prompt
Synopsis
Mixed Content Model
prompt ::= (#PCDATA|replaceable|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm| beginpage)*
Attributes
Name |
Type |
Default |
||
| moreinfo |
Enumeration:
|
"none" |
Parameter Entities
The following parameter entities contain prompt:
| Parameter Entities | ||
| %cptr.char.mix; | %ndxterm.char.mix; | %para.char.mix; |
| %refinline.char.mix; | %refname.char.mix; | %tbl.entry.mdl; |
| %tech.char.class; | %title.char.mix; | |
Description
A Prompt is a character or character string marking the beginning of an input field. Prompts are generally associated with command-line interfaces and not graphical user interfaces (GUIs). In GUIs, GUILabel is usually more appropriate.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline. The MoreInfo attribute can help generate a link or query to retrieve additional information.
![[4.0]](figures/rev_4.0.png)
Future Changes
Prompt was added in DocBook V3.0. It duplicates the semantics of <systemitem class="prompt">. The prompt attribute will be removed from SystemItem in the future.
Parents
These elements contain prompt: application, attribution, bibliomisc, bridgehead, citation, citetitle, classsynopsisinfo, command, computeroutput, emphasis, entry, foreignphrase, funcparams, funcsynopsisinfo, function, glosssee, glossseealso, glossterm, lineannotation, link, literal, literallayout, lotentry, member, msgaud, olink, optional, para, phrase, primary, primaryie, productname, programlisting, quote, refdescriptor, refentrytitle, refname, refpurpose, remark, screen, screeninfo, secondary, secondaryie, see, seealso, seealsoie, seeie, seg, segtitle, simpara, subtitle, synopsis, term, tertiary, tertiaryie, title, titleabbrev, tocback, tocentry, tocfront, trademark, ulink, userinput.
Children
The following elements occur in prompt: beginpage, indexterm, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, replaceable.
See Also
computeroutput, constant, envar, filename, literal, markup, option, optional, parameter, replaceable, sgmltag, systemitem, userinput, varname.