<list> List

Sequence of two or more items, which may or may not be ordered.

Usage/Remarks

  • The @list-type attribute specifies whether there should be a prefix preceding each item and determines the prefix type (such as bullet or number). A simple list takes no prefix character.
  • The @prefix-word attribute can be used to prepend a word such as “Step”, “Method”, or “Procedure” to a list item, in addition to, typically, a number (thus “Step 1.”).
  • If the Type of List names a bulleted style (“@list-type="bullet"”), the Styling Detail attribute may be used to name the preferred prefix character, for example, a “dash”, “hollow-bullet”, or “square”. If no Styling Detail is given, the processing system will choose the bullet character.
Attributes

Base Attributes

Models and Context
May be contained in
Description
The following, in order:
Content Model
<!ELEMENT  list         %list-model;                                 >
Expanded Content Model

((editing-instruction)*, label?, title?, (list-item)+)

Tagged Samples
Numerical list
...
<p>Each of the 11 goals is introduced by its name and 
 presented in the same structure:
 <list list-type="order">
  <list-item>
   <p><bold>The goal:</bold> The basic goal statement.</p></list-item>
  <list-item>
   <p><bold>Discussion:</bold> An elaboration on the basic goal 
    statement.</p></list-item>
  <list-item>
   <p><bold>Background:</bold> Sources from which the goal is 
    derived.</p></list-item>
  <list-item>
   <p><bold>Common user accessibility needs:</bold> User accessibility 
    needs related to the goal.</p></list-item>
  <list-item>
   <p><bold>Questions to consider:</bold> Questions for applying 
    the goal.</p></list-item>
 </list>
</p>
...
Ordered list using lowercase alphabetical prefix characters
...
<sec id="s6_2_1_5">
 <label>6.2.1.5</label>
 <title>Questions to consider</title>
 <list list-type="alpha-lower">
  <list-item><p>Who are the potential users of systems 
   that will be addressed by or who will relate to this 
   deliverable?</p></list-item>
  <list-item><p>Which potential users, if any, might be 
   excluded by the requirements and recommendations in
   this deliverable?</p></list-item>
  <list-item><p>What are all the contexts of use in which 
   systems that relate to this deliverable could be 
   used?</p></list-item>
  <list-item><p>Which contexts of use might be excluded 
   by the requirements and recommendations in this 
   deliverable?</p></list-item>
 </list>
</sec>
...
Provide bullet-style for a bulleted list
../graphics/list-dash-iso_iec-guide-71_2014.png
...
<p>... To assist standards developers to define accessibility 
requirements and recommendations, the Guide presents:
 <list list-type="bullet" style-detail="dash">
  <list-item>
   <p>a summary of current terminology relating to accessibility;</p></list-item>
  <list-item>
   <p>issues to consider in support of accessibility in the standards 
    development process;</p></list-item>
  <list-item>
   <p>a set of accessibility goals (used to identify user accessibility 
    needs);</p></list-item>
  <list-item>
   <p>descriptions of (and design considerations for) human abilities 
    and characteristics;</p></list-item>
  <list-item>
   <p>strategies for addressing user accessibility needs and design 
    considerations in standards.</p></list-item>
 </list>
</p>
...
A non-standard bullet character
...
<p>The Tag Suite is the complete set of elements and attributes 
described in the standard. Along with these descriptions, the 
standard includes two discrete standards models or Tag Sets:
 <list list-type="bullet" style-detail="symbol">
  <list-item>
   <p>The Interchange Tag Set (in MathML 2.0 and MathML 3.0 
    variants)</p></list-item>
  <list-item>
   <p>The Extended Tag Set (in MathML 2.0 and MathML 3.0 
    variants)</p></list-item>
 </list>
</p>
...
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