Desc

The <desc> element contains the description of the current element. A description should provide more information than the title. This is its behavior in fig/table/linklist, for example. In xref/link, it provides a description of the target; processors that support it may choose to display this as hover help. In object, it contains alternate content for use when in contexts that cannot display the object.

[edit] Example

<fig><title>The Handshake</title>
'''<desc>'''This image shows two hands clasped in a formal, 
business-like handshake.'''</desc>'''
<image href="handshake.jpg">
 <alt>The handshake</alt>

</image>
</fig>

[edit] Contains

text data  or ph or codeph or synph or filepath or msgph or userinput or systemoutput or b or u or i or tt or sup or sub or uicontrol or menucascade or term or xref or cite or q or boolean or state or keyword or option or parmname or apiname or cmdname or msgnum or varname or wintitle or tm or p or lq or note or dl or parml or ul or ol or sl or pre or codeblock or msgblock or screen or lines or image or data or data-about or foreign or unknown)  (any number) 

text data  or ph or term or xref or cite or q or boolean or state or keyword or tm or p or lq or note or dl or ul or ol or sl or pre or lines or image or data or data-about or foreign or unknown)  (any number) 

[edit] Contained by

[edit] Inheritance:

- topic/desc

[edit] Attributes

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