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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OtherName

Name

OtherName -- A component of a persons name that is not a first name, surname, or lineage

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model

OtherName ::=
((#PCDATA|Link|OLink|ULink|Emphasis|Trademark|Replaceable|Comment|
  Subscript|Superscript|InlineGraphic|InlineMediaObject|IndexTerm)+)

Attributes

Common attributes

Tag Minimization

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

Parameter Entities

%bibliocomponent.mix;

%person.ident.mix;

Description

OtherName is a generic wrapper for parts of an individual’s name other than Honorific, FirstName, Surname and Lineage. One common use is to identify an individual’s middle name or initial. Use Role to classify the type of other name.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline. In an Address, this element may inherit the verbatim qualities of an address.

Parents

These elements contain OtherName: Address, ArtHeader, Author, BiblioEntry, BiblioMixed, BiblioMSet, BiblioSet, BookBiblio, BookInfo, DocInfo, Editor, ObjectInfo, OtherCredit, RefSect1Info, RefSect2Info, RefSect3Info, RefSynopsisDivInfo, Sect1Info, Sect2Info, Sect3Info, Sect4Info, Sect5Info, SectionInfo, SeriesInfo, SetInfo.

Children

The following elements occur in OtherName: Comment, Emphasis, IndexTerm, InlineGraphic, InlineMediaObject, Link, OLink, Replaceable, Subscript, Superscript, Trademark, ULink.

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

In some contexts, the following elements are excluded: IndexTerm.

See Also

Affiliation, FirstName, Honorific, Lineage, Surname

Examples

For examples, see Author, AuthorGroup, Bibliography.

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