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D e f i n i n g a f o r m a t c h a n g e l i s t
Here are a few cases in which you may want to use an autonumber, a prefix or suffix, or a
first or last rule:
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To display a text string at the beginning or end of an element formatted as a paragraph,
define the text as an autonumber or a prefix or suffix for the element. (For example, you
might put Important: at the beginning of a paragraph.)
If you want the string to appear with the first or last paragraph in a parent, define an
autonumber in a first or last format rule for the parent. (For example, you might put
Important: at the beginning of the first paragraph in a set-off note with several
paragraphs.)
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To display a text string in the middle of an element formatted as a paragraph without
breaking the paragraph, define the text as a prefix or suffix for a text range child element.
(For example, you might put quotation marks around a quotation text range, or separate
fields in a bibliography entry with appropriate punctuation and spaces.)
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To display a text string in a paragraph of its own at the beginning or end of a parent
element that is only a container for paragraph elements, define the text as a prefix or
suffix for the parent. (For example, you might put a head at the top of a section.)
You can specify font changes for the string in the prefix or suffix rules. If you want to
apply paragraph-formatting changes to the string's paragraph, define the changes in a
first or last format rule for the parent.
For more information, see:
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"Numbering properties" on page 153 (for autonumber strings)
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"Writing first and last format rules" on page 156
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"Defining prefixes and suffixes" on page 158
Defining a format change list
You can describe a set of changes to paragraph format properties in a format change list
and then refer to the list from an element definition. Since you need to describe the changes
only once, this is helpful when two or more format rules use the same set of changes. A
format change list can describe all the same properties that you can write out in a format
rule clause.
To define a format change list, insert a FormatChangeList element at the same level as
Element elements. For each group of properties you want to change, insert the element
corresponding to the group (such as PropertiesBasic) and describe the changes. For a
summary of the properties, see "Specifications for individual format properties" on page 146.
You may want to organize all the format change lists together in a separate section in the
EDD. For information on using sections, see "Organizing and commenting an EDD" on
page 90.
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