List and tables are block elements. The following table list the elements used to implement list and tables.
| Element | Attribute | Content | Description or Texinfo equivalence
|
| itemize | item, itemx, block
| @itemize
| |
| mark | mark before items; default is •
| ||
| enumerate | item, itemx, block
| @enumerate
| |
| start | starting number
| ||
| table | item, itemx, block
| @table
| |
| emphasis | asis, code, samp, var, kbd, file
| emphasis for the descriptive item
| |
| vtable | item, itemx, block
| @vtable
| |
| emphasis | asis, code, samp, var, kbd
| emphasis for the descriptive variable item
| |
| ftable | item, itemx, block
| @ftable
| |
| emphasis | asis, code, samp, var, kbd
| emphasis for the descriptive function item
| |
| item | in-line or empty | @item
| |
| itemx | in-line or empty | @itemx
| |
| multitable | columnfraction or columnexample; raw
| @multitable
| |
| columnfraction | .n | column fraction, where ".n" is the 0.n fraction of the horizontal space
| |
| columnexample | pure text | column fraction, where the inserted text gives the example of the column extention
| |
| raw | in-line, tab
| row of the table
| |
| tab | empty | column separation
|
It follows some examples; first an unnumbered list:
<itemize mark="#">
<item>
<p>First item.</p>
<item>
<p>Second item.</p>
</itemize>
Here is the result:
Here is a numbered list:
<enumerate start="3">
<item>
<p>First item.</p>
<item>
<p>Second item.</p>
</enumerate>
Here is the result:
Here is a descriptive list:
<table emphasis="code">
<item>ls</item>
<itemx>dir</itemx>
<p>List directory contents.</p>
<item>cd</item>
<p>Change directory.</p>
</table>
Here is the result:
ls
dir
cd