList, CO, GraphicCO, ImageObjectCO, MediaObjectCO, ProgramListingCO, ScreenCO

Examples

For examples, see GraphicCO, MediaObjectCO, ProgramListingCO.

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