position
Position
Typically indicates whether a display object (for example, figure, table, boxed text)
must be anchored in its exact location within the text or may float to a different
location in the document (for example, top of the next page, into the next column, within
a separate window). Also used to indicate that the display object should be placed in the
margin or used as a background image behind the text.
Used on these Elements:
<boxed-text>, <chem-struct-wrap>, <code>, <fig-group>, <graphic>, <media>, <preformat>, <supplementary-material>, <table-wrap>, <table-wrap-group>
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anchor | The object must remain in its exact location in the text flow. |
| background | The object (typically an image) is used as background displayed visually “behind” the narrative text. |
| float | The object is not anchored and may be moved to a new column, a new window, a new page, the end of the document, etc. |
| margin | In print, the object should be placed in the margin or gutter; online, the object should remain closely associated with the text. |
| Default value | float |
Used on Element: <fig>
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters. | Whether the figure (<fig> must be anchored in its exact location within the text or may float to a different location in the document (for example, top of the next page). Values for this attribute are unlimited; they include any one of the values listed above, as well as other values such as “float-left” and “float-right”. |
| Restriction | This is an optional attribute; there is no default. |
Example
...
<sec id="s5_1">
<label>5.1</label>
<title>Two approaches to addressing accessibility in
standards</title>
...
<p><xref ref-type="fig" rid="f1">Figure 1</xref> provides
a graphical summary of how this Guide can be used.</p>
<fig id="f1" orientation="portrait" position="anchor">
<label>Figure 1</label>
<caption>
<title>Two approaches to address accessibility in
standards</title>
</caption>
<graphic xlink:href="g3658.jpg"/>
</fig>
...
</sec>
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