MadCap-Specific Styles
Following is a list of MadCap-specific styles.
MadCap|annotation Modifies the look of content to which an annotation (i.e., internal topic comment) points. For example, you might want annotated text to be displayed in the XML Editor with red font and a yellow background. This does not change the text as it will be shown in the output, but rather only as it is displayed in the XML Editor for authors. When an annotation is inserted in a content file, the MadCap:annotation tag includes the comment's creation date, user name and initials (as set in the File > Options dialog, Review tab) of the person who created or edited it, and the comment text. |
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MadCap|bodyProxy Modifies the look of the "container" holding topic content. For example, you might edit this style to add a border around all topic content. |
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MadCap|breadcrumbsProxy Modifies the look of breadcrumbs in online output. |
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MadCap|centralAccountProxy This style displays in the interface due to Flare Desktop's schema. However, it doesn't have a function, so you can ignore it. To control the look of the Flare Online account link added via a proxy, you can use a skin component. Note Some elements in Flare Desktop reference the old "Central" name, even though it has since been renamed to Flare Online. |
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MadCap|codeSnippet Modifies the look of the entire code snippet block that has been inserted in the XML Editor. |
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MadCap|codeSnippetBody Modifies the look of the code snippet text, as well as the line numbers and vertical border to the right of the numbers. |
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MadCap|codeSnippetCaption Modifies the look of the caption used for the code snippet. |
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MadCap|codeSnippetCopyButton Modifies the look of the copy button link that can be added to code snippets for HTML5 output. If you want to change the word "Copy" to something else, you can edit the mc-label property. |
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MadCap|concept Modifies the look of concepts that have been inserted in the XML Editor (when markers are turned on). This does not affect the output. |
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MadCap|conceptLink Modifies the look (e.g., font, color, wording) of a concept (See Also) link heading. When you do this, the style changes for all concept links in any topics in your project. |
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MadCap|conceptLinkControlList Modifies the look of the entire list (<ul> element) when concept links are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. |
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MadCap|conceptLinkControlListItem Modifies the look of individual items in the list (<li> elements) when concept links are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. |
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MadCap|conceptLinkControlListItemLink Modifies the look of links in the list (<a> elements) when concept links are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. |
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MadCap|conceptsProxy Modifies the look of the "container" holding a generated list of concepts. |
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MadCap|conditionalText Modifies the look of content in the XML Editor that has a condition tag applied to it. For example, you might want conditioned content to stand out with a larger font so you can easily spot it while editing content. This does not affect the output. |
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MadCap|correctFeedback Modifies the appearance of content that is shown as feedback when the eLearning question is answered correctly. |
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MadCap|dropDown Modifies the entire container holding a drop-down effect, including the image that is shown when a drop-down effect is open or closed. |
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MadCap|dropDownBody Modifies content displayed when users open a drop-down effect. |
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MadCap|dropDownHead Modifies the text in the first paragraph of a drop-down effect (i.e., the paragraph where the drop-down link is located). |
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MadCap|dropDownHotspot Modifies the specific text that you select in the first paragraph of a drop-down effect to serve as the link for opening the drop-down body. If you do not select specific text in the first paragraph to serve as the hotspot, the entire first paragraph is used as the hotspot. |
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MadCap|eLearningToolbarProxy Modifies the look of the container holding the eLearning Toolbar for adding navigation buttons to topics. |
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MadCap|endnoteBlock Modifies the container (or block) holding individual endnote comments. For example, use this if you want to add a border around each endnote comment created from an Endnotes proxy. |
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MadCap|endnotesBlock Modifies the container (or block) holding all endnote comments. For example, use this if you want to add a border around the collection of all endnote comments created from an Endnotes proxy. |
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MadCap|endnotesProxy Modifies the appearance of the text portion of the Endnotes proxy. |
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MadCap|expanding Modifies the entire container holding an expanding text effect, including the image that is shown when an expanding text effect is open or closed. |
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MadCap|expandingBody Modifies the expanded text portion of an expanding text effect (i.e., the area that is displayed or hidden when users click the hotspot link). |
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MadCap|expandingHead Modifies the hotspot portion of an expanding text effect. |
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MadCap|faqProxy Modifies the FAQ proxy container holding micro content. |
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MadCap|footnote Modifies both the footnote number (or symbol) where it is inserted in the topic, as well as the number and accompanying comment text (at the bottom of the page, or wherever else you specify its location). |
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MadCap|footnoteBlock Modifies the container (or block) holding individual footnote comments. For example, use this if you want to add a border around each footnote comment on a page. |
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MadCap|footnotesBlock Modifies the container (or block) holding all footnote comments. For example, use this if you want to add a border around the collection of all footnote comments on a page. |
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MadCap|glossaryProxy Modifies the look of the "container" holding a generated glossary. |
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MadCap|helpControlList Modifies the look of the entire list (<ul> element) when Help control links are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. This is a general style that controls all three types of Help control links—concept, keyword, and related topics. Alternatively, you can set properties on each specific style—MadCap|conceptLinkControlList, MadCap|keywordLinkControlList, or MadCap|relatedTopicsControlList. |
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MadCap|helpControlListItem Modifies the look of individual items in the list (<li> elements) when Help control links are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. This is a general style that controls all three types of Help control links—concept, keyword, and related topics. Alternatively, you can set properties on each specific style—MadCap|conceptLinkControlListItem, MadCap|keywordLinkControlListItem, or MadCap|relatedTopicsControlListItem. |
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MadCap|helpControlListItemLink Modifies the look of links in the list (<a> elements) when Help control links are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. This is a general style that controls all three types of Help control links—concept, keyword, and related topics. Alternatively, you can set properties on each specific style—MadCap|conceptLinkControlListItemLink, MadCap|keywordLinkControlListItemLink, or MadCap|relatedTopicsControlListItemLink. |
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MadCap|helpControlMenu Modifies the look of links (i.e., menu items) that users see when they click a concept link, keyword link, or related topics control. This style is grouped with the "Dynamic Effects Styles" (which you can select from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the Stylesheet Editor). This particular style controls the entire list when you are using the popup menu method for displaying Help control links. |
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MadCap|helpControlMenuItem Modifies the look of links (i.e., menu items) that users see when they click a concept link, keyword link, or related topics control. This style is grouped with the "Dynamic Effects Styles" (which you can select from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the Stylesheet Editor). This particular style controls the individual list items when you are using the popup menu method for displaying Help control links. |
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MadCap|incorrectFeedback Modifies the appearance of content that is shown as feedback when the eLearning question is answered incorrectly. |
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MadCap|indexProxy Modifies the look of the "container" holding a generated index for print-based output. |
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MadCap|keyword Modifies the look of index keywords that have been inserted in the XML Editor (when markers are turned on). This does not affect the output. |
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MadCap|keywordLink Modifies the look (e.g., font, color, wording) of a keyword link heading. When you do this, the style changes for all keyword links in any topics in your project. |
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MadCap|keywordLinkControlList Modifies the look of the entire list (<ul> element) when keyword links are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. |
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MadCap|keywordLinkControlListItem Modifies the look of individual items in the list (<li> elements) when keyword links are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. |
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MadCap|keywordLinkControlListItemLink Modifies the look of links in the list (<a> elements) when keyword links are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. |
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MadCap|knowledgeProxy Modifies the Knowledge proxy container holding micro content. |
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MadCap|listOfProxy Modifies the look of the "container" holding a generated list of elements. |
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MadCap|microContent Related to micro content that you create. However, in this version, modifying the style will have no effect on the output. |
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MadCap|miniTocProxy Modifies the look of the "container" holding a generated mini-TOC. |
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MadCap|multipleChoice Modifies the look of question sections that have been inserted in the XML Editor. This consists of the MadCap|question, MadCap|multipleChoiceItem, MadCap|correctFeedback, MadCap|incorrectFeedback, and MadCap|submitQuestionButton sections. |
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MadCap|multipleChoiceItem Modifies the look of the answer in the XML Editor that has been inserted within the MadCap|multipleChoice section. |
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MadCap|namedDestination This style does not have any relevant style properties. Named destinations are used in PDF output to label certain locations in the document. These locations can then be linked to directly from another PDF document. |
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MadCap|pageBreak Page breaks can be added to a document to break the content across pages in printed output. You can change the page break's behavior to set whether it breaks before or after content. |
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MadCap|pageFooter Modifies the look of the content contained in a page footer used in template pages for Microsoft Word output. |
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MadCap|pageHeader Modifies the look of the content contained in a page header used in template pages for Microsoft Word output. |
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MadCap|popup Modifies the look of the container holding a text popup link. For example, you can modify this style to place a border around the link. |
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MadCap|popupBody Modifies the popup text portion of an popup text effect (i.e., the area that is displayed or hidden when users click the hotspot link). |
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MadCap|promotionProxy Modifies the Promotion proxy container holding micro content. |
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MadCap|question Modifies the look of the question in the XML Editor that has been inserted within the MadCap|multipleChoice section. |
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MadCap|relatedTopics Modifies the look (e.g., font, color, wording) of a related topics link heading. When you do this, the style changes for all related topics links in any topics in your project. |
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MadCap|relatedTopicsControlList Modifies the look of the entire list (<ul> element) when related topics are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. |
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MadCap|relatedTopicsControlListItem Modifies the look of individual items in the list (<li> elements) when related topics are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. |
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MadCap|relatedTopicsControlListItemLink Modifies the look of links in the list (<a> elements) when related topics are displayed in a list, rather than in a popup. |
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MadCap|relationshipsHeading Modifies the look of headings used in relationship links. There are three classes of this style that you can edit. If you edit the main MadCap|relationshipsHeading style, the look of all of the classes are affected. However, you can also edit the look of each class if you want.
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MadCap|relationshipsItem Modifies the look of link items created from a relationships table. |
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MadCap|relationshipsProxy Modifies the look of the "container" holding the content from a generated relationships table. |
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MadCap|searchResultsProxy Modifies the look of a custom search results page. |
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MadCap|section This style displays in the interface due to Flare Desktop's schema. However, it doesn't have a function, so you can ignore it. |
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MadCap|shortcut Modifies the look (e.g., font, color) of a shortcut control link. When you edit the style for a shortcut control, the style changes for all shortcut controls in any topics in your project. |
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MadCap|slide Modifies the look of the containers holding individual slides. |
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MadCap|slideshow Modifies the look of the container holding the entire slideshow. Keep in mind that if you have competing styles set, those set in the MadCap|slide style take precedence. For example, if you set the background on MadCap|slideshow to blue and the background on MadCap|slide to yellow, the background will be yellow. But if you then change the background for MadCap|slide to (default), the background will show as blue. |
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MadCap|slideshowBullet Modifies the look of the series of dots (or "bullets") used to navigate to specific slides in a slideshow. Keep in mind that if you choose to include thumbnail images, the MadCap|slideThumbnail style will be used instead. |
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MadCap|slideshowCaption Modifies the look of the caption at the bottom of the slide in a slideshow. |
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MadCap|slideThumbnail Modifies the look of the thumbnail image area at the bottom of the slide. |
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MadCap|snippetBlock Modifies the look of block snippets that have been inserted in the XML Editor. If you insert a snippet on a blank line in a topic, it is inserted as a block snippet (as opposed to a text snippet) and takes up all of the room so that no other content can be added. Snippet blocks are best used for snippets that contain multiple paragraphs, lists, images, or specific formatting, or other large elements. Using a snippet block (as opposed to a text snippet) style does not affect the output. If you want to make changes to a snippet that affect the output, you can open the snippet and modify it in the XML Editor, just as you would edit a regular topic. |
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MadCap|snippetText Modifies the look of text snippets that have been inserted in the XML Editor. If you insert a snippet on a line where other content exists, it is inserted as a text snippet, as opposed to a block snippet. Text snippets are best used for shorter snippets, such as a few sentences or words. You might add text snippets in the middle of a paragraph, in a table, or within other snippets. Using a text snippet (as opposed to a block snippet) style does not affect the output. If you want to make changes to a snippet that affect the output, you can open the snippet and modify it in the XML Editor, just as you would edit a regular topic. |
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MadCap|submitQuestionButton Modifies the look of the submit button that can be added to eLearning question sections for HTML5 output. In the stylesheet, select the Unclassified > mc-label property to change the label for the button. |
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MadCap|testResultsProxy Modifies the look of the container holding the Test Results when customizing the eLearning test results pages. |
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MadCap|tocProxy Modifies the look of the "container" holding a generated TOC for print-based output. |
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MadCap|topicToolbarProxy Modifies the look of the "container" holding a generated topic toolbar. For HTML5 outputs, the Topic Toolbar proxy will use whatever settings are specified in a Topic Toolbar skin component (if you have added one to your project), overriding any buttons you may have selected directly in the proxy. If you have not associated a Topic Toolbar skin component with the proxy, Flare Desktop will just use the first one it finds in your project. However, for outputs using Standard and Mobile skins, the settings in the proxy take precedence over anything you may have set on the Toolbar tab in the Skin Editor. |
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MadCap|variable Modifies the look of variables in the XML Editor and in generated output files. |
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MadCap|xref Modifies the look and format in cross-references. This is the main style used for basic cross-references that you create. Editing Cross-Reference Style Formats In addition to creating your own custom classes of the main MadCap|xref style, you can also edit the following classes to control the look of page numbers in various places for print-based output.
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