DD (Definition Description)

The DD tag defines the description of a term in a definition list.

Syntax

Parameters

definition-description: This is the text for the description of a definition list term.

Comments

The DD tag defines the description of a term in a definition list.

Restrictions

You must code the DD tag within a DL definition. See DL (Definition List) for a complete description of this tag.
Each DD tag must follow an associated DT tag within the definition list. You can code only one DD tag for each DT tag.

Processing

Table 1. The tags you can code within a DD definition
Tag	Reference	Usage	Required
DL	DL (Definition List)	Multiple	No
FIG	FIG (Figure)	Multiple	No
HP	HP (Highlighted Phrase)	Multiple	No
LINES	LINES (Lines)	Multiple	No
NOTE	NOTE (Note)	Multiple	No
NOTEL	NOTEL (Note List)	Multiple	No
NT	NT (Note)	Multiple	No
OL	OL (Ordered List)	Multiple	No
P	P (Paragraph)	Multiple	No
PARML	PARML (Parameter List)	Multiple	No
PS	PS (Point-and-Shoot)	Multiple	No
RP	RP (Reference Phrase)	Multiple	No
SL	SL (Simple List)	Multiple	No
UL	UL (Unordered List)	Multiple	No
XMP	XMP (Example)	Multiple	No

Examples

Here is help panel markup that contains a definition list with three definition descriptions. Figure 1 shows the formatted result.

<!DOCTYPE DM SYSTEM>

<HELP NAME=dd DEPTH=22 WIDTH=64>Help for Markup
<AREA>
<INFO>
  <P>Here are some definitions:
  <DL TSIZE=2 BREAK=all>
    <DT>markup
    <DD>Text that is added to document data in order to
    convey information about it.
    There are three types of markup the DTL uses:  tags, references,
    and markup declarations.
    <DT>markup declaration
    <DD>Markup that controls how other markup of a document
    is to be interpreted, for example document type and entity declarations.
    <DT>markup language
    <DD>A set of characters, conventions, and rules to control
    the interpretation of document data.
    The Dialog Tag Language is a markup language.
  </DL>
</INFO>
</AREA>
</HELP>

Figure 1. Definition descriptions

                        Help for Markup

 Here are some definitions:

 markup
   Text that is added to document data in order to convey
   information about it. There are three types of markup the
   DTL uses:  tags, references, and markup declarations.

 markup declaration
   Markup that controls how other markup of a document is to be
   interpreted, for example document type and entity
   declarations.

 markup language
   A set of characters, conventions, and rules to control the
   interpretation of document data. The Dialog Tag Language is
   a markup language.

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