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Elements related to DocBook lists are shown below. DocBook lists are very similar to their counterparts in HTML except that DocBook contains several more types of lists for specialized purposes.
itemizedlist - List in which each entry is marked with a bullet, dash, or other dingbat
listitem - Wrapper for the elements of items in an itemizedlist or orderedlist
orderedlist - List in which each entry is marked with a sequentially incremented label
segtitle - Title that pertains to one seg in each seglistitem
term - Hanging term attached to a listitem within a varlistentry in a variablelist
variablelist - List in which each entry is composed of sets of one or more terms with associated listitems
varlistentry - Wrapper for term and its associated listitem in a variablelist
The easiest of all the lists to use is the simplelist. It is designed for lists of short phrases (like a grocery list) and only requires two tags for building the list as you can see in the example below. The <member> tag can only contain inline content, so a simplelist cannot contain other lists.
Example 3.1. A simplelist
<simplelist type="inline"> <member>Apples</member> <member>Oranges</member> <member>Bananas</member> <member>Grapefruit</member> <member>Black Beans</member> </simplelist>
When converted, a simplelist will look something like this: Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Grapefruit, Black Beans