    | DocBook: The Definitive Guide Version 0.0.1 (Alpha) |
| | DocBook: The Definitive Guide Version 0.0.1 (Alpha) |
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$Date: 2002/06/12 11:18:42 $
userinput — Data entered by the user
userinput ::= (#PCDATA|link|ulink|command|computeroutput|email|filename|literal| option|replaceable|systemitem|userinput|inlinemediaobject)*
Common attributes
Name | Type | Default | ||
| moreinfo | Enumeration:
| "none" |
The UserInput element identifies words or phrases that the user is expected to provide as input to a computer program.
Note that UserInput is not a verbatim environment, but an inline.
Formatted inline. The MoreInfo attribute can help generate a link or query to retrieve additional information. Often presented in a fixed width font.
These elements contain userinput: attribution, bibliomisc, citetitle, command, computeroutput, emphasis, entry, lineannotation, link, literal, literallayout, para, phrase, programlisting, quote, subtitle, term, title, titleabbrev, trademark, ulink, userinput.
The following elements occur in userinput: command, computeroutput, email, filename, inlinemediaobject, link, literal, option, replaceable, systemitem, ulink, userinput.
If MoreInfo is set to RefEntry, it implies that a RefEntry exists which further describes the UserInput.
computeroutput, filename, lineannotation, literal, literallayout, option, programlisting, replaceable, systemitem.
<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
At the system prompt, enter <userinput>xyzzy</userinput> to gain
supervisor access to the system.
</para>At the system prompt, enter xyzzy to gain supervisor access to the system.