Lists
Formatting lists in TEI
A
<list> is an organized series of items. They may be
unmarked, numbered, or alphabetized. For accuracy in the OCR
process, we disable the option in ABBYY FineReader to output lists. However,
occasionally it will be appropriate to encode output as a list in the TEI. In that case, use the following guidelines. Note: We do not use
<list> for numbered paragraphs of
text—which were once in common stylistic use—unless the paragraphs group or
sequence discrete items. | element | attribute | usage |
|---|---|---|
<list> |
contains any sequence of items organized as a list. | |
@type |
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@rend |
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<head> |
(heading) contains the heading of a list. | |
<label> |
@type="list" |
marks a syllogism, tabular, or glossary list in which each item
is associated with a word or phrase rather than a numeric or
alphabetic enumerator. Must have @type="list". NB:
if one item in a list is preceded by a label, all must be. |
<item> |
contains one component of a list. | |
@n |
supplies an enumerator for the <item> when
automatic processing is inadequate, similarly to
<label>. |
|
<headLabel> |
the heading for the <label> column of a
tabular list. |
|
<headItem> |
the heading for the <item> column of a
tabular list. |
Tabular list
Lists like a glossary or syllogism use <label> for each
<item>. Thus they resemble a simple table with two
columns. They can present an advantage over tables in indicating the relationship
between the enumerator and list item. In the example below, the original text
demonstrates a syllogism, and the TEI markup follows.
@type attribute for
<label>)
<list @type>
Use <list> with @type to describe the semantic
function of the list.
@type value |
description |
|---|---|
| basic | a vertical list of unordered items without description. |
| chronology | each list <item> describes an historical
event, with a year or other date that is given by a
<label> element preceding the list
<item>. |
| errata | each item contains the error and correction, with a page number.
Use <label> for the error and page number,
followed by the correction as <item>. |
| gloss | each list <item> glosses some term or
concept, which is given by a <label> element
preceding the list <item>. |
| index | each list <item> is an entry in an index
such as the alphabetical topical index at the back of a print
volume. |
| instructions | each list <item> is a step in a sequence
of instructions, as in a recipe. |
| litany | each list <item> is one of a sequence of
petitions, supplications or invocations, typically in a religious
ritual. |
| syllogism | each list <item> is part of an argument
consisting of two or more propositions and a final conclusion
derived from them. |
<list @rend>
Use <rend> to record the appearance of the list in the source text.
@rend value |
description |
|---|---|
| bulleted | items preceded by bullets or similar marking |
| inline | items rendered within continuous prose, with no linebreaks |
| numbered | items preceded by numbers or letters |
| simple | items rendered as blocks, but with no bullet or number |