markup

Name

markup -- A string of formatting markup in text that is to be represented literally

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model
markup ::=
(#PCDATA|replaceable|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|
 beginpage)*
Attributes Common attributes
Parameter Entities
cptr.char.mix ndxterm.char.mix para.char.mix
refinline.char.mix refname.char.mix tbl.entry.mdl
tech.char.class title.char.mix  

Description

Markup contains a string of formatting markup that is to be represented literally in the text. The utility of this element is almost wholly constrained to books about document formatting tools.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline.

Parents

These elements contain markup: action, application, attribution, bibliomisc, bridgehead, citation, citetitle, classsynopsisinfo, command, computeroutput, database, emphasis, entry, filename, foreignphrase, funcparams, funcsynopsisinfo, function, glosssee, glossseealso, glossterm, hardware, interfacename, keycap, lineannotation, link, literal, literallayout, lotentry, member, msgaud, olink, option, optional, para, parameter, phrase, primary, primaryie, productname, programlisting, property, quote, refdescriptor, refentrytitle, refname, refpurpose, remark, screen, screeninfo, secondary, secondaryie, see, seealso, seealsoie, seeie, seg, segtitle, simpara, subtitle, synopsis, systemitem, term, tertiary, tertiaryie, title, titleabbrev, tocback, tocentry, tocfront, trademark, ulink, userinput.

Children

The following elements occur in markup: beginpage, indexterm, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, replaceable.

See Also

computeroutput, constant, literal, option, optional, parameter, prompt, replaceable, sgmltag, userinput, varname.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
A presentation system using TeX as a back end might allow you
to insert inline markup, such as <markup role="tex">$x^2$</markup>,
using TeX syntax directly.
</para>

A presentation system using TeX as a back end might allow you to insert inline markup, such as $x^2$, using TeX syntax directly.