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diff --git a/kdoctools/docbook/xsl/params/variablelist.max.termlength.xml b/kdoctools/docbook/xsl/params/variablelist.max.termlength.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8cad72df7 --- /dev/null +++ b/kdoctools/docbook/xsl/params/variablelist.max.termlength.xml @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +<refentry id="variablelist.max.termlength"> +<refmeta> +<refentrytitle>variablelist.max.termlength</refentrytitle> + +</refmeta> +<refnamediv> +<refname>variablelist.max.termlength</refname> +<refpurpose>Specifies the longest term in variablelists</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> +<src:fragment id='variablelist.max.termlength.frag'> +<xsl:param name="variablelist.max.termlength">24</xsl:param> +</src:fragment> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1><title>Description</title> + +<para>In variablelists, the <sgmltag>listitem</sgmltag> +is indented to leave room for the +<sgmltag>term</sgmltag> elements. That indent may be computed +if it is not specified with a <sgmltag class="attribute">termlength</sgmltag> +attribute on the <sgmltag>variablelist</sgmltag> element. +</para> +<para> +The computation counts characters in the +<sgmltag>term</sgmltag> elements in the list +to find the longest term. However, some terms are very long +and would produce extreme indents. This parameter lets you +set a maximum character count. Any terms longer than the maximum +would line wrap. The default value is 24. +</para> +<para> +The character counts are converted to physical widths +by multiplying by 0.50em. There will be some variability +in how many actual characters fit in the space +since some characters are wider than others. +</para> + +</refsect1> +</refentry> |