DAISY—Structure Guidelines: Elements, Block Elements, Information Object Linegroup

Information Object

Linegroup

Definition

A linegroup wraps a set of lines.

Markup

The <linegroup> tags are useful if it is important to maintain the line formatting in the DTB, for example, a stanza in a poem. The <line> tags wrap each individual line within the <linegroup>.

Syntax

<linegroup>

<hd>...</hd>

<dateline>...</dateline>

<byline>...</byline>

<epigraph>...</epigraph>

<linegroup>...</linegroup>

<line>...</line>

<pagenum>...</pagenum>

<prodnote>...</prodnote>

<noteref>...</noteref>

<annoref>...</annoref>

<note>...</note>

<annotation>...</annotation>

<p>...</p>

<blockquote>...</blockquote>

<img>...</img>

<imggroup>...</imggroup>

</linegroup>

Example

<linegroup>

<line>With Annie gone,</line>

<line>With eyes to compare</line>

<line>With the morning sun?</line>

</linegroup>

<cite>From <title>For Anne</title></cite>

<byline>Leonard Cohen: poet, novelist, songwriter, singer</byline>