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<figure> Figure

Any illustrative text or image(s), to be called out and labeled as a figure.

Usage/Remarks

Authoring Note
The @floatstyle attribute is not available in the authoring model, as it will have no effect in web display. For backwards-compatibility and possible future use, it is retained in the production model.
Display/Formatting Note
Typically, no @xreflabel is present. A generated label “Figure X” (where “X” is a number based on the order of <figure> elements in the paper) will precede the title of the figure (if one exists), “Figure 1: Interface”. Any <xref> to the figure will display only the generated label as the cross-reference’s text, “Figure 1”. Brackets or other types of punctuation to enclose the cross-reference must be present in the narrative text.
If an @xreflabel is used (rare occurrence), its value (e.g., xreflabel="Example 1") will display as a label preceding the title (if one exists), “Example 1: Interface”. Any cross-reference (<xref>) to the figure will display only the @xreflabel value as the text of the cross-reference, “Vegetable 1”; punctuation to enclose the cross-reference must be present in the narrative text.
Attributes
floatstyle
xml:id
xreflabel
Models and Context
May be contained in
<appendix>, <article>, <blockquote>, <figure>, <listitem>, <note>, <para>, <section>, <textobject>
Description
The following, in order:
Expanded Content Model

(title?, (blockquote | equation | figure | informaltable | itemizedlist | mediaobject | note | orderedlist | para | programlisting | table | variablelist)+, caption?)

Tagged Sample

With both a title and caption

...
<section xml:id="mul4-1">
  <title>Gourds</title>
  <para>The native people grew a variety of large broad-leafed, ground-covering vines 
    which produced what they called <quote>macocqwer</quote> or gourds. (<emphasis 
    role="ital">See</emphasis> <xref linkend="mul-fig1"/>.) Varying in color among shades 
    of green, yellow, and orange, these gourds served a number of functions, not chief 
    of which was as a food source. There were two distinct types, soft-shelled and 
    hard-shelled. Of particular interest to the settlers were pumpkins; grown throughout 
    the summer, this gourd remained in the fields until late autumn&#8217;s frost. 
    Following harvest, the gourd could be stored throughout the winter and its flesh 
    made into stews.</para>
  <figure xml:id="mul-fig1">
    <title>Gourds</title>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject>
        <imagedata format="jpg" fileref="19450212-2.jpg" width="50%"/>
      </imageobject>
    </mediaobject>
    <caption>
      <para>While gourds, pumpkins and squashes were new to the English, they were soon
        discovered to be very useful for warding off starvation.</para>
    </caption>
  </figure>
  <para>However, far more important was the hard-skinned gourd. The value of this gourd lay
    not in its potential as a food source, but rather as a container and serving vessel. Once
    dried, these gourds were cut and hollowed for use as storage containers, as well as for
    bowls, ladles, cups, and other types of serving utensils. Indeed, since gourds grew in a
    variety of shapes and sizes, particular gourds could be selected for their resemblance to
    the items sought. For the adventurous, the durable objects could be carved and decorated
    with plant dyes.</para>
</section>
...
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