<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>man.th.extra3.max.length</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../reference.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="DocBook XSL Stylesheets: Reference Documentation"><link rel="up" href="th.html" title="Page header/footer"><link rel="prev" href="man.th.extra2.max.length.html" title="man.th.extra2.max.length"><link rel="next" href="output.html" title="Output"><link rel="copyright" href="copyright.html" title="License"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">man.th.extra3.max.length</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="man.th.extra2.max.length.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Page header/footer</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="output.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry"><a name="man.th.extra3.max.length"></a><div class="titlepage"></div> <div class="refnamediv"><h2><span class="refentrytitle">man.th.extra3.max.length</span></h2><p> man.th.extra3.max.length — Maximum length of extra3 in header/footer </p></div> <div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2> <a name="man.th.extra3.max.length.frag"></a><pre class="programlisting"> <xsl:param name="man.th.extra3.max.length">30</xsl:param> </pre> </div> <div class="refsection"><a name="idp7763936"></a><h2>Description</h2> <p>Specifies the maximum permitted length of the <code class="literal">extra3</code> part of the man-page <code class="literal">.TH</code> title line header/footer. If the <code class="literal">extra3</code> content exceeds the maxiumum specified, it is truncated down to the maximum permitted length.</p> <p>The content of the <code class="literal">extra3</code> field is usually displayed in the middle header of the page and is typically a "manual name"; for example, "GTK+ User's Manual" (from the <code class="literal">gtk-options(7)</code> man page).</p> <p>The default value for this parameter is reasonable but somewhat arbitrary. If you are processing pages with long "manual names" -- or especially if you are processing pages that have both long "title" parts (command/function, etc. names) <span class="emphasis"><em>and</em></span> long manual names -- you may want to experiment with changing the value in order to achieve the correct aesthetic results.</p> </div> </div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="man.th.extra2.max.length.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="th.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="output.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">man.th.extra2.max.length </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Output</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
