Module Documentation: eml-text
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The eml-text module - Text field formatting

The eml-text module is a wrapper container that allows general text descriptions to be used within the various modules of eml. It can include either structured or unstructured text blocks. It isn't really appropriate to use this module outside of the context of a parent module, because the parent module determines the appropriate context to which this text description applies. The eml-text module allows one to provide structure to a text description in order to convey concepts such as sections (paragraphs), hierarchy (ordered and unordered lists), emphasis (bold, superscript, subscript) etc. The structured elements are a subset of DocBook so the predefined DocBook stylesheets can be used to style EML fields that implement this module.

Module details
Recommended Usage: any module
Stand-alone: no
Imports: eml-documentation
Imported By:
View an image of the schema: eml-text image

Element Definitions:

text  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: TextType
The "text" element allows for both formatted and unformatted text blocks to be included in EML. It can contain a number of relevant subsections that allow the use of titles, sections, and paragraphs in the text block. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
section  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: SectionType
The "section" element allows for grouping related paragraphs of text together, with an optional title. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
para  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: ParagraphType
The "paragraph" element allows for both formatted and unformatted text blocks to be included in EML. It can be plain text or text with a limited set of markup tags, inlcuding emphasis, subscript, superscript, and lists. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
itemizedlist  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: ListType
A list of items in a text paragraph. The list is generally displayed as a bulleted list. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
orderedlist  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: ListType
An ordered list of items in a text paragraph. The list is generally displayed as a numbered list. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
emphasis  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
A span of emphasized text in a paragraph. Emphasized text is generally rendered as boldfaced or otherwise distinct from the surrounding text. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
subscript  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: SubSuperScriptType
A subscript in a text paragraph. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
superscript  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: SubSuperScriptType
A superscript in a text paragraph. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
literalLayout  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
This element specifies that the structure of the text within the tag, specifically the whitespace, should not be altered.
ulink  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Use: How many:
A sequence of (
citetitle required
)
Attributes: Use: Default Value:
url optional
this element and its children allow paragraphs to contain urls and titles for anchor tags. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
citetitle  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
the citetitle element contains a text title for the url. It can be displated in an achor tag. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
Example(s):
The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
title  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: xs:string
The optional title for a section. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
para  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: ParagraphType
The "paragraph" element allows for both formatted and unformatted text blocks to be included in EML. It can be plain text or text with a limited set of markup tags, inlcuding emphasis, subscript, superscript, and lists. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
section  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: SectionType
The "section" element allows for grouping related paragraphs of text together, with an optional title. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
listitem  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Use: How many:
A choice of (
para required
OR
itemizedlist required
OR
orderedlist required
)
An item in a list of items. Each list item is formatted as a bulleted or numbered item depending on the list type in which it resides. List items contain paragraphs which in turn can be plain text or text with a limited set of markup tags, inlcuding emphasis, subscript, superscript, and lists. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
para  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: ParagraphType
The "paragraph" element allows for both formatted and unformatted text blocks to be included in EML. It can be plain text or text with a limited set of markup tags, inlcuding emphasis, subscript, superscript, and lists. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
itemizedlist  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: ListType
A list of items in a text paragraph. The list is generally displayed as a bulleted list. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
orderedlist  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: ListType
An ordered list of items in a text paragraph. The list is generally displayed as a numbered list. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
subscript  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: SubSuperScriptType
A subscript in a text paragraph. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
superscript  This element has no default value.
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Type: SubSuperScriptType
A superscript in a text paragraph. This markup is a subset of DocBook.

Attribute Definitions:

url

Use: optional
the url attribute contains the location of the work for a link. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
Example(s):
url="http://dublincore.org/documents/usageguide/"

Complex Type Definitions:

TextType 
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Use: How many:
A choice of (
section optional unbounded
OR
para optional unbounded
)
The "text" element allows for both formatted and unformatted text blocks to be included in EML. It can contain a number of relevant subsections that allow the use of titles, sections, and paragraphs in the text block. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
ParagraphType 
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Use: How many:
A choice of (
itemizedlist required
OR
orderedlist required
OR
emphasis required
OR
subscript required
OR
superscript required
OR
literalLayout required
OR
ulink optional
)
The "paragraph" element allows for both formatted and unformatted text blocks to be included in EML. It can be plain text or text with a limited set of markup tags, inlcuding emphasis, subscript, superscript, lists and links. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
SectionType 
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Use: How many:
A sequence of (
title optional
A choice of (
para required
OR
section required
)
)
The "section" element allows for grouping related paragraphs (or other sections) of text together, with an optional title. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
ListType 
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Use: How many:
A sequence of (
listitem required unbounded
)
A list of items in a text paragraph. The ListType is used by both orderedlist elements and itemizedlist elements. This markup is a subset of DocBook.
SubSuperScriptType 
Content of this field: Description of this field:
Elements: Use: How many:
A choice of (
subscript required
OR
superscript required
)
A subscript or a superscript in a text paragraph. This type is used by both subscript and superscript elements to define their recursive content. This markup is a subset of DocBook.

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