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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MsgText

Name

MsgText -- The actual text of a message component in a message set

Synopsis

Content Model

MsgText ::=
((CalloutList|GlossList|ItemizedList|OrderedList|SegmentedList|
  SimpleList|VariableList|Caution|Important|Note|Tip|Warning|
  LiteralLayout|ProgramListing|ProgramListingCO|Screen|ScreenCO|
  ScreenShot|Synopsis|CmdSynopsis|FuncSynopsis|FormalPara|Para|
  SimPara|Address|BlockQuote|Graphic|GraphicCO|MediaObject|
  MediaObjectCO|InformalEquation|InformalExample|InformalFigure|
  InformalTable|Equation|Example|Figure|Table|MsgSet|Procedure|
  Sidebar|QandASet|Anchor|BridgeHead|Comment|Highlights|Abstract|
  AuthorBlurb|Epigraph|IndexTerm)+)

Attributes

Common attributes

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

The MsgText is the actual content of the message in a MsgMain, MsgSub, or MsgRel.

Processing expectations

May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context.

On the whole, the semantics of MsgSet are not clearly defined.

 Future Changes

MsgText is currently one of the general, technical inlines by accident. In DocBook V4.0, it will be limited to use within a MsgSet.

Parents

These elements contain MsgText: 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, MsgMain, MsgRel, MsgSub, 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 MsgText: Abstract, Address, Anchor, AuthorBlurb, BlockQuote, BridgeHead, CalloutList, Caution, CmdSynopsis, Comment, Epigraph, Equation, Example, Figure, FormalPara, FuncSynopsis, GlossList, Graphic, GraphicCO, Highlights, Important, IndexTerm, InformalEquation, InformalExample, InformalFigure, InformalTable, ItemizedList, LiteralLayout, MediaObject, MediaObjectCO, MsgSet, Note, OrderedList, Para, Procedure, ProgramListing, ProgramListingCO, QandASet, Screen, ScreenCO, ScreenShot, SegmentedList, Sidebar, SimPara, SimpleList, Synopsis, Table, Tip, VariableList, Warning.

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

In some contexts, the following elements are excluded: Caution, Equation, Example, Figure, Important, IndexTerm, InformalTable, Note, Table, Tip, Warning.

Examples

For examples, see MsgSet.

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