DITA Modules
Style DITA elements, including: step
, codeblock
, uicontrol
, and title
.
The DITA elements that you are likely to style together are bundled in single modules.
Module | Description | Enabled by default | Recommended for screen-reading | Recommended for printing | Requires |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Footnote | Style the footnote elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Paragraph | Ensure consistent rendering of paragraph elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
File path, Sysoutput, Userinput, Varname | Style the semantic string elements and wrap variable name elements in angle brackets. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Uicontrol, Wintitle, Shortcut, Menucascade | Style the semantic interface elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Abstract, Shortdesc | Adjust the placement of abstract elements and short description elements. | yes | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Note | Style every note element type. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Xref, Related-Links | Style any cross-reference type. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Codeblock, Codeph | Style code block elements and code phrase elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Figure Image | Adjust the placement of figure elements and image elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Description | Place desc elements below the titles in figure elements and image elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Definition List | Style the definition list elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Cite, Long Quote, Quote | Style cite elements, long quote elements, and quote elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Title | Consistently style the titles of topics, sections, tables, and figures. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Section | Adjust the placement of section elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Ordered List, Unordered List, Step, Substep, Choice | Adjust the placement of ordered list elements, unordered list elements, step elements, substep elements, and choice elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Cause, Condition, Context, Example, Postreq, Prereq, Remedy, Result, Steps, Stepsection | Add labels preceding the task topic and troubleshooting topic “sections”. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |
Choices, Info, Stepresult, Stepexample, Solution, Substeps, Troublesolution | Add labels before the task topic and troubleshooting topic “subsections”. | yes | yes | yes | Ordered List, Unordered List, Step, Substep, Choice |
Choices, Steps, Substeps Numbering | Add custom numbering to choices elements, steps elements, and substeps elements. | yes | n/a | n/a | |
Choicetable, Table | Style choice table elements and table elements. | yes | yes | yes | n/a |