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Variable List

VariableList = ( ( Title, TitleAbbrev? )?,
                 VarListEntry+
               )

VarListEntry = ( Term+,
                 ListItem
               )

Elements : VariableList, Title, TitleAbbrev, VarListEntry, Term, ListItem.

Attributes : TermLength.

The VariableList element is used to define a variable list. Such a list is composed of a set of one or several terms and an associated description.

The VariableList element contains:

• a title (Title) and title abbreviated (TitleAbbrev), optionals,
• one or several entries of variable list (VarListEntry).

An entry of variable list VarListEntry contains:

• one or several terms to describe (Term),
• a description of this or these terms (ListItem).

The TermLength attribute of the VariableList element is used to indicate the length beyond which the presentation system have to consider the term too long and select and alternate presentation of the term and/or the associated description.

<variablelist>
  <title>Some inline elements</title>
  <varlistentry>
    <term>KeyCap</term>
    <term>KeyCode</term>
    <term>KeySym</term>
    <listitem>
      <simpara>Different ways to identify a key in a keyboard:
        the caption of the key, the numeric code and the symbolic name.
      </simpara>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry>
    <term>MouseButton</term>
    <listitem>
      <simpara>Name of a mouse button.</simpara>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
</variablelist>