Re: [docbook] calloutlist element question

["Bob Stayton" <bobs at sagehill dot net>]

This reference has an annotated example of using callouts.

 

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/AnnotateListing.html#Callouts

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
bobs@sagehill.net

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: René Haché

To: docbook@lists.oasis-open.org

Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:49 AM

Subject: [docbook] calloutlist element question

To whom it may concern,

 

I am unclear of the <calloulist> element and it's function. I am fairly new to docbook and xml, so I am not sure if this is something common to programmers. Specifically, what is a "calloutlist", a "callout" and what is the meaning of the "arearefs" attribute?

 

The following definition for calloutlist was found at the docbook.org site, but it is unclear to me: calloutlist: A CalloutList is a list of annotations or descriptions. Each Callout points to the area on a Graphic, ProgramListing, or Screen that it augments.

 

Here is an example in code:

<chapter>

    <title>Example</title>

        <calloutlist>

            <callout arearefs=""></callout>

        </calloutlist>

</chapter>

 

Help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

René