Parameter lists are similar to definition lists in appearance and the way you use tags to create them. The only difference between the two types of lists is that a parameter list cannot have headings.
The parameter-list tag (:parml.) begins the list; its corresponding :eparml. ends it. Identify each term in the list with a parameter-term tag (:pt.) and each description with a parameter-description tag (:pd.).
:parml. has the same attributes as :dl.. The tsize= attribute specifies the width for the term column. If tsize= is not specified, the default width is 10 character spaces.
Compact Parameter List: The compact attribute produces a list with no blank lines.
Specifying where the Parameter Descriptions Start: The break= attribute defines where the descriptions appear in relation to their terms:
break=none
Nested Parameter Lists: Like simple, unordered, and ordered lists, parameter lists can be nested.
Input Example
:parml compact tsize=3.:pt.:hp2.KEYWORD-1:ehp2. :pd.Is explained here. :pt.:hp2.KEYWORD-2:ehp2. :pd.Is explained here, and its nested subparameters: :parml compact. :pt.:hp2.SUBPARM1:ehp2. :pt.:hp2.SUBPARM2:ehp2. :pd.Are explained here. :eparml. :pt.:hp2.KEYWORD-3:ehp2. :pd.Is explained here. :eparml.
Formatted Output
KEYWORD-1
A parameter description can apply to more than one parameter; that is, you can specify more than one :pt. in the sequence before specifying a matching :pd..
The following example shows the tagging for a parameter list with descriptions that apply to more than one term.
Input Example
:parml compact tsize=3.:pt.:hp2.KEYWORD-1:ehp2. :pt.:hp2.KEYWORD-2:ehp2. :pd.Is explained here. :pt.:hp2.KEYWORD-3:ehp2. :pd.Is not explained here. :eparml.
Formatted Output
KEYWORD-1
KEYWORD-2