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T h e E l e m e n t C a t a l o g i n a n E D D
The Version element displays the number of the FrameMaker release used when the EDD
was created; the number is not editable. The following list describes what the optional child
elements are for and where you can find more discussion of them in this manual:
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StructuredApplication: Specifies an SGML or XML application for the EDD and for
documents that use the EDD. You need to type the name of the application. See "Setting
a structure application" on page 89
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CreateFormats or DoNotCreateFormats: Specifies whether or not to create formats
automatically when you import element definitions into a template or other document.
CreateFormats is inserted automatically in a new EDD. See "Specifying whether to
create formats automatically" on page 89.
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ImportHTMLMapping or DoNotImportHTMLMapping: Specifies whether or not to
import the EDD's HTML mapping table into a document when you import the element
definitions into template or other document. See "Specifying whether to transfer HTML
mapping tables" on page 89.
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Element: Begins the definition of an element. See "Writing element definitions" on
page 91.
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FormatChangeList: Begins the definition of a named format change list. You can use
one of these lists to describe a set of changes to format properties and then refer to the
list from element definitions. This is helpful when two or more elements use the same
set of changes because you need to describe the changes only once. See "Defining a
format change list" on page 163.
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Para: Inserts a paragraph so that you can comment the EDD. This is useful for adding
descriptions of groups of elements or sections of the EDD. See "Organizing and
commenting an EDD" on page 90.
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Section: Creates a section so that you can group element definitions or format change
lists in the EDD. By using sections, you can divide a large EDD into more manageable
parts. A Head child element is inserted automatically with Section. See "Organizing and
commenting an EDD" on page 90.
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FormatChangeListLimits: Begins a specification of minimum and maximum limits on
relative values used in format change lists and text format rules in the EDD. See "Setting
minimum and maximum limits on properties" on page 165.
All elements in the catalog
This section lists all of the elements in an EDD's Element Catalog—except for a few very
low-level elements for completing a formatting specification, such as Left and Right (for
Alignment) and Yes and No (for ChangeBars). Click an element tag to go to the
discussion of the element in one of the EDD chapters.
Developing an Element Definition Document (EDD)
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