imageobject

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$Date: 2002/06/12 11:18:13 $

imageobject — A wrapper for image data and its associated meta-information

Synopsis

Content Model

imageobject ::=
(objectinfo?,imagedata)

Attributes

Common attributes

Description

An ImageObject is a wrapper containing ImageData and its associated meta-information.

If the SVG Module is used, ImageObject can also contain the svg:svg element.

Processing expectations

May be formatted inline or as a displayed block, depending on context. It might not be rendered at all, depending on its placement within a MediaObject or InlineMediaObject and the constraints on the publishing system. For a more detailed description of the semantics involved, see MediaObject.

Parents

These elements contain imageobject: imageobjectco, inlinemediaobject, mediaobject.

Children

The following elements occur in imageobject: imagedata, objectinfo.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE mediaobject PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<mediaobject>
  <imageobject>
    <imagedata fileref="figures/eiffeltower.eps" format="EPS"/>
  </imageobject>
  <imageobject>
    <imagedata fileref="figures/eiffeltower.png" format="PNG"/>
  </imageobject>
  <textobject>
    <phrase>The Eiffel Tower</phrase>
  </textobject>
  <caption>
   <para>Designed by Gustave Eiffel in 1889, The Eiffel Tower is one of the
most widely recognized buildings in the world.
</para>
  </caption>
</mediaobject>

For additional examples, see also informalfigure, inlinemediaobject, mediaobjectco, svg-svg, videoobject.