page-sequence

Formats the properties for the complete run of pages, in this case, the body. You could use this attribute set to set the font for the entire document, for example.

paper-size

Sets up the the paper size.

page-margins

Sets up the the margins.

region-body

(DON'T THIS IS CORRECT--VARIABLES NO HANDLE THIS?)

Sets the defaults for the margins for the body region (as opposed to the page). These defaults are only used if headers or footers are found.

region-before

Sets the extent for the region-before. This attribute set will only be used if a header is found.

region-after

Sets the extent for the region-after. This attribute set will only be used if a footer is found.

body-flow

Formats the properties of the body in the body sequence of pages, which means everything except headers and footers.

footnote-separator-flow

Formats the flow of the footnote.

footnote-separator-block

Formats the block (with the leader) that separates the footnotes from the rest of the page.

paragraph-header-block

Formats the properties for the paragraphs in the header. Use to set the space between the footer and the body text, using 'space-before = x' and setting 'space-before.conditionality' to 'retain'.

paragraph-footer-block

Formats the properties for the footer. Use to set the space between the footer and the body text, using 'space-before = x' and setting 'space-before.conditionality' to 'retain'.

bibliographic-fields-list-block

Formats the bibliographic fields as a list. Since this element contains all the other list elements, it can be used to set values such as the font, background color, line-height, etc, for the entire list, as well as the space after and before.

bibliographic-fields-list-item

For each item (author, authors, organization, contact, address, version, date, copyright, custom field) in the bibliograhic fields. Use the 'space-after' attribute to control the spacing between each item.

bibliographic-fields-first-list-item

Same as above, but sets the space before to 0pt.

bibliographic-fields-list-item-label

The default attribute end-indent = "label-end()" ensures that the label aligns properly.

bibliographic-fields-item-body

The default of start-indent = "body-start()" ensures the correct alignment of the labels.

bibliographic-fields-item-label-block

Formats the block that wraps the the name of the field (such as Author, Version, etc).

bibliographic-fields-block

Formats the blocks (docutilis paragraphs) of the value of the field. Use the 'space-after' attribute to control the spacing between a multi-paragraph description.

bibliographic-first-fields-block

Same as above, but for the first such paragraph.

address-value-block

Formats the blocks (docutilis paragraphs) of the address field, which has to preserve the white space, according to the docutils specs. Since this inherits from the bibliographic-fields-bloc, it doesn't make sense to change attributes here directly.

footnote

Formats the footnote. By default, it sets properties to neutral, so that it does not inherit any unwanted properties, such as from a definition term.

default-footnote-label-inline

Sets of the defaults for the label (1, *, etc), of each label.

footnote-list-block

Formats the list that contains the footnote. The 'provisional-distance-between-starts' controls how far away the footnote label is from the text.

footnote-item-label

Formats the item-label when the footnote or endnote is formatted as a list.

footnote-label-block

Formats the block in item-label when the footnote or endnote is formatted as a list. By default, the label has no superscript (as opposed to when formatting a "traditional" footnote.

footnote-item-body

Formats the item-body when the footnote or endnote is formatted as a list.

footnote-body

Formats the body of the footnote. Space-after and space-before seem to have no affect, at least with fop.

footnote-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs in the body of a footnote or endnote. Use the 'space-before' to set the space between each paragraphs, for footnotes or endnotes with multiple paragraphs.

endnote-block

The block that wraps each individual endnote ('footnote' in docutils). Use to control the spacing between each endnote.

endnote-first-block

The block that wraps each the first endnote ('footnote' in docutils). It does not make sense to change attributes on this set directly.

endnotes-title-block

Formats the title for the endnotes, when one is present. The rst will have a rubric with the classes as "endnotes. The XML will look like <rubric @classes="endotes">

dedication-title-block

Formats the title for the dedication.

dedication-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs of the dedication.

dedication-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first paragraph of the dedication.

abstract-title-block

Formats the abstract title.

abstract-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs of the abstract.

abstract-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first paragraph of the abstract.

toc-title-block

Formats the block for the title for the TOC.

toc-entry-defaults-block

Sets up the defaults for the TOC entries.

toc-level1-block

Formats the block for the level 1 table of contents entry. If a number exists, it is formatted according to the parameter 'number-section1'.

toc-level2-block

Formats the block for the level 2 table of contents entry. If a number exists, it is formatted according to the parameter 'number-section2'.

toc-level3-block

Formats the block for the level 3 table of contents entry. If a number exists, it is formatted according to the parameter 'number-section3'.

toc-level4-block

Formats the block for the level 4 table of contents entry. If a number exists, it is formatted according to the parameter 'number-section4'.

toc-level5-block

Formats the block for the level 5 table of contents entry. If a number exists, it is formatted according to the parameter 'number-section5'.

default-section-title-block

Sets up the defaults for the section titles. The title should always have some text beneath it to avoid widows and orphans; hence the keep-with-always property.

title-level-block

The following attribute sets are identical in nature:

• title-level1-block
• title-level2-block
• title-level3-block
• title-level4-block
• title-level5-block
• title-level6-block
• title-level7-block
• title-level8-block
• title-level9-block

These attribute-sets format the titles of all sections.

title-number-inline

Formats the title number generated by docutils.

paragraph-block

Formats the default paragraph.

first-paragraph-block

Formats the first default paragraph.

literal-block

Formats the literal text.

transition-block

Formats the transition block. The actutal text for this block is set by the 'transition-text' parameter.

document-title-block

Formats the title for the document.

document-title-page-block

The block that wraps both the title and subtitle. This block only gets written if the title and subtitle occur in the front section, or TOC section.

document-subtitle-block

Formats the subtitle of the document.

block-quote-paragraph-block

The attribute set that formats the paragraphs in the block quote. A different set of attributes controls the first paragraph (see below). Use this attribute set to set the space between paragraphs with the 'space-before' attribute.

block-quote-first-paragraph-block

The attribute set that formats the first paragraph in the block quote. It inherits all the attributes from 'block-quote-first-paragraph-block'.

block-quote-attribution-block

This attribute set the attribution in a block quote.

bullet-list-block

For the bullet list. Since this element contains all the other list elements, it can be used to set values such as the font, background color, line-height, etc, for the entire list, as well as the space after and before.

bullet-list-item

For the item in the bullet list. The attributes can control the spacing between each item. A different set of attributes controls the spacing of the first item (see below).

bullet-first-list-item

For the first item in the bullet list. This attribute set inherits all the properties form 'bullet-list-item', and then re-defines the space-before to 0pt. In order to get space between the first item and the text before it, use the space-after attribute in the bullet-list attribute set.

bullet-level2-list-item

Same as above, except for a nested bullet list.

bullet-level2-first-list-item

For the first item in a nested bullet list. This attribute set inherits all the properties form 'bullet-list-item', and then re-defines the space-before to 0pt. In order to get space between the first item and the text before it, use the space-after attribute in the bullet-list attribute set.

bullet-list-item-label

The default attribute end-indent = "label-end()" ensures that the label aligns properly.

bullet-list-item-label-block

These attributes format the block that wraps the bullet. (FO requires such a block, even for a small label like this.)

bullet-list-item-body

The default of start-indent = "body-start()" ensures the correct alignment of the labels.

bullet-list-item-body-block

Formats the blocks (docutilis paragraphs) of the body of each item.

bullet-level2-list-block

Same as for the bullet-list-block attribute. The default sets the start-indent property to a greater value to indent this nested list.

enumerated-list-block

For the enumerated list. Since this element contains all the other list elements, it can be used to set values such as the font, background color, line-height, etc, for the entire list, as well as the space after and before.

enumerated-level2-list-block

Same as for the enumerated-list-block attribute. The default sets the start-indent property to a greater value to indent this nested list.

enumerated-list-item

For the item in the enumerated list. The attributes can control the spacing between each item. A different set of attributes controls the spacing of the first item (see below).

enumerated-first-list-item

For the first item in the enumerated list. This attribute set inherits all the properties form 'enumerated-list-item', and then re-defines the space-before to 0pt. In order to get space between the first item and the text before it, use the space-after attribute in the enumerated-list attribute set.

enumerated-level2-list-item

Same as above, but formats item of nested list.

enumerated-level2-first-list-item

For the first item in the nested enumerated list.

enumerated-list-item-label

The default attribute end-indent = "label-end()" ensures that the label aligns properly.

enumerated-list-item-body

The default of start-indent = "body-start()" ensures the correct alignment of the labels.

enumerated-list-item-body-block

Formats the blocks (docutilis paragraphs) of the body of each item.

outer-line-block

The outer block containing the blocks of lines. Use the outer block to set space before or after the verse.

level1-line-block

Attribute sets for the first level of lines.

level2-line-block

Attribute sets for the second level of lines.

level3-line-block

Attribute sets for the third level of lines.

level4-line-block

Attribute sets for the fourth level of lines.

level5-line-block

Attribute sets for the fifth level of lines.

stanza-title-block

Formats the title of a stanza.

definition-list-block

For the definition list. Since this element contains all the other blocks in the list, it can be used to set values such as the font, background color, line-height, etc, for the entire list, as well as the space after and before.

definition-list-item-block

For the items in the definition list. The attributes can control the spacing between each item. A different set of attributes controls the spacing of the first item (see below).

definition-list-item-first-block

For the first item in the definition list. This attribute set inherits all the properties form 'definition-list-item', and then re-defines the space-before to 0pt. In order to get space between the first item and the text before it, use the space-after attribute in the option-list attribute set.

It does not makes sense to change this set direclty.

definition-term-block

Formats the bock of the the term. Can be used to control spacing between term and definition, but don't use with space before, or you won't be able to control spacing before list

definition-block

Formats the bock of the of the defintion, that wraps the paragraph blocks.

classifier-inline

For the inine properties of the classifier item.

definition-paragraph-block

Formats the blocks (paragraphs in the defintion. Can be lsed to control the space between paragraphs by setting the space-bfore attribute. Don't use the space-after attribute, or you won't be able to contorl the spacing between items

definition-first-paragraph-block

For the first paragraph in the definition list. This attribute set inherits all the properties frorm 'definition-first-paragraph-block', and then re-defines the space-before to 0pt.

It does not makes sense to change this set direclty.

field-list-block

Formats the field list. Since this element contains all the other list elements, it can be used to set values such as the font, background color, line-height, etc, for the entire list, as well as the space after and before.

field-list-item

For the items, or 'fields' in the field list. The attributes can control the spacing between each item. A different set of attributes controls the spacing of the first item (see below).

field-first-list-item

For the first item in the field list. This attribute set inherits all the properties form 'field-list-item', and then re-defines the space-before to 0pt. In order to get space between the first item and the text before it, use the space-after attribute in the field-list-block attribute set.

It does not make sense to change this attriubte set directly.

field-list-item-label

The default attribute end-indent = "label-end()" ensures that the label aligns properly.

field-list-item-body

The default of start-indent = "body-start()" ensures the correct alignment of the labels.

field-body-block

Formats the blocks (docutilis paragraphs) of the field.

field-list-item-label-block

Formats the block that wraps the field name.

option-list-block

For the option list. Since this element contains all the other list elements, it can be used to set values such as the font, background color, line-height, etc, for the entire list, as well as the space after and before.

option-list-item

For the items in the option list. The attributes can control the spacing between each item. A different set of attributes controls the spacing of the first item (see below).

option-first-list-item

For the first item in the option list. This attribute set inherits all the properties form 'option-list-item', and then re-defines the space-before to 0pt. In order to get space between the first item and the text before it, use the space-after attribute in the option-list attribute set.

It does not make sense to change this attriubte set directly.

option-list-item-label

The default attribute end-indent = "label-end()" ensures that the label aligns properly.

option-list-item-label-block

These attributes format the block that wraps the option_string and option_argument.

option-list-item-body

The default of start-indent = "body-start()" ensures the correct alignment of the labels.

option-list-item-body-block

Formats the blocks (docutilis paragraphs) that describe the options. If there was more than one paragraph, you could use attributes such as space after.

option-inline

Used to format any inline properties of the option_string.

option-argument-inline

Used to format any inline properties of the option_string.

option-list-definition-block

Formats the block that wraps the other blocks. Use to control space after and before, or to set any block items on the entire list.

This block wraps around another block, which in turn wraps around a third block.

option-list-item-block

Formats the block that wraps the options and descriptions, which are also blocks.

option-list-first-item-block

Same as for option-list-item-block, but sets the space-before to 0pt

Does not make sense to change the attributes here directly.

option-group-block

Formats the block that contains the inline elements of the options and arguments. For a defintion list, this block serves as the term, and sits on top, and to the left of the description.

option-list-description-block

Formats the blocks wrappring the paragraphs describing the options or arguments. This groups of blocks sits below the blocks formatting the options and arguments, and in a defintion list are usually indented right.

option-list-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs in the description for an options list formatted as a definition list.

option-list-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first paragraph in the description for an options list formatted as a definition list.

emphasis-inline

Formats the emphasis element.

strong-inline

Formats the strong element.

basic-link-inline

Formats the basic_link element.

literal-inline

Formats the literal element.

title-reference-inline

Formats the title_reference element.

default-admonition-outer-block

Sets up the defaults for the outer blocks of all the admonitions. The attributes of this block control the borders and prohibit the admonition from breaking across a page.

default-admonition-title-block

Sets up the defaults for the title blocks of all the admonitions. The attributes of this block control the color (red) and font size. For certain blocs, the color is set to black (see below).

admonitions outer block

The following attribute sets are identical in nature:

• attention-block
• caution-block
• danger-block
• error-block
• hint-block
• important-block
• note-block
• tip-block
• warning-block
• admonition-custom-block

These attribute-sets format the outer block of all the admonitions. By default it puts an border around the text. Use this attribute set to set the space before or after, the background color, etc.

admonitions title block

The following attribute sets are identical in nature:

• attention-title-block
• caution-title-block
• danger-title-block
• error-title-block
• hint-title-block
• important-title-block
• note-title-block
• tip-title-block
• warning-title-block
• admonition-custom-title-block

These attribute-sets format the title block of all the admonitions. It sets the color to red.

The attribute-sets error-title-block, hint-title-block, important-title-block, note-title-block, tip-title-block, and admonition-custom-title-block resets the color back to black.

admonition-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs in the admonitions. A different attribute-set formats the first paragraph (see below).

admonition-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first paragraphs in the admonitions. It inherits its attributes from the admonition-paragraph-block and resets the space-before property to 0pt. It does not make sense to modify the attributes in this set directly.

topic-block

Formats the outermost block of the topic element, which contains blocks.

topic-title-block

Formats the title of the topic.

topic-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs of the topic. A different set of attributes formats the first paragraph.

topic-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first paragraphs of the topic.

sidebar-block

Formats the outermost block of the sidebar element, which contains blocks. Note that fop does not handle floats, so this element is formatted just like a topic block.

sidebar-title-block

Formats the title of the topic.

sidebar-subtitle-block

Formats the subtitle of the topic.

sidebar-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs of the sidebar. A different set of attributes formats the first paragraph.

sidebar-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first paragraphs of the sidebar.

rubric-block

Formats the rubric.

epigraph-outer-block

Formats the outermost block of the epigraph element, which contains blocks.

epigraph-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs of the epigraph. A different set of attributes formats the first paragraph.

epigraph-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first paragraphs of the epigraph.

epigraph-attribution-block

Formats the attribution of the epigraph. The parameter text-before-epigraph-attribution determines the text to put before the attribtion. The default is '—' (an em-dash). To put no text before, set this parameter to an empty string.

highlights-outer-block

Formats the outermost block of the epigraph element, which contains blocks.

highlights-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs of the highlights. A different set of attributes formats the first paragraph.

highlights-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first paragraphs of the highlights.

pull-quote-outer-block

Formats the outermost block of the pull-quote element, which contains blocks.

pull-quote-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs of the pull-quote. A different set of attributes formats the first paragraph.

pull-quote-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first paragraphs of the pull-quote.

pull-quote-attribution-block

Formats the attribution of the pull-quote. The parameter text-before-pull-quote-attribution determines the text to put before the attribtion. The default is '—' (an em-dash). To put no text before, set this parameter to an empty string.

container-outer-block

Formats the outermost block of the container element, which contains blocks.

container-paragraph-block

Formats the paragraphs of the container. A different set of attributes formats the first paragraph.

container-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first paragraphs of the container.

figure-block

Formats the block that wraps the figure. Use this attribute set to set properties on the image, caption, and legend, as well as to set the space before and after the figure.

image-block

Formats the block that wraps the image, both for an image by itself, and for an image included in a figure. Use this attribute set to control the space before and after the image, as well as to align the image itself.

figure-caption-block

Formats the block that wraps the caption.

figure-legend-block

Formats the block that wraps the legend. The paragrahs in the legend have their own blocks.

legend-paragraph-block

Formats the block that wraps the paragraphs in the legend.

legend-first-paragraph-block

Formats the first block that wraps the paragraphs in the legend.

table-block-container

Formats the block container that wraps bothe the table and a the table title (captin) if one exists. Use to control space before and after the table.

table

Formats the table.

table-header

Formats the header of the table.

default-cell

Sets the defaults for all cells.

table-header-cell

Formats the cells in the table header.

table-header-block

Attributes for the paragraphs in the header cell.

table-body

Attributes for the table body.

table-row

Attributes for the table row.

table-cell

Attributes for the table cell.

cell-block

Attributes for the paragraphs in the cell.

caption-block

Attributes for the table title, or caption. The parameter 'table-title-placement', controls whether this block is placed before or after the table. If it is placed on top of the table, it has a 'keep-with-next="always"' value that cannot be changed. If this block is placed on the bottom it has a 'keep-with-previous="always"' value that cannot be changed.