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<h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1"><code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><lines></code></h1>
<div class="body refbody"><p class="shortdesc">Lines are lines of text where white space is significant. The
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><lines></code> element can be used to represent dialogs, poetry, or
other text fragments where line breaks are significant.</p>
<section class="section" id="lines__rendering-expectations"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Rendering expectations</h2>
<p class="p">Processors <dfn class="term RFC-2119">SHOULD</dfn> preserve the
line breaks and spaces that are present in the content of a
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><lines></code> element.</p>
<p class="p">The contents of the <code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><lines></code>
element is typically rendered in a non-monospaced font.</p>
</section>
<section class="section generated" id="lines__content-model"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Content model</h2>
<p class="p content-model generated">(Text | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/cite.html" title="A citation is the name or the title of a bibliographic resource, for example, a document, online article, or instructional video.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><cite></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/include.html" title="Included content is a reference to non-DITA content outside the current document that will be rendered at the location of the reference. The resource is specified using either a URI or a key reference. Processing expectations for the referenced data can also be specified.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><include></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/keyword.html" title="A keyword is text or a token that has a unique value, such as a product name or unit of reusable text.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><keyword></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/ph.html" title="A phrase is a small group of words that stand together as a unit, typically forming a component of a clause.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><ph></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/strong.html" title="Strong text is text that is of greater importance than the surrounding text.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><strong></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/em.html" title="Emphasis indicates special meaning or particular importance.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><em></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/b.html" title="Bold text is text that is used to draw a reader's attention to a phrase without otherwise adding meaning to the content.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><b></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/i.html" title="Italic text is text that is used to emphasize the key points in printed text, or when quoting a speaker, to show which words the speaker stressed.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><i></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/line-through.html" title="A strikethrough is a typographical presentation of words with a horizontal line through their center. It can indicate that words are a mistake and not intended for inclusion, or it can be used deliberately to imply a change of thought.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><line-through></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/overline.html" title="An overline is a horizontal line that is printed above a line of text, a mathematical symbol, or an illustration in a newspaper or journal.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><overline></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/sup.html" title="A superscript is text that is printed above the line. It is frequently used in chemical and mathematical formulas.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><sup></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/sub.html" title="A subscript is text that is printed below the line. It is frequently used in chemical and mathematical formulas.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><sub></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/tt.html" title="Teletype text is text that is displayed on a fixed-width display such as a teletype, text-only screen, or line printer.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><tt></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/u.html" title="An underline, also called an underscore, is a line immediately below a portion of text.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><u></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/q.html" title="A quotation is a small group of words that is taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><q></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/term.html" title="A term is a word or phrase that has specific meanings in certain contexts. It might have or require extended definitions or explanations.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><term></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/text.html" title="The text element is a container for text. It does not have any associated semantics.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><text></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/tm.html" title="A trademark is a term or phrase that is trademarked. Trademarks include registered trademarks, service marks, slogans, and logos.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><tm></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/xref.html" title="A cross reference is an inline link. A cross reference can link to a different location within the current topic, another topic, a specific location in another topic, or an external resource such as a PDF or web page.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><xref></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/data.html" title="Data is a generic component that represents metadata within a topic or map. Complex metadata is represented by nested data structures.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><data></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/sort-as.html" title="The sort-as element can be used to specify an effective sort phrase when the base sort phrase is not appropriate for sorting, for example, Japanese characters. This element prepends text to the base sort phrase in order to construct an effective sort phrase.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><sort-as></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/foreign.html" title="Foreign content is non-DITA content, such as MathML, SVG, or Rich Text Format (RTF).">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><foreign></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/draft-comment.html" title="A draft comment is content that is intended for review and discussion, such as questions, comments, and notes to reviewers. This content is not intended to be included in production output.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><draft-comment></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/fn.html" title="A footnote is ancillary information that typically is rendered in the footer of a page or at the end of an online article. Such content is usually inappropriate for inline inclusion.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><fn></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/indexterm.html" title="An indexterm element contains content that is used to produce an index entry. Nested indexterm elements create multi-level indexes.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><indexterm></code>
</a> | <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/required-cleanup.html" title="Required cleanup sections are placeholders for migrated elements that cannot be appropriately tagged without manual intervention, or for content that must be cleaned up before publishing.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><required-cleanup></code>
</a>)*</p>
<p class="p content-model generated">Contained by</p>
<p class="p content-model generated">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/abstract.html" title="An abstract summarizes the content of the topic; it appears at the start of the topic. It can contain multiple short descriptions, as well as block-level content such as paragraphs, lists, and tables.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><abstract></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/body.html" title="The body contains the main content of a topic.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><body></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/bodydiv.html" title="A body division is a grouping of sequential elements within the body of a topic. There is no additional semantic meaning. It is useful primarily for reuse and as a specialization base.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><bodydiv></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/dd.html" title="The definition description is the definition for an item in a definition list entry.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><dd></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/desc.html" title="A description is a statement that describes or contains additional information about an object.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><desc></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/div.html" title="A division is a grouping of contiguous content within a topic. There is no additional semantic meaning.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><div></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/draft-comment.html" title="A draft comment is content that is intended for review and discussion, such as questions, comments, and notes to reviewers. This content is not intended to be included in production output.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><draft-comment></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/entry.html" title="A table entry represents a single cell in a table that is based on the OASIS Exchange Table Model.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><entry></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/example.html" title="An example illustrates the subject of the topic or a portion of the topic.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><example></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/fallback.html" title="Fallback content is content to be presented when multimedia objects or included content cannot be rendered.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><fallback></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/fig.html" title="A figure is a container for a variety of objects, including artwork, images, code samples, equations, and tables.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><fig></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/figgroup.html" title="A figure group is a grouping of segments within a figure.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><figgroup></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/fn.html" title="A footnote is ancillary information that typically is rendered in the footer of a page or at the end of an online article. Such content is usually inappropriate for inline inclusion.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><fn></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/li.html" title="A list item is an item in either an ordered or unordered list.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><li></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/linkinfo.html" title="Link information is a description of the links that are contained in a linklist element. It can provide additional information about those links.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><linkinfo></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/lq.html" title="A long quotation is a quotation that contains one or more paragraphs. The title and source of the document that is being quoted can be specified.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><lq></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/note.html" title="A note is information that expands on or calls attention to a particular point.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><note></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/p.html" title="A paragraph is a group of related sentences that support a central idea.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><p></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/section.html" title="A section is an organizational division in a topic. Sections are used to organize subsets of information that are directly related to the topic.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><section></code>
</a>, <a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/stentry.html" title="A simple table entry represents a single cell within a simple table.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><stentry></code>
</a>
</p>
<div class="p content-model-prose generated">Zero or more of the following<ul class="ul">
<li class="li">Text</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/b.html" title="Bold text is text that is used to draw a reader's attention to a phrase without otherwise adding meaning to the content.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><b></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/cite.html" title="A citation is the name or the title of a bibliographic resource, for example, a document, online article, or instructional video.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><cite></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/data.html" title="Data is a generic component that represents metadata within a topic or map. Complex metadata is represented by nested data structures.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><data></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/draft-comment.html" title="A draft comment is content that is intended for review and discussion, such as questions, comments, and notes to reviewers. This content is not intended to be included in production output.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><draft-comment></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/em.html" title="Emphasis indicates special meaning or particular importance.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><em></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/fn.html" title="A footnote is ancillary information that typically is rendered in the footer of a page or at the end of an online article. Such content is usually inappropriate for inline inclusion.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><fn></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/foreign.html" title="Foreign content is non-DITA content, such as MathML, SVG, or Rich Text Format (RTF).">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><foreign></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/i.html" title="Italic text is text that is used to emphasize the key points in printed text, or when quoting a speaker, to show which words the speaker stressed.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><i></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/include.html" title="Included content is a reference to non-DITA content outside the current document that will be rendered at the location of the reference. The resource is specified using either a URI or a key reference. Processing expectations for the referenced data can also be specified.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><include></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/indexterm.html" title="An indexterm element contains content that is used to produce an index entry. Nested indexterm elements create multi-level indexes.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><indexterm></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/keyword.html" title="A keyword is text or a token that has a unique value, such as a product name or unit of reusable text.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><keyword></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/line-through.html" title="A strikethrough is a typographical presentation of words with a horizontal line through their center. It can indicate that words are a mistake and not intended for inclusion, or it can be used deliberately to imply a change of thought.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><line-through></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/overline.html" title="An overline is a horizontal line that is printed above a line of text, a mathematical symbol, or an illustration in a newspaper or journal.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><overline></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/ph.html" title="A phrase is a small group of words that stand together as a unit, typically forming a component of a clause.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><ph></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/q.html" title="A quotation is a small group of words that is taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><q></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/required-cleanup.html" title="Required cleanup sections are placeholders for migrated elements that cannot be appropriately tagged without manual intervention, or for content that must be cleaned up before publishing.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><required-cleanup></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/sort-as.html" title="The sort-as element can be used to specify an effective sort phrase when the base sort phrase is not appropriate for sorting, for example, Japanese characters. This element prepends text to the base sort phrase in order to construct an effective sort phrase.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><sort-as></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/strong.html" title="Strong text is text that is of greater importance than the surrounding text.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><strong></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/sub.html" title="A subscript is text that is printed below the line. It is frequently used in chemical and mathematical formulas.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><sub></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/sup.html" title="A superscript is text that is printed above the line. It is frequently used in chemical and mathematical formulas.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><sup></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/term.html" title="A term is a word or phrase that has specific meanings in certain contexts. It might have or require extended definitions or explanations.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><term></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/text.html" title="The text element is a container for text. It does not have any associated semantics.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><text></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/tm.html" title="A trademark is a term or phrase that is trademarked. Trademarks include registered trademarks, service marks, slogans, and logos.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><tm></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/tt.html" title="Teletype text is text that is displayed on a fixed-width display such as a teletype, text-only screen, or line printer.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><tt></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/u.html" title="An underline, also called an underscore, is a line immediately below a portion of text.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><u></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/xref.html" title="A cross reference is an inline link. A cross reference can link to a different location within the current topic, another topic, a specific location in another topic, or an external resource such as a PDF or web page.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><xref></code>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p class="p content-model-prose generated">Contained by</p>
<ul class="ul content-model-prose contained-by-list generated">
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/abstract.html" title="An abstract summarizes the content of the topic; it appears at the start of the topic. It can contain multiple short descriptions, as well as block-level content such as paragraphs, lists, and tables.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><abstract></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/body.html" title="The body contains the main content of a topic.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><body></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/bodydiv.html" title="A body division is a grouping of sequential elements within the body of a topic. There is no additional semantic meaning. It is useful primarily for reuse and as a specialization base.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><bodydiv></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/dd.html" title="The definition description is the definition for an item in a definition list entry.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><dd></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/desc.html" title="A description is a statement that describes or contains additional information about an object.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><desc></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/div.html" title="A division is a grouping of contiguous content within a topic. There is no additional semantic meaning.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><div></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/draft-comment.html" title="A draft comment is content that is intended for review and discussion, such as questions, comments, and notes to reviewers. This content is not intended to be included in production output.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><draft-comment></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/entry.html" title="A table entry represents a single cell in a table that is based on the OASIS Exchange Table Model.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><entry></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/example.html" title="An example illustrates the subject of the topic or a portion of the topic.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><example></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/fallback.html" title="Fallback content is content to be presented when multimedia objects or included content cannot be rendered.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><fallback></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/fig.html" title="A figure is a container for a variety of objects, including artwork, images, code samples, equations, and tables.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><fig></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/figgroup.html" title="A figure group is a grouping of segments within a figure.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><figgroup></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/fn.html" title="A footnote is ancillary information that typically is rendered in the footer of a page or at the end of an online article. Such content is usually inappropriate for inline inclusion.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><fn></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/li.html" title="A list item is an item in either an ordered or unordered list.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><li></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/linkinfo.html" title="Link information is a description of the links that are contained in a linklist element. It can provide additional information about those links.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><linkinfo></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/lq.html" title="A long quotation is a quotation that contains one or more paragraphs. The title and source of the document that is being quoted can be specified.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><lq></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/note.html" title="A note is information that expands on or calls attention to a particular point.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><note></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/p.html" title="A paragraph is a group of related sentences that support a central idea.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><p></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/section.html" title="A section is an organizational division in a topic. Sections are used to organize subsets of information that are directly related to the topic.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><section></code>
</a>
</li>
<li class="li">
<a class="xref" href="../content-models/../base/stentry.html" title="A simple table entry represents a single cell within a simple table.">
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><stentry></code>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="section generated" id="lines__inheritance"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Inheritance</h2>
<p class="p inheritance">- topic/lines </p>
<p class="p inheritance-prose">The <code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><lines></code> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.</p>
</section> <section class="section" id="lines__attributes"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Attributes</h2>
<p class="p attributes-prose">The following attributes are available on this element: <span class="ph"><a class="xref" href="../../common/../langRef/attributes/commonAttributes.html#common-atts__displayatts" title="Display attributes include: expanse, frame, and scale">display
attributes</a></span>, <span class="ph"><a class="xref" href="../../common/../langRef/attributes/universalAttributes.html" title="Universal attributes include: audience, base, class, conaction, conkeyref, conref, conrefend, deliveryTarget, dir, id, importance, otherprops, outputclass, platform, product, props, rev, status, translate, and xml:lang">universal
attributes</a></span>, and <a class="xref" href="../attributes/commonAttributes.html#common-atts__attr-xmlspace"><code class="keyword markupname xmlatt">@xml:space</code></a>.</p>
<p class="p inlined-attributes">The following attributes are available on this element: <a class="xref" href="../../common/../langRef/attributes/universalAttributes.html" title="Universal attributes include: audience, base, class, conaction, conkeyref, conref, conrefend, deliveryTarget, dir, id, importance, otherprops, outputclass, platform, product, props, rev, status, translate, and xml:lang">universal
attributes</a> and the attributes defined below.</p><dl class="dl inlined-attributes"><dt class="dt dlterm" id="lines__attr-expanse"><code class="keyword markupname xmlatt">@expanse</code>
<span class="ph">(display attributes)</span></dt><dd class="dd">Specifies the horizontal placement of the element. The
following values are valid: <dl class="dl">
<dt class="dt dlterm"><span class="keyword">column</span></dt>
<dd class="dd">Indicates that the element is aligned with the current
column margin.</dd>
<dt class="dt dlterm"><span class="keyword">page</span></dt>
<dd class="dd">Indicates that the element is placed on the left page
margin for left-to-right presentation or the right page
margin for right-to-left presentation.</dd>
<dt class="dt dlterm"><span class="keyword">spread</span></dt>
<dd class="dd">Indicates that the object is rendered across a
multi-page spread. If the output format does not have
anything that corresponds to spreads, then
<span class="keyword">spread</span> has the same meaning as
<span class="keyword">page</span>.</dd>
<dt class="dt dlterm"><span class="keyword">textline</span></dt>
<dd class="dd"><span style="color:red;" class="ph">Indicates</span> that the element is
aligned with the left (for left-to-right presentation) or
right (for right-to-left presentation) margin of the
current text line and takes indentation into
account.</dd>
<dt class="dt dlterm"><span class="keyword">-dita-use-conref-target</span></dt>
<dd class="dd">See <a class="xref" href="../../common/../archSpec/base/ditauseconreftarget.html" title="When an element uses conref to pull in content, for any of its attributes assigned a value of -dita-use-conref-target, the resulting value for those attributes is also pulled in from the referenced element.">Using the -dita-use-conref-target value</a>
for more information. </dd>
</dl><p class="p">For
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><table></code>, in place of the
<code class="keyword markupname xmlatt">@expanse</code> attribute that is used by other DITA
elements, the <code class="keyword markupname xmlatt">@pgwide</code> attribute is used in order to
conform to the OASIS Exchange Table
Model.</p><p class="p">Some processors or output formats might
not support all
values.</p></dd><dt class="dt dlterm" id="lines__attr-frame"><code class="keyword markupname xmlatt">@frame</code>
<span class="ph">(display attributes)</span></dt><dd class="dd">Specifies which portion of a border surrounds the element.
The following values are valid: <dl class="dl">
<dt class="dt dlterm">all </dt>
<dd class="dd">Indicates that a line is rendered at the top, bottom,
left, and right of the containing element.</dd>
</dl><dl class="dl">
<dt class="dt dlterm">bottom </dt>
<dd class="dd">Indicates that a line is rendered at the bottom of the
containing element.</dd>
</dl><dl class="dl">
<dt class="dt dlterm">none </dt>
<dd class="dd">Indicates that no lines are rendered.</dd>
</dl><dl class="dl">
<dt class="dt dlterm">sides </dt>
<dd class="dd">Indicates that a line is rendered at the left and right
of the containing element.</dd>
</dl><dl class="dl">
<dt class="dt dlterm">top </dt>
<dd class="dd">Indicates that a line is rendered at the top of the
containing element.</dd>
<dt class="dt dlterm"><span class="keyword">topbot</span>
</dt>
<dd class="dd">Indicates that a line is rendered at the top and bottom
of the containing element.</dd>
<dt class="dt dlterm"><span class="keyword">-dita-use-conref-target</span></dt>
<dd class="dd">See <a class="xref" href="../../common/../archSpec/base/ditauseconreftarget.html" title="When an element uses conref to pull in content, for any of its attributes assigned a value of -dita-use-conref-target, the resulting value for those attributes is also pulled in from the referenced element.">Using the -dita-use-conref-target value</a>
for more information. </dd>
</dl><p class="p">Some processors or output formats might not support all
values.</p></dd><dt class="dt dlterm" id="lines__attr-scale"><code class="keyword markupname xmlatt">@scale</code>
<span class="ph">(display attributes)</span></dt><dd class="dd">Specifies the percentage by which fonts are resized in
relation to the normal text size. The value of this attribute
is a positive integer. <span class="ph">When used on
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><table></code> or
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><simpletable></code>, the following values
are valid: <span class="keyword">50</span>, <span class="keyword">60</span>,
<span class="keyword">70</span>, <span class="keyword">80</span>,
<span class="keyword">90</span>, <span class="keyword">100</span>,
<span class="keyword">110</span>, <span class="keyword">120</span>,
<span class="keyword">140</span>, <span class="keyword">160</span>,
<span class="keyword">180</span>, <span class="keyword">200</span>, and <a class="xref" href="../../archSpec/base/ditauseconreftarget.html" title="When an element uses conref to pull in content, for any of its attributes assigned a value of -dita-use-conref-target, the resulting value for those attributes is also pulled in from the referenced element.">-dita-use-conref-target</a>. </span><p class="p">This attribute is primarily
useful for print-oriented display. Some processors might not
support all values.</p><p class="p">If the <code class="keyword markupname xmlatt">@scale</code>
attribute is specified on an element that contains an image,
the image is not scaled. The image is scaled <strong class="ph b">only</strong> if a
scaling property is explicitly specified for the
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><image></code>
element.</p></dd><dt class="dt dlterm" id="lines__attr-xmlspace"><code class="keyword markupname xmlatt">@xml:space</code></dt><dd class="dd" id="lines__def-xmlspace">Specifies how to handle white space in the
current element.<span class="ph"> This attribute is provided
on <code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><pre></code>,
<code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><lines></code>, and on elements specialized
from those.</span> It ensures that parsers respect white space
that is part of the data in those elements, including line-end
characters. When defined, it has a fixed value of
<span class="keyword">preserve</span>, making it a default property of
the element that cannot be changed or deleted by authors.</dd></dl></section>
<div style="color:red;" class="example non-normative" id="lines__example"><h2 class="title sectiontitle">Example</h2><p class="non-normative-label">This section is non-normative.</p>
<p class="p">In the following code sample, a <code class="keyword markupname xmlelement"><lines></code>
element contains the text of <cite class="cite">[Buffalo Bill 's]</cite>, a poem
by e. e. cummings:</p>
<pre class="pre codeblock"><code><strong class="ph b"><lines></strong>Buffalo Bill ’s
defunct
who used to
ride a watersmooth-silver
stallion
and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat
Jesus
he was a handsome man
and what i want to know is
how do you like your blue-eyed boy
Mister Death<strong class="ph b"></lines></strong></code></pre>
</div>
</div>
<nav role="navigation" class="related-links"><div class="familylinks"><div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a class="link" href="../../langRef/containers/body-elements.html" title="The body elements support the most common types of content for topics: paragraphs, lists, phrases, figures, and other common document components.">Body elements</a></div></div></nav><aside class="section-toc" role="aside"><h2>In this section</h2><ul><li><a href="#lines__rendering-expectations">Rendering expectations</a></li><li><a href="#lines__content-model">Content model</a></li><li><a href="#lines__inheritance">Inheritance</a></li><li><a href="#lines__attributes">Attributes</a></li><li><a href="#lines__example">Example</a></li></ul></aside></article></main>