| Element | Description |
| <citetitle> | Used for citing works by their title. Example:
“Have you read
<citetitle>Ringworld</citetitle>?” would display as:
“Have you read Ringworld?”
|
| <emphasis> | Used for emphasized text.
Example: “Don't <emphasis>do</emphasis> that
then” would appear as “Don't
do that then.” For
boldface, use <emphasis
role="strong">. |
| <quote> |
For in-line quotations. Example: “As Carol Schaffer used to say, <quote>common sense
isn't</quote>”
would appear as: As Carol Schaffer used to
say, “common sense isn't”.
|
| <firstterm> | Use this to tag the first occurrence of a new
term or concept. Example: “We
call it a <firstterm>major
win</firstterm>
when...” would display as:
“We call it a major
win when...”
|
| <subscript> | Displays the contents below the baseline.
Example: “Drink more
H<subscript>2</subscript>O.”
would appear as: “Drink more
H2O.”
|
| <superscript> | Displays the contents raised above the baseline.
Example:
“Celebrate the 4
<superscript>th</superscript> of July.” would appear as:
“Celebrate the 4th
of July.”
|
| <computeroutput> | Computer-generated output. Example:
“
<computeroutput>OA210I OLD PSW WAS FF04230C 1200234B</computeroutput>” would display as:
“OA210I OLD PSW WAS
FF04230C 1200234B”
|
| <application> | Names of packages. Example: “To start <application>emacs</application>...”
would display as: “To start
emacs...”
|
| <filename> | For file names and path names. Example:
“Packages live in
<filename>/fs/packages/</filename>.” would display as:
“Packages live in /fs/packages.”
|
| <guibutton>
or <guiicon> | Used for the labels of clickable icons or
buttons in a graphical user interface. Example:
“To exit, click on the <guibutton>Quit</guibutton>
button.” would display as: “To
exit, click on the Quit
button.”
|
| <guilabel> | Used for names of windows in a graphical user
interface. Example:
“This brings up the
<guilabel>Gronk and Die</guilabel>
window.” would display as:
“This brings up the Gronk
and Die window.”
|
| <guimenu> | Used for items in a menu bar of a graphical
user interface. Example:
“Pull down the
<guimenu>Team</guimenu>
menu...” would display as:
“Pull down the
menu...”
|
| <keysym> | For names of keys. Example:
“Press
<keysym>Enter</keysym>...” would display as:
“Press Enter...”
|
| <replaceable> | Use this tag for parts of a template or pattern
that will are to be replaced with specific items in
practice. Example:
“Call your input file
<filename> <replaceable>f</replaceable>.tex</filename>, where
<replaceable>f</replaceable> is some
name...” would display as:
“Call your input file f.tex, where
f is some name...”
|
| <sgmltag> | For the display of any XML tag. Use the
attribute class="starttag" for a starting tag, and
class="endtag"
for an ending tag. Example:
“Enclose the page title within
<sgmltag class="starttag">title</sgmltag>...<sgmltag class="endtag">title</sgmltag> tags.” would display as:
“Enclose the page title within <title>...</title>
tags.”
|
| <userinput> | For commands or other user input. Example:
“Type the command
<userinput>make trouble</userinput>
to ...” would display as:
“Type the command make
trouble to ...”
|
| <varname> | For variable names in programs. Example:
“Add one to
<varname>sheepCount</varname>.” would display as:
“Add one to sheepCount.”
|
