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W r i t i n g e l e m e n t d e f i n i t i o n s
Rules
These elements are for syntax descriptions of read/write rules
in the reference chapters.
Element (Container): Rule
General rule: RuleName, (See | (ShortDesc | Synopsis,
Automatic insertions
Element (Container): RuleName
General rule: <TEXTONLY>
Text format rules
To add a section, insert a Section element in ElementCatalog or in another Section.
A Head child element is inserted automatically. Type a label for the section in the Head
element. You can insert Element, FormatChangeList, Para, and other Section
elements as child elements of a parent Section element. If necessary, wrap or move
existing elements into the section.
To add a paragraph, insert a Para element in ElementCatalog or in a Section, and
type the paragraph.
Section and Para elements are ignored when you import element definitions into a
template or other document. When you save an EDD as a DTD, they are written as
comments.
Writing element definitions
To write an element definition, begin by inserting an element called Element in
ElementCatalog or in a Section. Then use the Element Catalog or the status bar as a
guide as you type text and insert child elements to create a valid definition.
Elements in FrameMaker fall into two basic groups: containers, tables, and footnotes; and
object elements such as markers and equations. Containers, tables, and footnotes can hold
text and other elements, whereas an object element holds one of its specified type of object
and nothing more. These differences are reflected in the way you write the element
definitions:
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Containers, tables, and footnotes must have content rules that define valid contents for
the element. Object elements do not have content rules.
Structure Application Developer's Guide
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Automatically insert child: RuleName
Element paragraph format: head
Head
Para
Section
Element
Element
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