Description
This element contains the closing text of a written letter, possibly including a reference to a graphic of the signature of the author.
<letter>
...
<closing align="right">
<para>Yours</para>
<signature><graphic fileref="JohnSmith.gif"/></signature>
</closing>
</letter>
Parent Elements
The elements listed below may directly contain this element.
They are "parent" elements. Elements in referenced groups are included, up to two levels of group nesting.
Model Diagram
The DTD model for this element:
--+(optional and repeatable choice)
|
|-- para -- (TEXT and elements)
|
|-- signature -- (TEXT and elements)
DTD Definition
The DTD contains the following element and attribute definitions
(note that embedded links are to definitions within the DTD page of this guide):
<!ELEMENT closing (para | signature)*>
<!ATTLIST closing
align (left | right) "left"
%a-group-CommonIDAttrs;>
.
Defined in DTD section
Block-level Content : Letters
General Attributes (shared with other elements)
Local Attributes (defined for this element alone)
Attribute:
align (
Alignment)
Description
This attribute is used to align the closing text to the right, to reflect the original layout.
Specification
This attribute is required but has a default value of "left". The allowed values are "left" and "right".
DTD Definition
align (left | right) "left"
.