Name
part — A division in a book
Synopsis
part ::=
((((title &
titleabbrev? & subtitle?),
info? db.titleforbidden.info) |
info db.titlereq.info),
partintro?, (acknowledgements |
appendix | article |
bibliography | chapter |
colophon | dedication |
glossary | index |
preface | refentry |
reference | toc)+)
Description
The parts segment a book into divisions. Each
division can contain a number of component-level elements, such as
chapters.
Processing expectations
Formatted as a displayed block. Each part
almost always introduces a forced page break. Sometimes parts start on
the next recto page. Frequently, they also produce a part separator
page, on which may be printed the content of the
partintro.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- label
Specifies an identifying string for presentation purposes
- status
Identifies the editorial or publication status of the element on which it occurs
Examples
<part xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'
label="II">
<title>Programming with the Java API</title>
<partintro>
<para>The sections in Part II present real-world examples of
programming with Java. You can study and learn from the
examples, and you can adapt them for use in your own programs.
</para>
<para>The example code in these chapters is available for downloading.
See <systemitem role="url">http://www.ora.com/catalog/books/javanut</systemitem>.
</para>
<literallayout>
<xref linkend="jnut-ch-04"/>
<xref linkend="jnut-ch-05"/>
<xref linkend="jnut-ch-06"/>
<xref linkend="jnut-ch-07"/>
<xref linkend="jnut-ch-08"/>
<xref linkend="jnut-ch-09"/>
</literallayout>
</partintro>
<chapter xml:id="jnut-ch-04"><title/><para>...</para></chapter>
<chapter xml:id="jnut-ch-05"><title/><para>...</para></chapter>
<chapter xml:id="jnut-ch-06"><title/><para>...</para></chapter>
<chapter xml:id="jnut-ch-07"><title/><para>...</para></chapter>
<chapter xml:id="jnut-ch-08"><title/><para>...</para></chapter>
<chapter xml:id="jnut-ch-09"><title/><para>...</para></chapter>
</part>