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This document is just intended as a reminder. - - <p>Links that look like "(<a href="#details">details</a>)" point - into the HTML version of the full <a - href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html">reStructuredText - specification</a> document. These are relative links; if they - don't work, please use the <a - href="http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/rst/quickref.html" - >master "Quick reStructuredText"</a> document. - - <h2><a name="contents">Contents</a></h2> - - <ul> - <li><a href="#inline-markup">Inline Markup</a></li> - <li><a href="#escaping">Escaping with Backslashes</a></li> - <li><a href="#section-structure">Section Structure</a></li> - <li><a href="#paragraphs">Paragraphs</a></li> - <li><a href="#bullet-lists">Bullet Lists</a></li> - <li><a href="#enumerated-lists">Enumerated Lists</a></li> - <li><a href="#definition-lists">Definition Lists</a></li> - <li><a href="#field-lists">Field Lists</a></li> - <li><a href="#option-lists">Option Lists</a></li> - <li><a href="#literal-blocks">Literal Blocks</a></li> - <li><a href="#line-blocks">Line Blocks</a></li> - <li><a href="#block-quotes">Block Quotes</a></li> - <li><a href="#doctest-blocks">Doctest Blocks</a></li> - <li><a href="#tables">Tables</a></li> - <li><a href="#transitions">Transitions</a></li> - <li><a href="#explicit-markup">Explicit Markup</a> - <ul> - <li><a href="#footnotes">Footnotes</a></li> - <li><a href="#citations">Citations</a></li> - <li><a href="#hyperlink-targets">Hyperlink Targets</a> - <ul> - <li><a href="#external-hyperlink-targets">External Hyperlink Targets</a></li> - <li><a href="#internal-hyperlink-targets">Internal Hyperlink Targets</a></li> - <li><a href="#indirect-hyperlink-targets">Indirect Hyperlink Targets</a></li> - <li><a href="#implicit-hyperlink-targets">Implicit Hyperlink Targets</a></li> - </ul></li> - <li><a href="#directives">Directives</a></li> - <li><a href="#substitution-references-and-definitions">Substitution References and Definitions</a></li> - <li><a href="#comments">Comments</a></li> - </ul></li> - <li><a href="#getting-help">Getting Help</a></li> - </ul> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="inline-markup" class="backref" - >Inline Markup</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#inline-markup">details</a>) - - <p>Inline markup allows words and phrases within text to have - character styles (like italics and boldface) and functionality - (like hyperlinks). - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th>Plain text - <th>Typical result - <th>Notes - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>*emphasis*</samp> - <td><em>emphasis</em> - <td>Normally rendered as italics. - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>**strong emphasis**</samp> - <td><strong>strong emphasis</strong> - <td>Normally rendered as boldface. - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>`interpreted text`</samp> - <td>(see note at right) - <td>The rendering and <em>meaning</em> of interpreted text is - domain- or application-dependent. It can be used for things - like index entries or explicit descriptive markup (like program - identifiers). - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>``inline literal``</samp> - <td><code>inline literal</code> - <td>Normally rendered as monospaced text. Spaces should be - preserved, but line breaks will not be. - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>reference_</samp> - <td><a href="#hyperlink-targets">reference</a> - <td>A simple, one-word hyperlink reference. See <a - href="#hyperlink-targets">Hyperlink Targets</a>. - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>`phrase reference`_</samp> - <td><a href="#hyperlink-targets">phrase reference</a> - <td>A hyperlink reference with spaces or punctuation needs to be - quoted with backquotes. See <a - href="#hyperlink-targets">Hyperlink Targets</a>. - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>anonymous__</samp> - <td><a href="#hyperlink-targets">anonymous</a> - <td>With two underscores instead of one, both simple and phrase - references may be anonymous (the reference text is not repeated - at the target). See <a - href="#hyperlink-targets">Hyperlink Targets</a>. - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>_`inline internal target`</samp> - <td><a name="inline-internal-target">inline internal target</a> - <td>A crossreference target within text. - See <a href="#hyperlink-targets">Hyperlink Targets</a>. - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>|substitution reference|</samp> - <td>(see note at right) - <td>The result is substituted in from the <a - href="#substitution-references-and-definitions">substitution - definition</a>. It could be text, an image, a hyperlink, or a - combination of these and others. - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>footnote reference [1]_</samp> - <td>footnote reference <sup><a href="#footnotes">1</a></sup> - <td>See <a href="#footnotes">Footnotes</a>. - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>citation reference [CIT2002]_</samp> - <td>citation reference <a href="#citations">[CIT2002]</a> - <td>See <a href="#citations">Citations</a>. - - <tr valign="top"> - <td nowrap><samp>http://docutils.sf.net/</samp> - <td><a href="http://docutils.sf.net/">http://docutils.sf.net/</a> - <td>A standalone hyperlink. - - </table> - - <p>Asterisk, backquote, vertical bar, and underscore are inline - delimiter characters. Asterisk, backquote, and vertical bar act - like quote marks; matching characters surround the marked-up word - or phrase, whitespace or other quoting is required outside them, - and there can't be whitespace just inside them. If you want to use - inline delimiter characters literally, <a href="#escaping">escape - (with backslash)</a> or quote them (with double backquotes; i.e. - use inline literals). - - <p>In detail, the reStructuredText specification says that in - inline markup, the following rules apply to start-strings and - end-strings (inline markup delimiters): - - <ol> - <li>The start-string must start a text block or be - immediately preceded by whitespace or any of - <samp>' " ( [ {</samp> or <samp><</samp>. - <li>The start-string must be immediately followed by non-whitespace. - <li>The end-string must be immediately preceded by non-whitespace. - <li>The end-string must end a text block (end of document or - followed by a blank line) or be immediately followed by whitespace - or any of <samp>' " . , : ; ! ? - ) ] } / \</samp> - or <samp>></samp>. - <li>If a start-string is immediately preceded by one of - <samp>' " ( [ {</samp> or <samp><</samp>, it must not be - immediately followed by the corresponding character from - <samp>' " ) ] }</samp> or <samp>></samp>. - <li>An end-string must be separated by at least one - character from the start-string. - <li>An <a href="#escaping">unescaped</a> backslash preceding a - start-string or end-string will disable markup recognition, except - for the end-string of inline literals. - </ol> - - <p>Also remember that inline markup may not be nested (well, - except that inline literals can contain any of the other inline - markup delimiter characters, but that doesn't count because - nothing is processed). - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="escaping" class="backref" - >Escaping with Backslashes</a></h2> - - <p>(<a - href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#escaping-mechanism">details</a>) - - <p>reStructuredText uses backslashes ("\") to override the special - meaning given to markup characters and get the literal characters - themselves. To get a literal backslash, use an escaped backslash - ("\\"). For example: - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Raw reStructuredText - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"><td> - <samp>*escape* ``with`` "\"</samp> - <td><em>escape</em> <samp>with</samp> "" - <tr valign="top"><td> - <samp>\*escape* \``with`` "\\"</samp> - <td>*escape* ``with`` "\" - </table> - - <p>In Python strings it will, of course, be necessary - to escape any backslash characters so that they actually - <em>reach</em> reStructuredText. - The simplest way to do this is to use raw strings: - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Python string - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"><td> - <samp>r"""\*escape* \`with` "\\""""</samp> - <td>*escape* `with` "\" - <tr valign="top"><td> - <samp> """\\*escape* \\`with` "\\\\""""</samp> - <td>*escape* `with` "\" - <tr valign="top"><td> - <samp> """\*escape* \`with` "\\""""</samp> - <td><em>escape</em> with "" - </table> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="section-structure" class="backref" - >Section Structure</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#sections">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<samp>=====</samp> -<br><samp>Title</samp> -<br><samp>=====</samp> -<br><samp>Subtitle</samp> -<br><samp>--------</samp> -<br><samp>Titles are underlined (or over-</samp> -<br><samp>and underlined) with a printing</samp> -<br><samp>nonalphanumeric 7-bit ASCII</samp> -<br><samp>character. Recommended choices</samp> -<br><samp>are "``= - ` : ' " ~ ^ _ * + # < >``".</samp> -<br><samp>The underline/overline must be at</samp> -<br><samp>least as long as the title text.</samp> -<br><samp></samp> -<br><samp>A lone top-level (sub)section</samp> -<br><samp>is lifted up to be the document's</samp> -<br><samp>(sub)title.</samp> - - <td> - <font size="+2"><strong>Title</strong></font> - <p><font size="+1"><strong>Subtitle</strong></font> - <p>Titles are underlined (or over- - and underlined) with a printing - nonalphanumeric 7-bit ASCII - character. Recommended choices - are "<samp>= - ` : ' " ~ ^ _ * + # < ></samp>". - The underline/overline must be at - least as long as the title text. - <p>A lone top-level (sub)section is - lifted up to be the document's - (sub)title. - </table> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="paragraphs" class="backref" - >Paragraphs</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#paragraphs">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<p><samp>This is a paragraph.</samp> - -<p><samp>Paragraphs line up at their left</samp> -<br><samp>edges, and are normally separated</samp> -<br><samp>by blank lines.</samp> - - <td> - <p>This is a paragraph. - - <p>Paragraphs line up at their left edges, and are normally - separated by blank lines. - - </table> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="bullet-lists" class="backref" - >Bullet Lists</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#bullet-lists">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<samp>Bullet lists:</samp> - -<p><samp>- This is item 1</samp> -<br><samp>- This is item 2</samp> - -<p><samp>- Bullets are "-", "*" or "+".</samp> -<br><samp> Continuing text must be aligned</samp> -<br><samp> after the bullet and whitespace.</samp> - -<p><samp>Note that a blank line is required</samp> -<br><samp>before the first item and after the</samp> -<br><samp>last, but is optional between items.</samp> - <td>Bullet lists: - <ul> - <li>This is item 1 - <li>This is item 2 - <li>Bullets are "-", "*" or "+". - Continuing text must be aligned - after the bullet and whitespace. - </ul> - <p>Note that a blank line is required before the first - item and after the last, but is optional between items. - </table> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="enumerated-lists" class="backref" - >Enumerated Lists</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#enumerated-lists">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<samp>Enumerated lists:</samp> - -<p><samp>3. This is the first item</samp> -<br><samp>4. This is the second item</samp> -<br><samp>5. Enumerators are arabic numbers,</samp> -<br><samp> single letters, or roman numerals</samp> -<br><samp>6. List items should be sequentially</samp> -<br><samp> numbered, but need not start at 1</samp> -<br><samp> (although not all formatters will</samp> -<br><samp> honour the first index).</samp> -<br><samp>#. This item is auto-enumerated</samp> - <td>Enumerated lists: - <ol type="1"> - <li value="3">This is the first item - <li>This is the second item - <li>Enumerators are arabic numbers, single letters, - or roman numerals - <li>List items should be sequentially numbered, - but need not start at 1 (although not all - formatters will honour the first index). - <li>This item is auto-enumerated - </ol> - </table> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="definition-lists" class="backref" - >Definition Lists</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#definition-lists">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<samp>Definition lists:</samp> -<br> -<br><samp>what</samp> -<br><samp> Definition lists associate a term with</samp> -<br><samp> a definition.</samp> -<br> -<br><samp>how</samp> -<br><samp> The term is a one-line phrase, and the</samp> -<br><samp> definition is one or more paragraphs or</samp> -<br><samp> body elements, indented relative to the</samp> -<br><samp> term. Blank lines are not allowed</samp> -<br><samp> between term and definition.</samp> - <td>Definition lists: - <dl> - <dt><strong>what</strong> - <dd>Definition lists associate a term with - a definition. - - <dt><strong>how</strong> - <dd>The term is a one-line phrase, and the - definition is one or more paragraphs or - body elements, indented relative to the - term. Blank lines are not allowed - between term and definition. - </dl> - </table> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="field-lists" class="backref" - >Field Lists</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#field-lists">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<samp>:Authors:</samp> -<br><samp> Tony J. (Tibs) Ibbs,</samp> -<br><samp> David Goodger</samp> - -<p><samp> (and sundry other good-natured folks)</samp> - -<p><samp>:Version: 1.0 of 2001/08/08</samp> -<br><samp>:Dedication: To my father.</samp> - <td> - <table> - <tr valign="top"> - <td><strong>Authors:</strong> - <td>Tony J. (Tibs) Ibbs, - David Goodger - <tr><td><td>(and sundry other good-natured folks) - <tr><td><strong>Version:</strong><td>1.0 of 2001/08/08 - <tr><td><strong>Dedication:</strong><td>To my father. - </table> - </table> - - <p>Field lists are used as part of an extension syntax, such as - options for <a href="#directives">directives</a>, or database-like - records meant for further processing. Field lists may also be - used as generic two-column table constructs in documents. - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="option-lists" class="backref" - >Option Lists</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#option-lists">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <p><samp> --a command-line option "a" -<br>-b file options can have arguments -<br> and long descriptions -<br>--long options can be long also -<br>--input=file long options can also have -<br> arguments -<br>/V DOS/VMS-style options too -</samp> - - <td> - <table border="0" width="100%"> - <tbody valign="top"> - <tr> - <td width="30%"><samp>-a</samp> - <td>command-line option "a" - <tr> - <td><samp>-b <i>file</i></samp> - <td>options can have arguments and long descriptions - <tr> - <td><samp>--long</samp> - <td>options can be long also - <tr> - <td><samp>--input=<i>file</i></samp> - <td>long options can also have arguments - <tr> - <td><samp>/V</samp> - <td>DOS/VMS-style options too - </table> - </table> - - <p>There must be at least two spaces between the option and the - description. - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="literal-blocks" class="backref" - >Literal Blocks</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#literal-blocks">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<samp>A paragraph containing only two colons</samp> -<br><samp>indicates that the following indented</samp> -<br><samp>or quoted text is a literal block.</samp> -<br> -<br><samp>::</samp> -<br> -<br><samp> Whitespace, newlines, blank lines, and</samp> -<br><samp> all kinds of markup (like *this* or</samp> -<br><samp> \this) is preserved by literal blocks.</samp> -<br> -<br><samp> The paragraph containing only '::'</samp> -<br><samp> will be omitted from the result.</samp> -<br> -<br><samp>The ``::`` may be tacked onto the very</samp> -<br><samp>end of any paragraph. The ``::`` will be</samp> -<br><samp>omitted if it is preceded by whitespace.</samp> -<br><samp>The ``::`` will be converted to a single</samp> -<br><samp>colon if preceded by text, like this::</samp> -<br> -<br><samp> It's very convenient to use this form.</samp> -<br> -<br><samp>Literal blocks end when text returns to</samp> -<br><samp>the preceding paragraph's indentation.</samp> -<br><samp>This means that something like this</samp> -<br><samp>is possible::</samp> -<br> -<br><samp> We start here</samp> -<br><samp> and continue here</samp> -<br><samp> and end here.</samp> -<br> -<br><samp>Per-line quoting can also be used on</samp> -<br><samp>unindented literal blocks:</samp> -<br> -<br><samp>> Useful for quotes from email and</samp> -<br><samp>> for Haskell literate programming.</samp> - - <td> - <p>A paragraph containing only two colons -indicates that the following indented or quoted -text is a literal block. - - <pre> - Whitespace, newlines, blank lines, and - all kinds of markup (like *this* or - \this) is preserved by literal blocks. - - The paragraph containing only '::' - will be omitted from the result.</pre> - - <p>The <samp>::</samp> may be tacked onto the very -end of any paragraph. The <samp>::</samp> will be -omitted if it is preceded by whitespace. -The <samp>::</samp> will be converted to a single -colon if preceded by text, like this: - - <pre> - It's very convenient to use this form.</pre> - - <p>Literal blocks end when text returns to -the preceding paragraph's indentation. -This means that something like this is possible: - - <pre> - We start here - and continue here - and end here.</pre> - - <p>Per-line quoting can also be used on -unindented literal blocks: - - <pre> - > Useful for quotes from email and - > for Haskell literate programming.</pre> - </table> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="line-blocks" class="backref" - >Line Blocks</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#line-blocks">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<samp>| Line blocks are useful for addresses,</samp> -<br><samp>| verse, and adornment-free lists.</samp> -<br><samp>|</samp> -<br><samp>| Each new line begins with a</samp> -<br><samp>| vertical bar ("|").</samp> -<br><samp>| Line breaks and initial indents</samp> -<br><samp>| are preserved.</samp> -<br><samp>| Continuation lines are wrapped</samp> -<br><samp> portions of long lines; they begin</samp> -<br><samp> with spaces in place of vertical bars.</samp> - - <td> - <div class="line-block"> - <div class="line">Line blocks are useful for addresses,</div> - <div class="line">verse, and adornment-free lists.</div> - <div class="line"><br /></div> - <div class="line">Each new line begins with a</div> - <div class="line">vertical bar ("|").</div> - <div class="line-block"> - <div class="line">Line breaks and initial indents</div> - <div class="line">are preserved.</div> - </div> - <div class="line">Continuation lines are wrapped portions - of long lines; they begin - with spaces in place of vertical bars.</div> - </div> - </table> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="block-quotes" class="backref" - >Block Quotes</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#block-quotes">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<samp>Block quotes are just:</samp> - -<p><samp> Indented paragraphs,</samp> - -<p><samp> and they may nest.</samp> - <td> - Block quotes are just: - <blockquote> - <p>Indented paragraphs, - <blockquote> - <p>and they may nest. - </blockquote> - </blockquote> - </table> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="doctest-blocks" class="backref" - >Doctest Blocks</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#doctest-blocks">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <p><samp>Doctest blocks are interactive -<br>Python sessions. They begin with -<br>"``>>>``" and end with a blank line.</samp> - - <p><samp>>>> print "This is a doctest block." -<br>This is a doctest block.</samp> - - <td> - <p>Doctest blocks are interactive - Python sessions. They begin with - "<samp>>>></samp>" and end with a blank line. - - <p><samp>>>> print "This is a doctest block." -<br>This is a doctest block.</samp> - </table> - - <p>"The <a - href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-doctest.html">doctest</a> - module searches a module's docstrings for text that looks like an - interactive Python session, then executes all such sessions to - verify they still work exactly as shown." (From the doctest docs.) - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="tables" class="backref" - >Tables</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#tables">details</a>) - - <p>There are two syntaxes for tables in reStructuredText. Grid - tables are complete but cumbersome to create. Simple tables are - easy to create but limited (no row spans, etc.).</p> - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<p><samp>Grid table:</samp></p> - -<p><samp>+------------+------------+-----------+</samp> -<br><samp>| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |</samp> -<br><samp>+============+============+===========+</samp> -<br><samp>| body row 1 | column 2 | column 3 |</samp> -<br><samp>+------------+------------+-----------+</samp> -<br><samp>| body row 2 | Cells may span columns.|</samp> -<br><samp>+------------+------------+-----------+</samp> -<br><samp>| body row 3 | Cells may | - Cells |</samp> -<br><samp>+------------+ span rows. | - contain |</samp> -<br><samp>| body row 4 | | - blocks. |</samp> -<br><samp>+------------+------------+-----------+</samp></p> - <td> - <p>Grid table:</p> - <table border="1"> - <thead valign="bottom"> - <tr> - <th>Header 1 - <th>Header 2 - <th>Header 3 - </tr> - </thead> - <tbody valign="top"> - <tr> - <td>body row 1 - <td>column 2 - <td>column 3 - </tr> - <tr> - <td>body row 2 - <td colspan="2">Cells may span columns. - </tr> - <tr> - <td>body row 3 - <td rowspan="2">Cells may<br>span rows. - <td rowspan="2"> - <ul> - <li>Cells - <li>contain - <li>blocks. - </ul> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>body row 4 - </tr> - </table> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> -<p><samp>Simple table:</samp></p> - -<p><samp>===== ===== ======</samp> -<br><samp> Inputs Output</samp> -<br><samp>------------ ------</samp> -<br><samp> A B A or B</samp> -<br><samp>===== ===== ======</samp> -<br><samp>False False False</samp> -<br><samp>True False True</samp> -<br><samp>False True True</samp> -<br><samp>True True True</samp> -<br><samp>===== ===== ======</samp></p> - - <td> - <p>Simple table:</p> - <table border="1"> - <colgroup> - <col width="31%"> - <col width="31%"> - <col width="38%"> - </colgroup> - <thead valign="bottom"> - <tr> - <th colspan="2">Inputs - <th>Output - <tr> - <th>A - <th>B - <th>A or B - <tbody valign="top"> - <tr> - <td>False - <td>False - <td>False - <tr> - <td>True - <td>False - <td>True - <tr> - <td>False - <td>True - <td>True - <tr> - <td>True - <td>True - <td>True - </table> - - </table> - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="transitions" class="backref" - >Transitions</a></h2> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#transitions">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <p><samp> -A transition marker is a horizontal line -<br>of 4 or more repeated punctuation -<br>characters.</samp> - - <p><samp>------------</samp> - - <p><samp>A transition should not begin or end a -<br>section or document, nor should two -<br>transitions be immediately adjacent.</samp> - - <td> - <p>A transition marker is a horizontal line - of 4 or more repeated punctuation - characters.</p> - - <hr> - - <p>A transition should not begin or end a - section or document, nor should two - transitions be immediately adjacent. - </table> - - <p>Transitions are commonly seen in novels and short fiction, as a - gap spanning one or more lines, marking text divisions or - signaling changes in subject, time, point of view, or emphasis. - - <h2><a href="#contents" name="explicit-markup" class="backref" - >Explicit Markup</a></h2> - - <p>Explicit markup blocks are used for constructs which float - (footnotes), have no direct paper-document representation - (hyperlink targets, comments), or require specialized processing - (directives). They all begin with two periods and whitespace, the - "explicit markup start". - - <h3><a href="#contents" name="footnotes" class="backref" - >Footnotes</a></h3> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#footnotes">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <samp>Footnote references, like [5]_.</samp> - <br><samp>Note that footnotes may get</samp> - <br><samp>rearranged, e.g., to the bottom of</samp> - <br><samp>the "page".</samp> - - <p><samp>.. [5] A numerical footnote. Note</samp> - <br><samp> there's no colon after the ``]``.</samp> - - <td> - Footnote references, like <sup><a href="#5">5</a></sup>. - Note that footnotes may get rearranged, e.g., to the bottom of - the "page". - - <p><table> - <tr><td colspan="2"><hr> - <!-- <tr><td colspan="2">Footnotes: --> - <tr><td><a name="5"><strong>[5]</strong></a><td> A numerical footnote. - Note there's no colon after the <samp>]</samp>. - </table> - - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <samp>Autonumbered footnotes are</samp> - <br><samp>possible, like using [#]_ and [#]_.</samp> - <p><samp>.. [#] This is the first one.</samp> - <br><samp>.. [#] This is the second one.</samp> - - <p><samp>They may be assigned 'autonumber</samp> - <br><samp>labels' - for instance, - <br>[#fourth]_ and [#third]_.</samp> - - <p><samp>.. [#third] a.k.a. third_</samp> - <p><samp>.. [#fourth] a.k.a. fourth_</samp> - <td> - Autonumbered footnotes are possible, like using <sup><a - href="#auto1">1</a></sup> and <sup><a href="#auto2">2</a></sup>. - - <p>They may be assigned 'autonumber labels' - for instance, - <sup><a href="#fourth">4</a></sup> and <sup><a - href="#third">3</a></sup>. - - <p><table> - <tr><td colspan="2"><hr> - <!-- <tr><td colspan="2">Footnotes: --> - <tr><td><a name="auto1"><strong>[1]</strong></a><td> This is the first one. - <tr><td><a name="auto2"><strong>[2]</strong></a><td> This is the second one. - <tr><td><a name="third"><strong>[3]</strong></a><td> a.k.a. <a href="#third">third</a> - <tr><td><a name="fourth"><strong>[4]</strong></a><td> a.k.a. <a href="#fourth">fourth</a> - </table> - - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <samp>Auto-symbol footnotes are also</samp> - <br><samp>possible, like this: [*]_ and [*]_.</samp> - <p><samp>.. [*] This is the first one.</samp> - <br><samp>.. [*] This is the second one.</samp> - - <td> - Auto-symbol footnotes are also - possible, like this: <sup><a href="#symbol1">*</a></sup> - and <sup><a href="#symbol2">†</a></sup>. - - <p><table> - <tr><td colspan="2"><hr> - <!-- <tr><td colspan="2">Footnotes: --> - <tr><td><a name="symbol1"><strong>[*]</strong></a><td> This is the first symbol footnote - <tr><td><a name="symbol2"><strong>[†]</strong></a><td> This is the second one. - </table> - - </table> - - <p>The numbering of auto-numbered footnotes is determined by the - order of the footnotes, not of the references. For auto-numbered - footnote references without autonumber labels - ("<samp>[#]_</samp>"), the references and footnotes must be in the - same relative order. Similarly for auto-symbol footnotes - ("<samp>[*]_</samp>"). - - <h3><a href="#contents" name="citations" class="backref" - >Citations</a></h3> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#citations">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <samp>Citation references, like [CIT2002]_.</samp> - <br><samp>Note that citations may get</samp> - <br><samp>rearranged, e.g., to the bottom of</samp> - <br><samp>the "page".</samp> - - <p><samp>.. [CIT2002] A citation</samp> - <br><samp> (as often used in journals).</samp> - - <p><samp>Citation labels contain alphanumerics,</samp> - <br><samp>underlines, hyphens and fullstops.</samp> - <br><samp>Case is not significant.</samp> - - <p><samp>Given a citation like [this]_, one</samp> - <br><samp>can also refer to it like this_.</samp> - - <p><samp>.. [this] here.</samp> - - <td> - Citation references, like <a href="#cit2002">[CIT2002]</a>. - Note that citations may get rearranged, e.g., to the bottom of - the "page". - - <p>Citation labels contain alphanumerics, underlines, hyphens - and fullstops. Case is not significant. - - <p>Given a citation like <a href="#this">[this]</a>, one - can also refer to it like <a href="#this">this</a>. - - <p><table> - <tr><td colspan="2"><hr> - <!-- <tr><td colspan="2">Citations: --> - <tr><td><a name="cit2002"><strong>[CIT2002]</strong></a><td> A citation - (as often used in journals). - <tr><td><a name="this"><strong>[this]</strong></a><td> here. - </table> - - </table> - - <h3><a href="#contents" name="hyperlink-targets" class="backref" - >Hyperlink Targets</a></h3> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#hyperlink-targets">details</a>) - - <h4><a href="#contents" name="external-hyperlink-targets" class="backref" - >External Hyperlink Targets</a></h4> - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - - <tr valign="top"> - <td rowspan="2"> - <samp>External hyperlinks, like Python_.</samp> - - <p><samp>.. _Python: http://www.python.org/</samp> - <td> - <table width="100%"> - <tr bgcolor="#99CCFF"><td><em>Fold-in form</em> - <tr><td>External hyperlinks, like - <a href="http://www.python.org/">Python</a>. - </table> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <table width="100%"> - <tr bgcolor="#99CCFF"><td><em>Call-out form</em> - <tr><td>External hyperlinks, like - <a href="#labPython"><i>Python</i></a>. - - <p><table> - <tr><td colspan="2"><hr> - <tr><td><a name="labPython"><i>Python:</i></a> - <td> <a href="http://www.python.org/">http://www.python.org/</a> - </table> - </table> - </table> - - <p>"<em>Fold-in</em>" is the representation typically used in HTML - documents (think of the indirect hyperlink being "folded in" like - ingredients into a cake), and "<em>call-out</em>" is more suitable for - printed documents, where the link needs to be presented explicitly, for - example as a footnote. You can force usage of the call-out form by - using the - "<a href="../../ref/rst/directives.html#target-notes">target-notes</a>" - directive. - - <p>reStructuredText also provides for <b>embedded URIs</b> (<a - href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#embedded-uris">details</a>), - a convenience at the expense of readability. A hyperlink - reference may directly embed a target URI inline, within angle - brackets. The following is exactly equivalent to the example above: - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - - <tr valign="top"> - <td rowspan="2"> - <samp>External hyperlinks, like `Python -<br><http://www.python.org/>`_.</samp> - <td>External hyperlinks, like - <a href="http://www.python.org/">Python</a>. - </table> - - <h4><a href="#contents" name="internal-hyperlink-targets" class="backref" - >Internal Hyperlink Targets</a></h4> - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - - <tr valign="top"> - <td rowspan="2"><samp>Internal crossreferences, like example_.</samp> - - <p><samp>.. _example:</samp> - - <p><samp>This is an example crossreference target.</samp> - <td> - <table width="100%"> - <tr bgcolor="#99CCFF"><td><em>Fold-in form</em> - <!-- Note that some browsers may not like an "a" tag that --> - <!-- does not have any content, so we could arbitrarily --> - <!-- use the first word as content - *or* just trust to --> - <!-- luck! --> - <tr><td>Internal crossreferences, like <a href="#example-foldin">example</a> - <p><a name="example-foldin">This</a> is an example - crossreference target. - </table> - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <table width="100%"> - <tr><td bgcolor="#99CCFF"><em>Call-out form</em> - <tr><td>Internal crossreferences, like <a href="#example-callout">example</a> - - <p><a name="example-callout"><i>example:</i></a> - <br>This is an example crossreference target. - </table> - - </table> - - <h4><a href="#contents" name="indirect-hyperlink-targets" class="backref" - >Indirect Hyperlink Targets</a></h4> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#indirect-hyperlink-targets">details</a>) - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <samp>Python_ is `my favourite -<br>programming language`__.</samp> - - <p><samp>.. _Python: http://www.python.org/</samp> - - <p><samp>__ Python_</samp> - - <td> - <p><a href="http://www.python.org/">Python</a> is - <a href="http://www.python.org/">my favourite - programming language</a>. - - </table> - - <p>The second hyperlink target (the line beginning with - "<samp>__</samp>") is both an indirect hyperlink target - (<i>indirectly</i> pointing at the Python website via the - "<samp>Python_</samp>" reference) and an <b>anonymous hyperlink - target</b>. In the text, a double-underscore suffix is used to - indicate an <b>anonymous hyperlink reference</b>. In an anonymous - hyperlink target, the reference text is not repeated. This is - useful for references with long text or throw-away references, but - the target should be kept close to the reference to prevent them - going out of sync. - - <h4><a href="#contents" name="implicit-hyperlink-targets" class="backref" - >Implicit Hyperlink Targets</a></h4> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#implicit-hyperlink-targets">details</a>) - - <p>Section titles, footnotes, and citations automatically generate - hyperlink targets (the title text or footnote/citation label is - used as the hyperlink name). - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead><tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - - <tr valign="top"> - <td> - <samp>Titles are targets, too</samp> - <br><samp>=======================</samp> - <br><samp>Implict references, like `Titles are</samp> - <br><samp>targets, too`_.</samp> - <td> - <font size="+2"><strong><a name="title">Titles are targets, too</a></strong></font> - <p>Implict references, like <a href="#title">Titles are - targets, too</a>. - </table> - - <h3><a href="#contents" name="directives" class="backref" - >Directives</a></h3> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#directives">details</a>) - - <p>Directives are a general-purpose extension mechanism, a way of - adding support for new constructs without adding new syntax. For - a description of all standard directives, see <a - href="../../ref/rst/directives.html" >reStructuredText - Directives</a>. - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td><samp>For instance:</samp> - - <p><samp>.. image:: images/ball1.gif</samp> - - <td> - For instance: - <p><img src="images/ball1.gif" alt="ball1"> - </table> - - <h3><a href="#contents" name="substitution-references-and-definitions" - class="backref" >Substitution References and Definitions</a></h3> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#substitution-definitions">details</a>) - - <p>Substitutions are like inline directives, allowing graphics and - arbitrary constructs within text. - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td><samp> -The |biohazard| symbol must be -used on containers used to -dispose of medical waste.</samp> - - <p><samp> -.. |biohazard| image:: biohazard.png</samp> - - <td> - - <p>The <img src="images/biohazard.png" align="bottom" alt="biohazard"> symbol - must be used on containers used to dispose of medical waste. - - </table> - - <h3><a href="#contents" name="comments" class="backref" - >Comments</a></h3> - - <p>(<a href="../../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#comments">details</a>) - - <p>Any text which begins with an explicit markup start but doesn't - use the syntax of any of the constructs above, is a comment. - - <p><table border="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" cellpadding="3"> - <thead> - <tr align="left" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> - <th width="50%">Plain text - <th width="50%">Typical result - </thead> - <tbody> - <tr valign="top"> - <td><samp>.. 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