caption

$Revision: 1.3 $

$Date: 2002/06/12 11:18:03 $

caption — A caption

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model

caption ::=
(#PCDATA|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

Name

Type

Default

ondblclickCDATANone
onkeydownCDATANone
onkeyupCDATANone
onmouseupCDATANone
onmouseoverCDATANone
align
Enumeration:
bottom
left
right
top
None
onmouseoutCDATANone
onmousemoveCDATANone
styleCDATANone
xml:langNMTOKENNone
onkeypressCDATANone
onmousedownCDATANone
onclickCDATANone
titleCDATANone
classCDATANone

DocBook NG “Bourbon” Content Model

caption ::=
  • text

DocBook NG “Bourbon” Attributes

Attributes: (Required attributes, if any, are bold)

  • class
  • dir (enumeration)
    • “ltr”
    • “rtl”
  • lang
  • onclick
  • ondblclick
  • onkeydown
  • onkeypress
  • onkeyup
  • onmousedown
  • onmousemove
  • onmouseout
  • onmouseover
  • onmouseup
  • style
  • title

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, table.

See Also

alt, audioobject, graphic, imageobject, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, mediaobject, textobject, videoobject.

Examples

For examples, see imageobject, informalfigure.