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InformalEquation

Name

InformalEquation -- A displayed mathematical equation without a title

Synopsis

Content Model

InformalEquation ::=
(Alt?,
 (Graphic+|MediaObject+))

Attributes

Common attributes

Tag Minimization

Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.

Parameter Entities

%admon.mix;%bookcomponent.content;%component.mix;
%divcomponent.mix;%example.mix;%figure.mix;
%footnote.mix;%glossdef.mix;%indexdivcomponent.mix;
%informal.class;%para.mix;%qandaset.mix;
%refcomponent.mix;%sidebar.mix;

Description

An InformalEquation is usually a mathematical equation or a group of related mathematical equations.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

Parents

These elements contain InformalEquation: Answer, Appendix, Article, BiblioDiv, Bibliography, BlockQuote, Callout, Caution, Chapter, Equation, Example, Figure, Footnote, Glossary, GlossDef, GlossDiv, Important, Index, IndexDiv, InformalExample, InformalFigure, ListItem, MsgExplan, MsgText, Note, Para, PartIntro, Preface, Procedure, QandADiv, QandASet, Question, RefSect1, RefSect2, RefSect3, RefSynopsisDiv, Sect1, Sect2, Sect3, Sect4, Sect5, Section, SetIndex, Sidebar, SimpleSect, Step, Tip, Warning.

Children

The following elements occur in InformalEquation: Alt, Graphic, MediaObject.

In some contexts, the following elements are allowed anywhere: BeginPage, IndexTerm.

See Also

Equation, Example, Figure, InformalExample, InformalFigure, Class is EndOfRange, otherwise it is Singular.

Pagenum

PageNum indicates the page on which this index term occurs in some version of the printed document.

Scope

Scope identifies in which indexes the IndexTerm should appear. Global means the index for the whole collection of documents, Local means the index for this document only, and All means both indexes.

Significance

Significance specifies whether or not this IndexTerm is considered the most important location for information about the terms being indexed. Generally, Preferred IndexTerms get special typographic treatment in the Index.

StartRef

The use of StartRef implies a spanning index entry. StartRef is used on the term that defines the end of the span and points to the term which defines the beginning.

Zone

The use of Zone implies a spanning index entry. Zone holds the IDs of the elements to which it applies. The IndexTerm applies to the contents of the entire element(s) to which it points. If