This chapter explains how you can to control the numbering of
ordered lists by the means of one or more directives specified in the
@outputclass attribute of the <ol>
element.
By default, the numbering of nested ordered lists automatically
alternates between the "
1." and "
a." formats. If you
want more control on the numbering of ordered lists
, then you'll have to specify one or more of
the following directives in the
@outputclass attribute of
the
<ol> element.
- lower-alpha
- upper-alpha
- lower-roman
- upper-roman
- decimal
- Specifies the style of numbering.
- start(positive_integer)
- Numbering begins at specified positive_integer.
- continue
- Numbering begins where the preceding ordered list left off.
- inheritnum
- Numbering inherits from outer-level ordered lists. For example,
using this feature (e.g.
<ol outputclass="upper-alpha
inheritnum">), the items of a list nested at level 2 are
labelled "1.A.", "1.B.", "1.C.", etc.
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Restriction
- When using XMLmind XSL-FO Converter
 v6.0+(1) to generate RTF, WML, DOCX or ODT,
directive inheritnum is supported but with minor
limitations. For example, when both
start(positive_integer) and inheritnum
are specified, inheritnum is not honored.
- Directive inheritnum is not honored when generating
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Example: <ol outputclass="upper-roman
start(10)"> specifies an ordered list which starts with an
"X.".
Note that it is still possible to specify any class name you want in
the @outputclass attribute of the
<ol> element. Example: <ol
outputclass="continue fancy-list">.
