preformat-type
Type of Preformatted Text
Type of content contained in the <preformat> element (for example, shape poetry, ASCII art, hand-created tabulations using tabs and
spaces, etc.).
Remarks
This attribute is intended to capture already recorded information; however, for many documents this type of data will not be available.
Used on Element: <preformat>
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters | A word or phrase that describes the content or names the type of content for the <preformat> element, for example, “code” for sample computer code or “xml” for an XML-tagged data sample. |
| Restriction | @preformat-type is an optional attribute; there is no default. |
Suggested usage
Although designed to accept any text as its value, potential values for this attribute might include:
poetry | Poems |
|---|---|
ascii | ASCII art |
man-machine | A man-machine dialog, such as an error message and response |
tabular | Tabular structures created by using spacing and tabs rather than tagging the row
and column content using <array> |
Example
...
<preformat preformat-type="dialog" xml:space="preserve"
position="anchor">
C:\users\lap make
'make' is not recognized as:
- an internal or external command
- an operable program
- a batch file
</preformat>
...