DocBook 5: 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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Name
Caption -- A caption
Synopsis
Content Model
Caption ::= (CalloutList|GlossList|ItemizedList|OrderedList|SegmentedList| SimpleList|VariableList|Caution|Important|Note|Tip|Warning| LiteralLayout|ProgramListing|ProgramListingCO|Screen|ScreenCO| ScreenShot|FormalPara|Para|SimPara|BlockQuote)*
Attributes
Common attributes
Tag Minimization
Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.
Description
A Caption is an extended description of a MediaObject. Unlike a TextObject, which is an alternative to the other elements in the MediaObject, the Caption augments the object.
Processing expectations
Formatted as a displayed block.
Parents
These elements contain Caption: MediaObject.
Children
The following elements occur in Caption: BlockQuote, CalloutList, Caution, FormalPara, GlossList, Important, ItemizedList, LiteralLayout, Note, OrderedList, Para, ProgramListing, ProgramListingCO, Screen, ScreenCO, ScreenShot, SegmentedList, SimPara, SimpleList, Tip, VariableList, Warning.
In some contexts, the following elements are allowed anywhere: BeginPage, IndexTerm.
In some contexts, the following elements are excluded: Caution, Important, Note, Tip, Warning.
See Also
Alt, AudioObject, Graphic, ImageObject, InlineGraphic, InlineMediaObject, MediaObject, TextObject, VideoObject
Examples
For examples, see ImageObject, InformalFigure.
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