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Re: Re: listitem
- From: Bob Stayton <bobs at caldera dot com>
- To: "Matt G." <matt_g_ at hotmail dot com>, docbook at lists dot oasis-open dot org
- Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 11:58:02 -0800
- Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: Re: listitem
- References: <F141N5ielKpVjIvFt9D00004e8d@hotmail.com>
On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 12:40:06AM +0000, Matt G. wrote:
> >>I want to add a title inside <listitem>,but there is no such
> >>child element inside listitem.So, how can i proceed for it?.
> >>Can any one help me.
> >
> >Most of the time, <variablelist> with <term> is good enough.
>
> I think I've just run into exactly the problem: I have a <variablelist>, but
> I want to be able to nest more structure inside the <listitem>, for each
> entry! Here's an sample of the information I'd like to be able to provide
> about each variable:
> * descriptive name
> * type
> * units
> * description
> * usage predicates (conditions which must or must not be true for
> it to be used)
> * valid values (may be a range, value, or list of ranges
> and/or values)
> * dependencies of field values on things like values or ranges of
> values of other fields and system state
You might try using nested variablelists.
Inside each of your main listitems, use a variable
list for this structured information.
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